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Will, F. George. "Being Green at Ben and Jerry's": Some Environmental Policies Are Feel-Good Indulgences for an Era of Enerygy Abundance." Critical Issues. Boston: Bedford, 2011. 105-110.
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Summary:The article covers an overview of global warming and environmentalism. It explains the countless processes that go into a simple bowl of ice cream. The strategies of Will's essay is then broken down piece-by-piece, in an analysitcal fashion.
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Will, F. George. "Being Green at Ben and Jerry's": Some Environmental Policies Are Feel-Good Indulgences for an Era of Enerygy Abundance." Critical Issues. Boston: Bedford, 2011. 105-110.
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Quote 1: "Over the last three decades, energy use has risen about 30 percent. But so has population, which means per capita energy use is unchanged."
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Will, F. George. "Being Green at Ben and Jerry's": Some Environmental Policies Are Feel-Good Indulgences for an Era of Enerygy Abundance." Critical Issues. Boston: Bedford, 2011. 105-110.
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Quote 2: "Sometimes lofty environmentalism is a cover for crude politics. The United States has the world's largest proven reserves of coal."
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Will, F. George. "Being Green at Ben and Jerry's": Some Environmental Policies Are Feel-Good Indulgences for an Era of Enerygy Abundance." Critical Issues. Boston: Bedford, 2011. 105-110.
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Quote 3: "Opponents of increased energy production usually argue for decreased consumption. But they flinch from conservation measures."
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Will, F. George. "Being Green at Ben and Jerry's": Some Environmental Policies Are Feel-Good Indulgences for an Era of Enerygy Abundance." Critical Issues. Boston: Bedford, 2011. 105-110.
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Quote 4: "Some environmentalism is a feel-good indulgence for an era of energy abundance, which means an era of avoided choices. Or ignored choices—ignored because if acknowledged, they would not make the choosers feel good."
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Will, F. George. "Being Green at Ben and Jerry's": Some Environmental Policies Are Feel-Good Indulgences for an Era of Enerygy Abundance." Critical Issues. Boston: Bedford, 2011. 105-110.
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Quote 5: "'So every time he digs into his Cherry Garcia, the conscientious environmentalist should visualize (in addition to world peace) a pile of grain, water, farm chemicals, and energy inputs much bigger than his ice cream bowl on one side of the table, and, on the other side of the table, a mound of manure eight times the size of his bowl, plus a balloon of methane that would barely fit under the dining room table.' Cherry Garcia. It's a choice. Bon appêtit."
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