On this 40th anniversary of Earth Day, I hope the American representatives in the House and Senate will make America greener by:
* Giving the Americans effective public transport,
* Re-teach them to hand dry their their clothes instead of tumble dry it,
* Teach the Americans to eat un-produced food (=> less trash & pollution),
* Give the Americans incentives to walk & take the bike instead of the car whenever at all possible,
* Make building laws that have green requirements (recycle water, 3 layer isolation windows that manage heat/cold, lasting or biodegradable building materials, half & full flush water closets, water saver on shower head and water taps, warm water pipe heating either in the floor or via radiators, solar cells on roofs etc),
* Improve recycling possibilities, e.g. make bins for used batteries next to the garbage cans by apartment buildings and on street corners or outside drug stores and supermarkets,
* Make Round-up and other unnecessary chemicals ILLEGAL- at least for private consumers (as they have been in Europe for years!),
* Make the leaf and snow blowers illegal!! Give people a good old rake/broom and snow plow = free exercise :-)
Links
Earth Day on Wiki
White House Honors Earth Day 40th Anniversary
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Earth Day History by Envirolink
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