Green dating. Until yesterday I did not even know that this existed. But as I read in WELT am Sonntag (“Naturliebhaber gesucht“ von Thomas Ramge, 28. Oktober 2008) there are indeed lots of websites about green, or ethically correct dating ;-) like planetearthsingles who say about themselves:
A green-friendly dating site. We cater to environmentalists, animal rights activists, vegetarians, vegans, raw foodists and those who value personal growth and consciousness in general.
Or for the ones with a more hectic lifestyle there is also greenspeeddating:
Green Speed Dating (or “carbon neutral love”) brings together single people, living in the same area, who care about the environment, believe in sustainability, and would like to meet others who feel the same way.
At a Green Speed Dating event, you’ll meet 10-20 people of the opposite sex in your age range and will get to talk to each person for 3 minutes. When the 3 minutes is up, the organizer rings a bell and you rotate to the next person.
I just imagine people rushing back from their business trips by plane, then sitting down at a bio candlelight dinner hoping to find the carbon neutral love of their life within 3 minutes ;-)
Funny. But I do not want to be misunderstood here. I am very much in favour of protecting the environment, not wasting resources, exploring new sources of energy thus reducing our dependence on oil and gas etc., but I do simply not believe in global warming hysteria.
And carbon offsets remind me of indulgences, once a Catholic thing. Hey, I am Protestant!
Also my carbon footprint must be a lot smaller than the one of people rushing from one climate change conference to the next.
I admit I go to work by car, but I have not been in a plane for 2 ½ years now and you know what? I am lucky. I do not have to buy offsets. No. My best friend in the US planted lots of trees this spring. For himself, his family and - lucky me! - also some for me :-)