Worldwide Crisis: The Importance of Going Green
Going Green, the phrase associated with the environmental movement known as Earth Day.
Established On April 22, 1970, it brought together 20 million Americans, including 10,000 scholastic institutions, 20,000 colleges, and 1,000 environmentally conscious communities. They united together in protest of a healthy and sustainable environment while voicing their concerns over the deterioration of the earth. In addition, The Earth Day demonstration influenced many Eco-friendly phrases that are synonymous with the movement. Thus, go green, live a green lifestyle, sustainable living, save the earth and Eco-friendly are descriptive phrases associated with the movement. Kathleen Rogers, president of Washington, …show more content…
We had neither the time nor the resources to organize 20 million demonstrators and the thousands of schools and local communities that participated. That was the remarkable thing about Earth Day. It organized itself. (Nelson)
Presently, Earth Day is the largest worldly observance on earth with more than a billion participants to date, mainly focusing on global warming and clean energy. In addition, with 5,000 environmental groups in 184 countries and involving millions of people around the world. Additionally, going green is defined as, “making more environmentally friendly decisions such as: reduce, reuse and recycle”(YourDictionary). However, living a green lifestyle can alter the way people are currently living their lives. Consequently, paying higher than normal prices for green products than traditional. According to a 2015 Consumer Reports study, organic foods are 47% more expensive than traditional foods. A Hybrid vehicle cost between 30,000 and 75,000 dollars, according to Consumer Reports Magazine and the installation of 3 to 8kW solar panels cost anywhere between $15,000 and $40,000 dollars. Therefore, going green may alter a person 's lifestyle, nevertheless, the practice of reduce, reuse and recycle should be implemented into everyone 's daily lives thus, resulting in a healthy and sustainable environment for future …show more content…
Supporters argue that there are minor lifestyle changes if any. So says, Laura Caton, a sales consultant from Sandwich, MA. She began switching to energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs, also known as CFLs, which provides the same amount of light as the traditional 100-watt light bulb while consuming about 75% less energy. Compared with the traditional 100-watt light bulb, close to 90% of the electricity used is wasted as heat instead of usable light. CFLs cost more but last 6 times longer. In addition, she adjusts her thermostat between 58 and 65 degrees and purchased a hybrid vehicle. Hybrids consume fuel, but produces less carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, thus fewer pollutants. Furthermore, The United States Department of Energy has reported that on average a hybrid vehicle uses approximately 1/3 less gasoline. Nonetheless, Laura doesn 't worry about what she can 't do, but what she can do. “You don 't have to have solar panels on the roof to make a difference. You have to make an effort that 's the key” (Caton 140). Thus, she began using cold water to do the laundry, drinking tap water instead of bottled water and turning off lights when they are not in use. Additionally, she began recycling by separating plastic, paper, glass and metal into separate containers located in her garage. These small changes, as she calls them, didn 't disrupt her life. In fact, saved her money while in the process of saving the earth. Consequently, by purchasing perishable
Going Green, the phrase associated with the environmental movement known as Earth Day.
Established On April 22, 1970, it brought together 20 million Americans, including 10,000 scholastic institutions, 20,000 colleges, and 1,000 environmentally conscious communities. They united together in protest of a healthy and sustainable environment while voicing their concerns over the deterioration of the earth. In addition, The Earth Day demonstration influenced many Eco-friendly phrases that are synonymous with the movement. Thus, go green, live a green lifestyle, sustainable living, save the earth and Eco-friendly are descriptive phrases associated with the movement. Kathleen Rogers, president of Washington, …show more content…
We had neither the time nor the resources to organize 20 million demonstrators and the thousands of schools and local communities that participated. That was the remarkable thing about Earth Day. It organized itself. (Nelson)
Presently, Earth Day is the largest worldly observance on earth with more than a billion participants to date, mainly focusing on global warming and clean energy. In addition, with 5,000 environmental groups in 184 countries and involving millions of people around the world. Additionally, going green is defined as, “making more environmentally friendly decisions such as: reduce, reuse and recycle”(YourDictionary). However, living a green lifestyle can alter the way people are currently living their lives. Consequently, paying higher than normal prices for green products than traditional. According to a 2015 Consumer Reports study, organic foods are 47% more expensive than traditional foods. A Hybrid vehicle cost between 30,000 and 75,000 dollars, according to Consumer Reports Magazine and the installation of 3 to 8kW solar panels cost anywhere between $15,000 and $40,000 dollars. Therefore, going green may alter a person 's lifestyle, nevertheless, the practice of reduce, reuse and recycle should be implemented into everyone 's daily lives thus, resulting in a healthy and sustainable environment for future …show more content…
Supporters argue that there are minor lifestyle changes if any. So says, Laura Caton, a sales consultant from Sandwich, MA. She began switching to energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs, also known as CFLs, which provides the same amount of light as the traditional 100-watt light bulb while consuming about 75% less energy. Compared with the traditional 100-watt light bulb, close to 90% of the electricity used is wasted as heat instead of usable light. CFLs cost more but last 6 times longer. In addition, she adjusts her thermostat between 58 and 65 degrees and purchased a hybrid vehicle. Hybrids consume fuel, but produces less carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, thus fewer pollutants. Furthermore, The United States Department of Energy has reported that on average a hybrid vehicle uses approximately 1/3 less gasoline. Nonetheless, Laura doesn 't worry about what she can 't do, but what she can do. “You don 't have to have solar panels on the roof to make a difference. You have to make an effort that 's the key” (Caton 140). Thus, she began using cold water to do the laundry, drinking tap water instead of bottled water and turning off lights when they are not in use. Additionally, she began recycling by separating plastic, paper, glass and metal into separate containers located in her garage. These small changes, as she calls them, didn 't disrupt her life. In fact, saved her money while in the process of saving the earth. Consequently, by purchasing perishable