Finally, It's All About You!
Learn: Get informed about environmental issues so that you can make the best eco-friendly decisions for yourself and your family. Surf the web, pick up a good book (pick up your copy of The Green Parent), or watch a movie (try The Inconvenient Truth or Who Killed The Electric Car?) to arm yourself with knowledge and ideas.
Vote: Use the power of the ballot box to send a clear message to elected officials about your environmental concerns. Browse the environmental record of potential candidates at the League of Conservation Voters and be sure to let them know what you think.
Get Involved: Get involved in the environmental issues that affect your community. Organize a recycling center or used clothing drop-off location. Encourage your local utility company to offer discounts or rebates on energy and water-saving products. Lead a trash clean-up day. Or, write an editorial letter to your local paper about the environment initiatives that could give your community a boost.
Join The Club: Become a member of your favorite environmental organization, such as the Sierra Club, The Natural Resource Defense Council, and The Humane Society to support their efforts and stay informed about their latest campaigns.
Give Back: Give a little back to the environment by donating time or money to a charity that helps to protect the environment. Sponsor a local environmental club or organization or check out the Charity Navigator, or Idealist to find an environmentally friendly campaign that interests you.
Remember, every little step you take makes a difference. Try one of these ideas today and let us know how it goes!
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http://www.examiner.com/a-1498837~Baltimore_getting_cleaner__greener.html
Editorial
Baltimore getting cleaner, greener
July 22, 2008
BALTIMORE (Map, News) – We can’t help but notice Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon’s promise to make the city cleaner and greener is coming true in Patterson Park. The once drug-infested abyss is becoming, under her watch, a beautiful asset to the neighborhood and to the city.
Long-overgrown pathways now reveal wide promenades; new and elegant light posts throughout the 155-acre park mean nightfall won’t provide cover for drug dealers and prostitutes; and regular trash pickup means leftovers from picnics won’t attract rats and that piles of bagged dog poop won’t accumulate, along with flies and a pervasive stench.
Dog owners fill the park morning and evening, providing the “eyes” urban thinker Jane Jacobs said were so necessary for thriving city spaces. And police are never far away throughout the day. Regular sports matches fill the fields and tennis players the courts — some of which transform into sites for day-long volleyball matches on the weekends. Weekday concerts draw residents from Butchers Hill and Canton and Highlandtown. Music makes the city seem friendlier, definitely less menacing than depicted in most headlines and on shows like “The Wire.” The quirky pagoda and panoramic views of the city and the Inner Harbor add to its ambiance.
Some might even call the park hip. Not too long ago fliers welcomed participants to a Saturday morning memorial service for a pet owner’s deceased poodle, inviting attendees to bring readings describing beloved pets. This is Baltimore?
We’re not there yet. Unattended young men regularly set off fireworks in broad daylight and harass passers-by on their bikes and with foul language. And some people still think the ground is a garbage can and let dogs run through the children’s play space. Worse, shootings on the perimeter of the park make safety a lasting concern as are the occasional used needles scattered near trees where children and dogs could easily step on them.
Adding markers throughout the park to identify locations would help police respond to 911 and 311 calls. Right now callers must use street intersections to notify police, which doesn’t work when you’re in danger in the middle of the park. And ultimately the park cannot thrive if the city does not. That means adding more residents. As we’ve noted many times — and the mayor’s own Blue Ribbon Committee on Taxes and Fees urges — the best way to do that is to cut property taxes. It worked for San Francisco and Boston. It can work here too. If the city wants this green renaissance in East Baltimore to spread, it must take the whacker to it’s most onerous weed: High taxes.
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