What good is trying to start a green revolution if no one is going to participate? And the best way to get people to participate in a cause during today's age of lay-offs, cut backs, and overall economic downturn, is to tell them they'll save money. At first, some green techniques seem expensive, and replacing something that works just fine seems a little crazy. However, in the long run, changing to greener cars, appliances, and even light bulbs is gonna save money in other aspects of life. And, Americans have always been multi-taskers in war, work, and other departments, so it only makes sense that they would want to save money and save the world all at the same time. People will only be open to drastically changing their lifestyles if it is for the better. Otherwise, "no thanks" is the response. So the job of green thinkers and tree huggers today is to convince the rest of society that going green is not just for hippies and free thinkers. It is for everyone, because the world and the economy belong to everyone.