Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Tokyo: consumers and proud of it

Agence France-Presse reports that residents of Tokyo are least willing to sacrifice their consumer lifestyles to help save the environment:
"More than four in 10 Tokyo residents -- 41.6 percent -- said they "don't want to sacrifice a convenient lifestyle to prevent global warming," according to the poll results published recently by Japanese advertising agency Hakuhodo."
Although this may seem bad, because the Japanese do love their elaborate packaging, they do tend to drive smaller and more fuel-efficient cars, take more public transportation and eat less beef than do Americans.

Read the full story: Tokyoites least eco-minded of rich city dwellers: poll

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