Eco-Terrorist or -Activist?

My eyesight is not what it used to be. I'm not sure if it's age or the CST, but it's getting more difficult to, for instance, read over people's shoulders while riding MUNI to work. The article that I craned my neck to see was published in LUCKY magazine--that's easy to see because it's written in bold bright letters across the masthead. I thought it referred to the woman profiled as an "Eco-Terrorist," which struck me as odd in the mainstream media. Suddenly, it was fashionable to be a terrorist if pusued in the name of a greener life for one and for all. The photos made it look like this "Terrorist" was having a really nice time. She had long dark and wavy hair, brown eyes, on the exotic side, and very stylish. She shopped for eco-friendly products (e.g., lipstick and reusable grocery totes), and it was difficult to figure out who she was terrorizing: Shop clerks? Admirers of her hemp pants? Those of us still buying products wrapped in plastic?

When MUNI came to a halt just outside of the Duboce tunnel and the woman with the LUCKY magazine swayed in my direction, I could actually see the article and learned that the pretty model was not an Eco-Terrorist but an Eco-Activist! Terrorizing no one, she was actively trying to protect the environment at least--as shown in the photos--through exercising sensible shopping habits. It was not clear whether she actually had a job. I'll tell you one thing, it's a whole easier being an Ecoactivist when you don't have to get to work on time, have your skirts dry-cleaned, eat your lunch out of plastic wrappers.

On occasion, I hear people around my office referring to our projects as "God's work." Does that make me an Eco-Terrorist? I like it, it seems to work.