Sitting at my other office (aka the North End Starbucks) and watching the typical January drizzle…at least I’m feeling warm and fuzzy about some upcoming events here on Mercer Island.
It just so happens that I’m involved in the Mercer Island Preschool Association's Circus AND planning this year's Mercer Island Leap for Green sustainability fair. Unfortunately, both are on the same day at overlapping times (April 26, 2014), but it’s still pretty exciting. And fun.
There's so much good energy going into these events! As with many things in life, these events are connected. In this case, by the community. But this confluence of events also got me thinking about how EVERYTHING is connected.
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A big theme of this year's Leap for Green is easy ways to be green at home, and things we can do to help improve water quality (not a big stretch, being surrounded by water!). The water in the picture above is just off Slater Park, my favorite spot for a dip here on Mercer Island.
The water that flows into the lake from the storm drain outflow right there comes from the runoff when it rains. Untreated. Carrying the soap and dirt from people washing cars in driveways, pesticides and lawn chemicals, oil and fluids from leaky cars, and of course, pet waste. Ick, right? And then all that stuff goes into Puget Sound, where we boat, swim, and fish.
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Of course, no one is perfect and it’s impossible to be totally 100% green all of the time, but there are always choices we can make. All the way from how we wash our cars to how we build our homes. I do believe that everyone, making little choices every day, CAN make a difference in making the world–especially our local communities–a better place. It doesn’t have to be hard.
Please comment: What are your favorite little ways to be greener every day?