GreenScream

Compost: I am annoyed that this is not more of a thing that everybody does. I think it should be. I feel like everyone should have a compost pile. I live in an apartment complex with a good amount of grass for it being in New York City, and I want to start a compost pile. Also, I want to start one in my school. Although I go to a very small school that has absolutely no vegetation, a compost pile would be beneficial. These are of course small steps to what I would really like to see done; Green roofs with solar pannels. I have done some research, Green Roofs cost between $15-$40 per square foot. I should talk to the enviornmental club (I should actually join the environmental club) and see what can be done. It just really bothers me when I know something can be done, but it isn’t happening. I think of my high school kind of like an Oberlin, and we should be as environmentally forward. It just always frustrates me.

Another thing that bothers me: my family’s use of water bottles. My parents are both big water drinkers, and they insist on buying plastic water bottles. Everyday I bother them about it, telling them to invest the $20 in an aluminum water bottle, like the Sigg Water Bottle (Nalgenes are also pretty bad) and they act as if they are going to do something, but rarely ever do.

One last thing. My stepbrother keeps his TV on ALL night long. I mean, does he really need to be watching that much TV in the first place. He falls asleep at like 10 and the TV stays on all night.

So I am trying to think of ways to remind the people around me how important it is to be green. I’m thinking of leaving little notes around my house.