They say that everything that you need to know for life you learned in kindergarten. I have also heard that the best business skills can be attributed to ones that were gained through military service. However, I am looking to my two young sons to live my like the way that is socially, economically, and environmentally responsible.
I was driving to Home Depot to recycle our Christmas tree and we came up to a traffic light that was red. My 3 year old son was very observant and told me the the light was green by stating “Green means Go!” He must have picked it up from school or his mother (who was a teacher as well.)
What a powerful statement to make. Green means go. Lets follow his lead. We have the green light to “go green” right now and are we moving forward? Now is the perfect time to go green and we should act on it as a society immediately. With the media attention and the economy the way it is, sustainable practices are better understood and when times are tough are also mandatory. Think about the gas situation that we had last year. Gas prices soared and consumption went down in the double digits. Now gas prices have come back down. People are working from home, carpooling and using other alternative means of transportation. Go Green!
In the SouthEast we are experiencing a level IV drought in some areas. We can’t water our grass with municipal water. I think that is is environmentally irresponsible in the first place to water your grass and plants with treated water but now your can’t do it anyway. What happened? Well- now we are looking to rain barrels and cisterns to collect water and looking to better landscaping techniques that do not require as much water if any at all. Go Green!
We also have more incentives and rebates than ever before. Yes, you save money by going green, and you actually are getting paid to do so as well. There are tax incentives on the state and federal levels that help cover the cost of efficient improvements, there are also many other rebates from local programs as well. To see what is available in GA click here. Go Green!
2009 is the year that we have to go green because it is the right thing to do. Yes, green is in style right now, but as the style fades away the sustainable practices are here to stay.
Resolution #4 Go Green! Spread the word that this is the year to Go Green!
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