Eco-kooks?

I find sometimes that Earth Day, which is being celebrated today all over the world, is becoming too hype and full of marketing BS for my taste.

But that's just me...

In a more amusing but maybe sinister tone for some, being eco-friendly and green is becoming extreme as reported by this Washington Post article. Extreme green living is already causing tension among families, divorces and being equated as a religion by some.

Here are cited examples by the article:

• In Takoma Park, a sister refuses her brother's idea to keep a five-gallon bucket in the shower to catch the water that bounces off her and then use it to do the laundry.
  

• In western Loudoun County, a family quietly defies a mother's rules. She likes locally raised bacon, whole-grain bread and raw milk. But somebody keeps smuggling in Chef Boyardee.

• Also in Tacoma Park, a husband refuses his wife of having another child, which has too high of an environmental cost.

• In Fairfax County, a husband wanted to move to Arizona and live in the desert in a trailer, with only an experimental kind of air conditioner to keep cool.
  

• Near Leesburg, a couple is using a herd of sheep as a low-emissions mower. The wife said no to canning her own food and hand-grinding her own flour.

If I were you, I'd turn my computer off after reading my blog, go home, sleep (don't forget to turn off the light!) and you'll be lowering a lot more emissions this way. Happy Earth Day everyone!