The concept of sustainability and environmental protection is beginning to accrue significant attention in the media and public interest, especially in light of the recent disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. However, I am a tad skeptic about the transparency of the average person’s interest and dedication to ‘going green’. One of the major problems I am seeing is that many people don’t fully understand how reliant our country has become on fossil fuels, continuous access to electricity and clean water. It is sad to realize that most of us don’t even appreciate the technological advancement that has allowed us to simply flip a switch to illuminate our room, or plug in our cell phone without thinking of where this energy is coming from and how awesome it really is that we can get energy from our wall to power a device that can transmit messages around the world in near real time.