Green is a Luxury Purchase we can't afford

Saw an article that fascinated me re the Modern concerned Green citizen. They have higher carbon footprints than un-Green people according to research by CACI - says spokesman Jonathan Burston:

An enthusiastic green is likely to be well educated, with high levels of household income, generally likely to be professional or senior managers, often middle-aged, generally has older children; the family home is likely to be detached and larger than average ... and they generally read broadsheet papers,' said Burston. 'They are likely to take more flights [and] have a company car or luxury car with a slightly larger engine. They have begun to recycle more, they are likely to compost their garden waste, use energy-saving light bulbs - but they have a relatively high carbon footprint.'

The 'environmentally unconcerned' tend to be male, be interested in science fiction and fantasy, generally read tabloid newspapers and are more likely to be football supporters and to have been refused credit. 'They have little or no concern for the environment. They are less likely to recycle or use energy-saving light bulbs,' said Burston. However, because they had less money to spend, they were more likely to cycle and use public transport, and less likely to have cars, or big homes to heat and multiple appliances to power, he added.

CACI's study follows similar national results from a study earlier this year by Exeter University, which reported that people who claimed to have the greenest lifestyles were often some of the main culprits behind global warming. Stewart Barr, who led the research, told the Guardian: 'Green living is largely something of a myth.'

In other words, to save the planet, you have to be a Chav

So next time you hear some proud person in a Pious warbling on, or someone extolling the virtues of the Organic Veg Delivery Man, or even better how they only use Green lightbulbs and toilet paper, slip that into the conversation

Some things in life are priceless.......

Prediction - in a year's time you are going to hear and see a heck of a lot less about Green Issues from the Chattering Classes.