Kids today are as environmentally aware as ever—and sometimes they cast a disapproving eye at their less-than-green parents.
Few would say Marika Martin of New York City doesn’t care about the environment. She’s a vegetarian. So’s her husband, Charles Gonzales, who also bikes to work every day, but for their children, Sinika (12) and Soren (8), they’re woefully out of step.
“My hopeless mother is obsessed with plastic bags,” Soren says, most likely with a roll of the eyes.
“A lot of plastic can’t be recycled,” says Sinika. “The turtles can suffocate and it can go into the water. My dad gave her a cloth bag, but she doesn’t use it. Plastic drives me nuts.” (Associated Press)