Green Chemistry as Social Movement (week 4)

I remember in public speaking class in which we learned about ethos, pathos, and logos. For something to be persuasive, we must impact a person's sense of ethos, pathos, and logos.

A movement begins with a person that has been affected in a genuine way. His/her experience deeply affects our heart. Coupled with facts and data, one can truly effectuate lasting change.

For green chem to take hold, the public has to be made aware of the problem. Several years, a friend of mine sent me a link showing pictures of pollution in China. It was so heartbreaking to see! It made me grateful of the laws we have to protect the environment and inspired me to seek "greener" ways to live my life. We must do it or else there won't be blue sky in the future.

http://www.chinahush.com/2009/10/21/amazing-pictures-pollution-in-china/