Going+Green

Melody, Mikaia

Definition of the Issue: Going green is doing something to save the earth. Some people do small things like recycling, using solar power or wind power, and try to reuse a lot of things. Others say that going green will cost a lot more than using regular electricity, and it takes more time to install. They also say that using "green" non-toxic cleaning items are more expensive, and may not get the job done as well.

Blog Name: Going Green- Why or Why not? Blog URL: ggwown

Factual Post: There are many different facts about going green, showing how much we are or aren't going green. Some evidence for going green shows that some compaines use 97% of recycled materials to make furniture. Today, More than 100,000 homes in Britian have installed wind turbines or solar panels. The advantage of using a solar panel is that it can heat 70% of the water that a 3 bedroom house needs. Some great recycling facts is that recycling in the US has increased to 40% in 2005, which is a lot better than it was before. Along with this, the amount of trash form 1995 to 2005 has decreased by 9 million tons. Some other facts are: almost 90% of batteries are recycled, 90% of glass is reused, 55% of office paper is recycled, 1.4 million tons of plastic was recycled in 1999, and almost 100% of steel is re-used. Now, for the scary facts that show edvidence against going green. Installing a wind turbine can cost up to $4,000. Some facts about trash is that 44 billion soda cans went into landfills in 1999. In 2005, there was 246 million tons of trash just in the US, which is around 5 pounds of trash per person, per day. From 1960 to 2001, the paper amount thrown out increased by a third (82 million tons of paper). So, there is many good and bad facts about going green. It is your choice on whether or not to go green, or not to go green.

Poll:

Do you recycle?

Yes. No, recycling is stupid. Sometimes, if I remember. Yes, recycling is required by law. No.

Definitions -Recycling: To reuse something, such as plastic and paper. -Wind Turbines: Uses wind to create energy/electricity -Solar Panels: Uses solar power (the sun) to create energy/electricity -Landfills: A place that garbage is sent to. -Herbicides: Kills weeds. -Pesticides: Kills bugs/animals that will try to eat your plants

Blog Question: Going green has been proved to help the enviorment but it can also be costly and not helpful to you. Now that you have read this blog, tell us what you think about going green. Do you think it's enviormentaly friendly and helps the earth or costly and not helpful?

So, as you can see, some people argue that going green really shouldn't be done. They say that the US's trash rate has gone up in the last few years, and using green products can cost a lot more money. There are people who argue against going green, and people who will go green. Where do you fit?

Going green has been proven to help the earth and save animals, but some people argue that going green can cost a lot more money, and that the US's trash rate has gone up a lot over the years. Now that you have read these posts about why you should or shouldn't go green, tell us what you think. By going green, you can help the earth and save animals, but you could also lose lots of money on things that may not help. So tell us, will you go green or not?