On April 15, 2007, the lead article for the NY Times Magazine was by Thomas Friedman, author of "The World is Flat." In his article titled, "The Power of Green," Friedman evaluates the idea of how the US can regain it's international stature by becoming a green nation. Friedman states:
"In the world of idea, to name something is to own it. If you can name an issue, you can own the issue. One thing that always struck me about the term "green" was the degree to which, for so many years, it was defined by its opponents-- by the people who wanted to disparge it. And they defined it as "liberal," "tree-hugging," "sissy," "girlie-man," "unpatriotic, "vaguely French." Well, I want to rename "green." I want to rename it geostrategic, geoeconomic, capitalistic and patriotic. I want to do that because I think that living, working, designing, manufacturing and projecting America in a green way can be the basis of a new unifying political movement for the 21st century."
In addition to his article, Friedman also explains his unique perspective in a brief video.
On April 22, 2007, Earth Day, Michael Pollan once again shared his thoughts on food in America. In his article titled, "You Are What You Grow," Pollan examines why highly-processed foods cost less than fresh foods. Pollan states:
"Compared with a bunch of carrots, a package of Twinkies, to take one iconic processed foodlike substance as an example, is a highly complicated, high-tech piece of manufacture, involving no fewer than 39 ingredients, many themselves elaborately manufactured, as well as the packaging and a hefty marketing budget. So how can the supermarket possibly sell a pair of these synthetic cream-filled pseudocakes for less than a bunch of roots?"
A different article on the 22nd highlighted the use of eco-friendly cleaning products by NY Socialites. The article, titled "Eco-Socialites Make Cleaning Green a Priority," highlighted how eco-friendly products are slowly becoming trendy:
"Trend sensitives as finely attuned to a cause as they are to the charms of Hermes paddock boots, Ms. Barnett's guests seemed to share her conviction that in this day of fervent eco-consciousness, one can never be too green."
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