Analysis Of Green If Not Clean

The world itself is ever changing. Two authors by the names of Pamela Paul and Michael Pollan would agree upon this statement and would add that not only is it changing but it’s direction is one that would cause much harm. Pamela Paul writes an exceptional essay, “Green, if not Clean” where she argues that the cleaning supplies that we use to maintain our homes can over time not only be harmful to the environment but to our own health. While Michael Pollan discusses the depth of that the result of the carbon footprint in his essay “Why Bother?”. Also the change that must be taken into action to end the crisis of climate change. Both authors however use their own ideas which trigger an array of emotions from their audience. But, Michael Pollan

Allowing her daughter to be the variable in her examples, Paul takes into account all the dangers that she exposed her daughter to even with the slightest things like a bath as she exclaims, “Heaven forbid I didn’t rinse the bathtub thoroughly--what kind of residue would my daughter’s bottom be resting on?” (Paul p.817) The bottom of her daughter overtime can be exposed to the terrifying unknown ingredients in the cleaning supplies that with every bath Paul lets her daughter have a bath the Toxics in the ingredients can enter the delicate skin of her

Providing the judgement of James Hansen, Pollen includes, “The NASA climate scientist who began sounding the alarm on global warming 20 years ago, we have only 10 years left to start cutting--not just slowing--the amount of carbon we’re emitting or face a ‘different planet.’” (Pollen p.874) This illustrates the harsh reality that humankind is facing and lets fear be a wake up call to the audience with. As it can no longer will be an option to ignore or not be worried when scientists are sounding an alarm with an alarm that is bright red and beeping very loud. Pollen, himself advertises that we as a society are running out of time on climate