Blog Action Day

We are all supposed to blog about the environment today. Being one who plays by the rules, that is what I shall do.

I remember when I was in high school, I would throw stuff out the window when in a certain friends car. And then, when in another certain friends car, we NEVER threw stuff out the window. One friend was "pro-litter" and the other friend was most certainly "anti-litter". I'm sure the one is still anti-litter, but I wonder if the other still throws stuff out the car window. What a horrible thing to do. I am ashamed that I was a part of that.

If we eliminated all cigarettes and fast food joints, would there be any rubbish on the ground? I bet cigarette butts make up the largest percentage of litter on our earth. I would put money on it. I would say cigarette butts make up at least 37% of garbage thrown on the ground.

Whenever I'm stopped at a light and the person ahead of me flicks a butt out the window, I'm tempted to get out of my car and pick it up and knock on their window to give back to them what they erroneously "dropped" from their car. Cause I'm sure it is a complete accident, right? And while I'm at it, I should say, "wow! your skin and teeth are really looking great! it must be the carcinogens you love so much! And that smell... is that stale, nasty smell from your cancer sticks?" Or maybe I shouldn't. I hope this email doesn't offend any readers. (or maybe I hope it does)

I believe that we should all have to recycle. It should be the law. OR, they could put a deposit on all recyclable containers for incentive. It's not difficult, people. And it only costs around five dollars a month through your waste service. We pay three dollars a month. I feel good about the fact that we recycle, and I think we are better for it:)

But we could do better. Such as buying a more fuel efficient car. And riding a bike to work. And not using our air/heat when we really don't need to.

We could all be nicer to Mother Nature... just think about it:)