Green Is Soy or a New Greenwash!

I am up in Northern Maine, Guerette, Rte 161, on Cross Lake. It is God's country in the Potato Capital of the World -- Aroostook County -- "THE County".

In camp there is a candle with a sticker that says it is most green since it is a soy candle. When it burns, it is less harmful to the environment. Wow, I never knew that. I wondered how true this really is and more importantly even if this portion is true, what is the total life cycle womb to tomb greenie factor of this candle versus a bees wax candle? My suspicion is that it takes more of our human energy-type than the bees energy to make a soy candle.

Now I am getting a case of green anxiety syndrome. It is a new form of GAS not as global as methane, but can be just as deadly at the individual level. I avoided nature deficit syndrome to only learn I now have new GAS!

I am worried sick all my other candles are deadly but I don't know. What do I do? Will I get to sleep tonight?

WOW. Is that candle thing greenwashing -- is it successful if all we are advocating is just buying more stuff -- be green by buying more green stuff?

Less is more IS Green - not all these new labels that attract our inner psychological emotions. Did this soy exist before it was labeled green? Did they change their process, supply-chain, building health and energy plan too? Or, have they changed little in most areas, except their ability to greenwash?

Is soy soap a better way to wash with bio friendly, eco friendly, natural, organic and best green detergent? Is this true and real greenwash, not the inorganic marketing, labeling and PR-ering greenwash?

Some times I wonder if all of us should just be greener by buying the same stuff, less of it, and not all these new green things. Aren't we just adding to the problem if instead of 50 products, we are now making 100 products but consuming twice as much energy, resources, shipping and stuff? Well maybe if they are replacing 50 old non-green products with 50 new green products, that might be true and good? You think they are? Now I really have GAS!

Goodnight from Maine, USA