By Ali Hooper | Leave A Comment
Last fall I read an article highlighting the Love Canal, a Niagara Falls neighborhood built atop tons (literally) of chemical waste. While reading this article, I became quite upset for two reasons: 1) We still have children attending schools near or on toxic waste, and 2) The toxic waste could have been prevented if only we had been taking better care of our environment.
Fortunately, we can prevent future schools from being built atop chemical landfills. Thanks to a nationwide awareness of environmentally safe(r) products and choices, we have access to many items and ideas that contribute to a green lifestyle.
I absolutely believe that children should not be spending 35+ hours a week on top of chemical waste – that is irresponsible and possibly deadly for the children and school personnel. But ideally, the chemical waste would not be there to begin with. Of course, that is best-case-scenario, but reducing our carbon footprint should be a priority. Does it enrage anyone else that we have children literally seizing because they are exposed to such pollution every single day???
Being green isn’t hard, but I recognize that it isn’t easy either. I only ask that you think about one or two ways that you can make eco-friendly choices – it just might save our next generation of young people.
So what are you going to do?
Ali Hooper is a midwestern girl livin’ in the ‘burbs with her boys (hubby, baby, puppy). Once a School Counselor (now Editor of Homeschool Bliss), she whittles away her time blogging about the not-so-sunny side of motherhood at non-maternal instincts (though she loves showing off pictures of her adorable son at her family blog, The Hoopers).
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ABOUT Ali Hooper
Once a School Counselor, now the Editor of Homeschool Bliss, Ali now whittles away the time blogging{read more}
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Being an eco-friendly retailer, I recognize the importance and validity of “going green” even in baby steps. One thing I’d like to do better, is getting my little ones on walks to fetch items at the store, rather than car rides. It’s a bit cold now, but as it warms up, we’ll try to make it more of a norm. However, such talk seems dimsel in light of children going to school or living in neighborhoods of toxicidity. I would suggest reading the writings of Jonahtan Kozol who shed light on this issue of communities in East St. Louis. It’s at this level, that we must communicate and get involved with our local/state/federal politicians to get involved with cleaning up.