You can find more information on the Clean Energy Coalition website. Here's a bit of information they offer that you may find interesting:
Approximately twenty pounds of CO2 are created for every gallon of gasoline consumed. A simple three-mile trip back and forth to campus generates 2.5 pounds of CO2!
I highly encourage you to take part in this great cause. Okay, so call me a tree-hugging Republican (there don't seem to be too many of us out there), but I support any reasonable initiative to preserve our environment. Maybe my environmental concerns can be attributed to the fact that I attended a Governor's School for Environmental Science and Technology. Regardless of your opinions on global warming and more "controversial" environmental issues, there is no denying the fact that the Shenandoah River fish kills and the abominable condition of the Chesapeake Bay require serious attention.
Speaking of the environment, one of John McCain's platforms that has appealed to me since early in the campaign is his take on environmental issues. A quote taken from his website states:
America has been blessed with a rich and diverse natural heritage. In the tradition of his hero, Theodore Roosevelt, John McCain believes that we are vested with a sacred duty to be proper stewards of the resources upon which the quality of American life depends. Ensuring clean air, safe and healthy water, sustainable land use, ample greenspace - and the faithful care and management of our natural treasures, including our proud National Park System - is a patriotic responsibility. One that must be met not only for the benefit of our generation, but for our children and those to whom we will pass the American legacy.
Amen to that! I just wish more people would come to realize that preserving the environment should not be a Democrat v. Republican issue, but rather a bipartisan goal to work toward. Being someone who has a deep faith in God, I personally feel that we should do everything within our power to take care of the earth He has given us during the time that we're here.
Anyway, that was my environmentalism rant for the day. Don't drive on April 2nd, walk/bike to class, get some exercise and a breath of fresh air, and help preserve the environment. In the meantime, have a wonderful weekend!
3 comments:
Hmm, discouraging people from driving, or at least trying to convince them that driving is bad, is unfair. The reality is that most people need to drive. A better idea is to increase investment in mass transit and more eco-friendly personal transportation, rather than claiming that driving is bad.
Driving is good, because it means that we have the freedom to live away from where we work. It means that we don't need to live on top of one another, but can spread out and still have jobs.
I have been waiting to say something about this for a few days now, but couldn't think of anything worthwhile. When those hippies taped a sign to my door reminding me about No Drive Day I thought, how funny and how odd.
How many trees did they just help kill by putting signs on doors across JMU. I wager thousands of trillions!!
Archimedes,
While it is true that many people in the country may need to drive, the reality is that many college students at JMU do not NEED to drive to campus. With a few exceptions, most of the apartment complexes and many student houses are within walking/biking distance of campus. When inclement weather makes walking a less appealing option, (or for those students who really have no desire to walk/bike, for whatever the reason), the HDPT bus system provides service to most of the complexes as well. Also, if more of us decided to use these alternative ways of getting to campus, think about how less congested Port Road and South Main would be.
Grozet,
I see your point, however, keep in mind that paper can be recycled. Then again, I'm guessing most of those flyers ended up in trash cans rather than recycling bins, but the option to recycle is available.
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