Get Active. Go Green!

4/22/2016

April 1st marks the beginning of Earth Month. Like last year, I'm reminding you that April is Earth Month, and April 22nd is Earth Day! I hope that you spent the entire year making small lifestyle changes that will make a huge, positive impact on Planet Earth.

Are you embarrassed by your lack of effort? Are you proud of the small, but significant effort you put forth? Did your small deeds turn to big deeds until eventually they became part of your lifestyle? Who else did you try to educate? Are you eager to do more?

Instructions: This year marks the 46th anniversary of Earth Day. For the past 365 days, you've been taking action to save the Planet. Whatever you did, there are so many more ways to help save our planet. First, to celebrate, make of list of exactly what you did to clean up the Earth. Then, visit Get Active. Go Green! and choose from the list at least two things you'll do to make Earth Day last all year long!

INCLUDE: First initial AND last name AND class period.

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

Due: Fri., April 22, 2016 11:59 p.m. CST

JaColby Pemberton 1st per.

4/22/2016 07:53:52 pm

To clean up the earth , made sure when I take out the trash it wasn't hanging all out of the trash can , and if I seen trash in our yard I would pick it up .From the list I found that I could help plant trees and also go to an event where they pick up the trash around a park .

Maya Kelly 5th period

4/22/2016 08:27:44 pm

To help clean up the earth I ride bikes and walk sometime. In stead of getting in a car, bus, train from the list I found a eco-fashion world I think that is very interesting, and I would like to try that and the bgas on the run thing to .

I. Chancellor 5th period

4/22/2016 09:54:04 pm

"Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place." A quote by Scott Peter, which means, that it should influence people to make our world a better place,to live on. With all honesty, that is good that you ride your bike and walk sometimes because you decrease fossil fuels in our air, causing pollution. In comparison, I would love to do, Bags on the Run. "Let's safe Mother Nature!!!"

Nate Morris 2nd period

4/22/2016 08:37:15 pm

This past year I have done many things to help save the earth. I have changed to a more fuel efficient car. I have planted a couple of trees and many plants at my new house. I have also planted a garden with vegetables and herbs to cook with. From the list I will plant more trees and I will help my mother replace the windows in our house.

I. Chancellor 5th period

4/22/2016 09:25:05 pm

I planted trees, collected recyclable water bottles and put them in a bin,I also don't use a lot water in the shower, I don't use much electricity around my house,I picked up trash around my community and put them in trash bins and I reused paper cups. I would love to do; Bags on the Run because they have recyclable bags and can help the Earth, and I would love to go vegan because it is more healthier than what I am eating now.

Asia Thomas 5th period

4/22/2016 11:11:58 pm

Picking up trash is definitely a great way to make the world a greener place . And yes I agree if we ate more vegetables and way less meat we would be living a healthy and green live.

Joshua williams 1

4/22/2016 09:48:28 pm

To keep the earth healthy After i come home from school i usally go atound the block and pick up trash to be recycled.I also unplug and turn off the eltronics not in use. From the list i choose carbon footprint and go veg

Perdue Keiarah 3rd

4/22/2016 09:55:18 pm

Earth is our home and we must take care of it. This month I have been doing my part to ensure a cleaner home. I have been recycling and reusing bottles, using less electricity, and also less water. In days to come I plan on recycling old phones and clean up around my neigborhood.

A. Malta 3rd p

4/22/2016 09:57:00 pm

A few things I've been doing for years to keep Earth green is recycling, reusing and keeping trash where it belongs, not on the streets. People with dry, oily, acne prone skin all use some moisturizer from big name beauty brands with a lot of unnecessary chemicals that don't belong on your face but I use coconut oil for that and a million other things. The two things that caught my attention first from the list are going vegan and Bags on the Run, Inc. Fully transitioning from my eating habits now and committing to going vegan is a challenge but over time it's doable.

Destyn Blakley 1st Period

4/22/2016 11:30:40 pm

I honestly agree with Alma , I feel you have to make sacrifices to make this world and planet we live on a better and a more efficient place.

Alexis Fowler 2nd period

4/22/2016 09:58:57 pm

List
1 I took shorter showers ,
2 turned off lights at night,
3 used candles instead of electricity ,
4 when nobody is at the house we turn the air up and
5 we grew garlic in our front yard
On the go green website I would participate in the local harvest because it's good for the planet but it also benefits us with better looking and tasting food. I also would volunteer at the Texoma festival which sounds like plenty of fun.

Rickeya H. 5th

4/22/2016 10:10:46 pm

Earth is our friend in need , we all have to pitch in every once in awhile. For the past year , I help pick up trash and plant flowers in my neighbors front yard or garden. Two things from the list I will love to participate in is Carbon footprint and Eco fashion world , these 2 will help , others and earth reduce energy and save and create different clothing.

Asia Thomas 5th period

4/22/2016 11:09:37 pm

Surely I agree that we all have to make a change and make the world more greener .

Asia Thomas 5th period

4/22/2016 10:33:28 pm

To make sure the earth stays green; I recycle water bottles, use reusable bags , turn the light off when I walk out the room , and ride a bike or go for a walk . I can do more than to go greener by saving water. And support local farmers.

C. Moreno 2nd pd

4/22/2016 10:33:33 pm

Demerion cooks 2period

4/22/2016 10:44:02 pm

I helped clean the earth by picking up trash, encouraging people to do the right thing.I also been recycling plastic and saving energy.To help keep the earth clean all year i would do the carbon footprint to save the earth from global warming.

Cstroye

4/22/2016 10:45:45 pm

Throughout the years I have done things to help and to hurt the planet . The one major thing I have done is recycle and put trash where it belongs . In the future I would be interested in partaking in the Eco-fashioned world and to continue to recycle , recyclable things

C.Whittaker 2nd

4/22/2016 10:51:56 pm

Instead of riding I would prefer to walk . Instead of littering I would rather pick things up and put them in the recycling Ben . 2 things I would be interested in doing is the carbon footprint and the Eco fashioned idea because it doesn't sound time consuming

Kevion Warren

4/22/2016 11:12:17 pm

Every since i was 8, i always thought people who threw trash on the ground was simple minded, because stupid is a little much. However, ever since then, whenever i saw a piece of trash on the ground i would pick it up and either put it in my pocket to put in the next trash can i see or put it in my back pack and do it later. I sometimes do trash cleanups with a group of people when i have spare time, and even though i drive now, if i do walk somewhere and see trash i still pick it up and throw it away

Therman WIlliams

4/22/2016 11:12:44 pm

In Celebrating the 46th year of our glorious planent. Ive not interestingly listened to the sounds of people tell us how and what to do to keep our planet clean and respected yet , all I've done this year is simply take out the trash, being sure not too litter as much as I use too and, also with the help of my lovely grandparents I've learned how to recycle and even saving the tops off my lids of sodas and junk to donate for cancer research .That's my Earth Day Contribution not much but, im sure the planet could use it .

Kevion Warren (1st period)

4/22/2016 11:14:39 pm

I would be interested in the carbon footprint and the eco fashion world

T. McCowin 2nd period

4/22/2016 11:23:08 pm

Things I did to help Earth go green is by using water correctly, recycle bottles and paper, help planted trees, and stopped polluting the air with gases. I would do Earth 911 and bags on the run.

Destyn Blakley 1st Period

4/22/2016 11:27:56 pm

First off saving the earth is very important because without a safe and healthy place to live , we have no other planet that's capable of living on at the time. The things I do to save the earth is

1. Turn off unnecessary lights
2. Use less water... When washing dishes and bathing
3. Reusing plastic bags
4. Keeping a freshly cut yard
5. Taking out trash
6. Taking walks instead of using gas

Two things that interest me from the go green website was the Texoma Festival and the Eco Fashioned idea because it sounds like there doing something for a good cause.

T-Dewberry 3rd period

4/22/2016 11:55:07 pm

To clean up the earth, I did community service and cleaned 10 miles of trash of the roads creeks and grass. I also did not litter and threw away recyclable trash in the recycling bins. I would do the bags on the run and the local harvest to keep the world cream and stay green

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