Kelly

Thanks for your comments, I will be glad to share with you that the school we visited who decided to do away with plastic is the Chapin School, Princeton, NJ. Most schools these days recycle, and I applaud them all. It is a step in the right direction. However there is so much more we can do. I have added a link below that will take you to a sight of many green schools that are practicing zero waste. Also I have started reading a fascinating book called Ecological Intelligence by Daniel Goleman I highly recommend it as it addresses your concerns about radical transparency as necessary to change our current behaviors.

http://www.ecocycle.org/atschool/list_of_green_star_schools.cfm#top

Thanks again, David, Quiet Riot

America is in dire need of a drastic change in habits. Unfortunately if the pushing factor in that cultural shift is not readily apparent or doesn’t directly affect the individual’s needs and wants, the change will be slow going and arduous. We are still experiencing and fighting to extinguish gender and racial bias even though the seeds for that cultural revolution were planted many generations ago. In my opinion the major gains we have had in those facets of our culture have come with each generation of children being raised with the new ideas and values. The children in turn push to educate and change their parents and family members but it is the influence they will have on future generations that will be the greatest.

Thank you for contributing to this important part of our change in habits & consciousness. I just hope this cultural revolution moves a little faster in the adult arena and that it doesn’t end up being too late.

Create a Great Day!

Kelly Gidzinski