south park was right about the smug :o.

"Maybe that’s why sanctimonious stewards of the environment like Al Gore are comfortable lecturing the rest of us while living large in mega-mansions."

And also why those who keep raising taxes never pay their own....isn't that right Rangel, Daschle and Geithner?

Good article a-warrior.

I wonder how with data like this we will see things transpire now that :

"Obama's handlers are openly announcing the creation of a new Bank of the World ( AKA World Bank) that will dominate every nation on earth through carbon taxes and military force."

Sigh, of course, the media is never a very trustworthy source when it comes to research experiments. If you read the New York Times article on this, you would see that participants weren't really categorized as "green" or "conventional" shoppers based on their previous shopping history:

"In the second experiment, some students were assigned to check out an online store offering mostly green products, while other students were assigned to an online store carrying mostly conventional products. Half the students in each group were asked to rate the products in the store, and the other half were asked to purchase products."

So this experiment is not a sweeping generalization about people who chose to buy green products in general, but of course fox and other media outlets jumped on this for mass appeal.

"Afterward, all the students played a seemingly unrelated money-sharing game. The students who had merely rated the green products shared more money than the students who had rated the conventional products. But students who had made purchases in the green store shared less money than those who had shopped in the conventional store." SQUIRREL!

So, notice how they don't mention whether people who looked shared more or less money than the people who bought in general? Cause, chances are they did. But those who thought they had made a moral purchase over just a regular purchase compensated by being "less moral (?)" in another part of the experiment. That's interesting!

"In the third experiment, the students played a computer game that tempted them to earn money by cheating. The green consumers were more likely to cheat than the conventional purchasers, and they stole more money when asked to withdraw their winnings from envelopes on their desks."

- Ok, notice they left out everything about the rater group? I'm interested in that too. But anyway, yes, the green purchasing group cheated more. Cool.

Totally interesting, but I think the media is jumping to conclusions. Further research needs to be done regarding consumers who self identify as green or usually buy green products. Also, when we categorize someone as green, we should take into account their reasons for being green...health, family, love of humanity, love of earth, its cool, etc... basically, its just not that simple. But fascinating thoughts on moral license effect.

A similar study showed similar results in the church going crowd. We all need to remember we are assholes.

Maybe that’s why sanctimonious stewards of the environment like Al Gore are comfortable lecturing the rest of us while living large in mega-mansions.

This is an ignorant comment about Al Gore's efforts, and more specifically about his mansion (which is actually very energy efficient) and the life he leads.

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