Earth Day- "Think Globally, Act Locally"

We all have heard about going Green. Right?  We have been encouraged to buy hybrid cars, turn off our lights, recycle our plastics, and save gas by carpooling.  Many of these activities have been a part of our lives for many years and we have grown accustomed to supporting these programs. To most of us, these activities are just the right thing to do.

According to the Earth Day Network web site, "Earth Day Network was founded on the premise that all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment. Our mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for promoting a healthy, sustainable environment.

We pursue our mission through a combination of education, public policy, and consumer activism campaigns. Our campaign and programs are predicated on the belief that an educated, energized population will take action to secure a healthy future for itself and its children. Earth Day Network has a global reach with a network of more than 17,000 partners and organizations in 174 countries. More than 1 billion people participate in Earth Day activities, making it the largest secular civic event in the world".

In the spirit of the Earth Day principles, Forks Township is starting to look at updating our zoning laws to include provisions for Solar and Wind power in all our zoning districts. Our draft comprehensive plan talks about green initiatives that puts our township on a path to reduce our energy needs.  In the next several months, we will all get a chance to give additional input to the township about "going green".

It is important for all of us to incorporate activities that reduces our carbon footprint and our dependency on fossil fuels on a daily basis.  My mom was right! We need to leave our little slice of the planet in better shape than we found it.

It is truly the time to "Think Globally, Act Locally" !