Scared People...

About three years ago at a family reunion my Uncle asked me what I was majoring in and I replied Environmental Science. When my uncle heard this, he first smirked and then said "so you will just be cleaning up water pollution." I'm not sure why he said that particular comment but from the tone of his voice I could sense that he just thought I was some tree hugger and not getting a degree in something where I could get a real job and earn a distant amount of money.

I'm using this example to prove that many people judge "environmentalism" right off the bat and have those tree hugging stereotypes. This proves that people are environmentally illiterate and don't understand what environmental education is and most people don't care to understand.

Most people are just afraid of the unknown. And most people select a certain person to be categorized as an "environmentalist." There are all types and forms of people that can be considered "environmental."