Why This Blog Is Self-Serving
Let’s get this little issue out of the way up front. In addition to deciding to write a blog about green boating I decided to start a company committed to selling environmentally friendly boating supplies. Our store greenboatstuff.com sells a lot of the products discussed in this book.
Before anyone accuses me of being an opportunistic capitalist let me proudly admit that I am. Government regulations and sound public policy are essential to steering the ship of environmental reform in the direction it needs to go.
Real change, however, usually comes from the ground up. Maybe I am naïve, but I believe that once the education process takes hold, and consumers become aware of the environmental consequences of their purchasing decisions, the free market can solve many of our problems much better than someone telling us we must do this or buy that.
At least I hope so.
In any event, as an author, a merchant, and a citizen of planet Earth I hope you do buy some of the green boat stuff we sell. As this blog is meant to change the way boaters enjoy their time on the water, the items sold at www.greenboatstuff.com are meant to allow boaters to pursue their passions without inflicting any environmental harm. Hopefully one day soon you will be able to find a wide assortment of truly green products at your local boating supply store.
Comments
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Posted by: picklepuss | April 10, 2008 11:39 PM