Gotta tip you want to share with Sarah and the Go Green Ride at Five? Email her: sarah@921wvtk.com!
Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Monday, December 20th:
• Not sure if the whole family is on board the recycle train? Find the answer in your trash can! Give it a quick glance every once in a while, just to make sure!
Vermont has been recognized once again as the greenest state in the nation. The website 24/7 Wall Street considered energy consumption, pollution problems and state energy policies in evaluating the environmental standing of states. The report found that Vermont, among other measures, releases the fewest cancer causing toxins and has the smallest carbon footprint in the country. And that’s all well and good and reason to pat ourselves on the back. But let’s take off our rose-colored glasses for a moment: Vermont is also rated 49th in population, less people make less waste. Not only that, less factories than say, Ohio, who was ranked pollution-wise somewhat lower. So our number one ranking doesn’t necessarily refer to what we’re putting out as much as the policies that have been put in place. Vermont has a number of policies to promote efficiency, alternative energy, and reduce pollution, and so far it has succeeded better than any other state where that’s concerned. So, we have policies…but, where do you come in? That’s the question I ask myself, am I doing all I can to make sure my impact continues to lessen? Is there one more light I can turn off? Try to better coordinate my trips around town so I’ll use less fuel? Can I lower the thermastat any further without my daughter threatening to move out into the cold where , she swears, it must be warmer? I think the fact that I’m considering these things means I’m moving in the right direction. Care to join me in the migration? I hope so! Happy Holidays from the Go Green Ride at Five on 92.1 WVTK!
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