Environmentalism isn't my cause célèbre by any means. That said, I've always believed that being frugal and responsible includes not wasting things, and some people have turned that into an environmental message, so I suppose I am a moderate environmentalist in an incidental sort of way.

I like the Freakonomics blog, even though I often disagree with some of the conclusions they make (or at least imply). For example, Wednesday's post about how the recession will affect "clean" technology is somewhat lacking.

Fortunately, I don't have to explain my position, because I agree 100% with my good friend Dave, who gave me the following response: