Comments on: If you see something (environmentally-related), can you say something?

By: donald

donald — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:32:32 +0000

Thanks for this very informative article. Keep it up!

By: Christmas Recipes

Christmas Recipes — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:06:48 +0000

What a great campaign. Our society seems so afraid to just say something. You hear some tragic stories that could have been avoided if people would just say something.

When I see people throwing cigarette butts on the ground, I always make sure to say something about picking it up. Every little bit helps!

By: free radio commercial - radio advertising

free radio commercial - radio advertising — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:19:02 +0000

Environmental conservation is the responsibility of every single human on this planet. It’s time for us all to wake up and realize that the protection and preservation of our beloved Earth must be dealt with on a personal basis. We cannot continue to wait for irresponsible and unconcerned governmental agencies to save our planet; they are the main reason it is in its current state. We cannot continue to hope that major (and minor) corporations will voluntarily become proactive in their stances to conserve resources and minimize pollution; they never will. We cannot continue to idly sit by and watch our fellow humans act irresponsibly towards our home; they will wipe us out with their continued ignorance and careless actions.

By: Chris Gustafson

Chris Gustafson — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:05:36 +0000

My “water” grievances include:

Rainfall Values have not been updated since Hershfield’s TP-40 as used in the TR-55 “Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds, 2nd Ed.Stormwater Runoff Models whether in paper-version or Computer Models should also have to include the micro-regional data from the “Summer Cloud Buster” storm event study (annually here in SE-WI, the third week in June) more often than not exceed the 100 yr. & 500 yr. rainfall amounts as reported by Stan Changnon of the University of IL in
Champaign/Urbana and the Midwest Climate Center.

Now that my town has to reduce Total Suspended Solids (TSS) loading 40% by 2013, all large-scale development should have to sell “green lots” instead of gettign away with selling “brown lots”…and stop letting developers dedicate stormwater ponds unto the land of unsuspecting and unknowledgable potential property owners, like they’re going to understand how to properly maintain the design storage volume or cut corners to save $$$ when they findout they are left with mud on their face.

Lastly, stormwater facilities out to have to be designed to handle a 6.93in/24 hr storm event when housing development goes in at the top of a watershed on silty/clay loam soil. Especially, when we experience so much rain on frozen ground and rain on saturated ground events here!

Lastly, we are experiencing “Climate Change” not just Global Warming! Studies conducted during the no-fly period right after 911 and flash-pan evaporation studies show we have 17 days more cloud cover on average now, more below normal summer night temperatures lows that negatively impact food crops by creating environ for molds, smuts, mildew, ect., and even more northly migration of the lowly armidillo critter. Tired a reading good studies that as a matter of public policy not published in any of the collegiate books, means any good scientifically peer-reviewed reporoducable studies will be discredited by EPA unless it also includes a feasible socioeconomic solution to the problem!
Thanks for letting me vent my frustration.

By: billy

billy — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:17:17 +0000

If this is a environmentally friendly building, why do they leave a majority of their office lights on @ night weekday’s and throughout the weekend – as their office lights & building shine @ night like a ‘christmas tree’. Not very enviornmentally responsible + additional costs to the taxpayers !

By: David Mc

David Mc — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:50:07 +0000

My “God is Green” bible study group has been discussing some of your very points for the last few weeks. I don’t see us tripping anyone up.

By: modif motor

modif motor — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:57:19 +0000

I am very concerned about the current state of the environment.

By: Michael E. Bailey

Michael E. Bailey — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:47:17 +0000

One of the key stumbling blocks we have to retaining a healthy environment is superstition and religious dogma supported by a few but powerful people and believed by many here and overseas. This goes against the whole idea of birth control, family planning, and a woman’s ability to choose, all of which we need to get some control over population growth. But there will be initiatives on the statewide ballot this June and November to try to greatly reduce or eliminate family planning and choice which gets into the nexus of religious dogma, conservative politics, and almost unlimited amounts of money for campaigns. Then big national and multinational corporations seem, many times, to be more concerned with maximizing corporate profits than with environmental impacts. Ad campaigns to the public don’t promote environmental responsibilitybut instead all kinds of products that it is said everyone must have or that everyone needs. And this turns people out in a buying frenzy. These things need to change before we can get to the importance of environmental awareness. Best wishes, Michael E. Bailey.

By: Frank Schulte-Ladbeck

Frank Schulte-Ladbeck — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:31:04 +0000

In my job, I come into contact with people who are concerned with green causes when they think it will save them money. Since I am placed in a position as an educator at times, I use that as an opportunity to go beyond what is expected to explain the damage they can cause by their actions, like pouring oil or food into a disposer. Possibly the best way to implement such a campaign might be ways to find out how something will directly effect them. For example, oil/food down the disposer is bad for the environment, but it is bad for your home because it can clog pipes, and you will have to either rent the proper equipment or hire a plumber to have it cleared- personal financial loss.

By: yon say

yon say — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:08:54 +0000

as we all know our world become to END b/c of this environmental changes .we have to work on it .when I think about it ,it is real END for human and life on this world.