Heroes and Celebrities

Heroes are created by and used to fill the needs of individuals and society.  I feel as if there are many people who act heroic in regards to “going green” or Eco-friendly.  There are also celebrities who lend their persona or personal help to catapult this movement to the forefront of public attention. 

The real heroes in this movement are the people who are involved every day in their households.  These are the people who take the time to recycle items and learn which items can be recycled.  This takes time from one’s own life to help reduce waste from daily consumption.  We all need to be a hero and put others first when we consume items.  Less waste, more recycling and becoming more sustainable will make everyone involved heroes and putting others first in the fight to make the earth a cleaner, healthier place in the future.

There are a few people which have celebrity status who are into the Eco-friendly movement.  One is Woody Harrelson, he and his wife started an online community called Voiceyourself.  This website was dedicated to educate and give the option for people all over the world to provide information about sustainable living, tips on how to become involved with the environment and creating a place for people to talk about different issues facing the world today.  Sally Fox, inventor of Foxfire, is a celebrity of colored cotton.  In the textile world, she is the top dog.  This woman has introduced a way to mass produce natural colored cotton, no need for dye.  This is an important discovery for the textile business.  .  Another celebrity status forum is the media.   In today’s market and media efforts to advertise, we see a lot of companies like Toyota, Kohl’s and Glad trash bags stating they are energy efficient or use less materials.

                Celebrities and heroes fill our media outlets more than any other time in history.  We are a society who loves to watch what’s going on in other people’s lives.  Celebrities set trends and have followers who will try or wear just about anything their favorite celebrity does.  In many cases, these are the people who can set in motion important ideas.  Heroes are important to society because they provide the notion that good people are still out there and breathes life into the idea that good wins over evil.