\"Being Green at Ben and Jerry\'s\"

Summary:Will gives his point of view on enviromental policies. He uses satirical statements to describe these policies as feel-good indulgences for a society of people that overindulge in almost every aspect of life.

"Sometimes lofty enviromentalism is a cover for crude poltics"(Will 105).

"Over the last three decades, energy use has risen about 30 percent. But so has population, which means per capita energy use is unchanged"(Will 105).

"Besides, when considering proven reserves, not the adjective. in 1930 the United States had proven reserves of 13 billion barrelsWe then fought the Second World War and fueled the most fabulous economic expansion in human history..."(Will 106).

"Opponents of increased energy productionusually argue for decreased consumption. But they flinch from conservation measures. A new $1 gasoline tax would dampen demand for gasoline, but it would stimulate demands for the heads of the tax increasers" (Will 106).

"Some enviromentalism is a feel-good indulegence for an era of energy abundance"(Will 106).

"...Enjoying the most poltically correct product on the planet-Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Made in a factory that depends on electricity-guzzling refrigeration, a gallon of ice cream requires four gallons of milk" (Will 106).