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Stuff Environmentalists Like, Part 5
The fifth and final installment in your beginner's guide to befriending and exploiting green people.

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PlentyMag.com
Tue, Mar 24 2009 at 6:26 PM
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Step Five: Never throwing stuff away

Environmentalists are passionate about bicycling, public transportation, and walking — none of which ever add up to a free ride to the airport. One of the few types of automobiles accepted by environmentalists is a Volvo or Mercedes converted to run on vegetable oil. These are considered valid options because they run on the waste of nonenvironmentalists and they reuse older cars. Environmentalists will go to great lengths to reuse things, even things they didn’t like the first time around. 
 
While this emphasis on reuse will ultimately benefit the earth, you should not overlook the many ways in which it can benefit you! When you are in the home of an environmentalist and see something you covet, start dropping hints. Keep saying, “I suppose I’ll pick one up — I just hate to buy new and use all those resources.” If this does not work, you probably aren’t dealing with a real environmentalist.
Please note: This tactic will not work if the object in question is a Prius. Procuring an environmentalist’s Prius is an advanced procedure that is too complicated and delicate to divulge on these pages.
 

Continue reading the guide:

Part 1: Bringing numerous talking points to dinner
Part 2: Brainwashing children
Part 3: Being depressed by statistics
Part 4: Knowing which ingredients in your shampoo will kill you
Part 5: Never throwing stuff away
 
Story by Christian Lander. This article originally appeared in "Plenty" in November 2008.
 
Copyright Environ Press 2008

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Guest May 14 2011 at 9:43 AM

I think it's awesome how people look at Gandhi, who led a successful non-violent resistance against a foreign occupier, and assume that his statements on how to carry out such a resistance are perfectly and entirely applicable to their own political convictions.

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michigan Nov 27 2009 at 1:45 AM

funny, and now we know where we are at.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, they they fight you, then you win.
-that indian fella that led his people to kick the brits out.

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Clete Nov 24 2009 at 9:00 AM

This is very true.

Notably so, I just threw away a plastic bottle. Never fails to anger environmentalists. What are you going to do next? Tax me for throwing away recyclables?

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Guest Feb 21 2010 at 10:53 PM

In Chicago, they tax us for plastic bottles assuming we'll throw them away.

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Guest Oct 21 2009 at 4:35 PM

LOL! These are so funny! :)

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Guest Aug 04 2009 at 7:10 AM

Its funny because its true.

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Guest May 06 2009 at 10:53 PM

This is witty, fun, self-deprecating humour! Please write more!

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