America Going Green!

President Barack Obama is a fierce advocate for clean energy. He believes that in order for America to go green, we must act now by developing new forms of clean energy. Going green will not be a quick or easy process.However, in order to go green we must provide American scientists with the tools they need. President Obama has a strong plan to invest in alternative and renewable sources of energy, end our reliance on oil from other countries and prevent further global climate change.

While President Obama wants the country to go green, he faces strong opposition from the republican party who insist on not going green and continue to drill for oil overseas. Many wonder why anybody would not want our country to go green. Going green will protect our planet from global warming, protect our country and world from global warming and will create millions of new jobs. Many republican politicians have claimed to support going green, but very few of them have actually acted on their claims. Last year the government passed the infamous stimulus package which included billions of dollars to help the country go green. More than ten billion dollars will go to creating a more complex grid that will transport new forms of energy to where it is needed most. More than four billion dollars will be spent on new government buildings that will support clean energy which will save tax paying citizens lots of money. Hundreds of billions of dollars will create clean energy jobs and training for those jobs. Also, a couple billion dollars will be rewarded to those who create new forms of batteries to help stock the new forms of energy.

The money from the stimulus package that is going to help the country go green is a great start. However, a lot more needs to be done if we are going to end our need of foreign oil, stop global warming and put Americans back to work in an environmentally friendly way. The President needs to continue ignoring opposition on this matter because most of the country believes that going green is the right thing to do. It is right not only to keep our country safe from global warming but to grow our economy and be able to compete with the world in green technologies. It is in our country’s best interest as well as the best interest of the world that we move forward with President Obama’s clean energy plan.

Green Lifestyle

Since the government is having trouble passing legislation that will help prevent global warming and create clean energy, many American citizens have taken it upon themselves to live a green lifestyle. Climate change is becoming a bigger threat to our world everyday and green jobs are hard to come by. So instead of waiting for the government to stop their partisan bickering, people have come up with better ways to promote a green lifestyle that will help our planet. Leading a green lifestyle does not require making dramatic changes to your life. The best ways to be green are very simple.

* For starters, try to do all of your shopping at either one store or as few as possible. For example, stores like Wal Mart, Target or Whole Foods have a wide selection of not only food but other items such as clothes and hygiene and entertainment products. Limiting the amount of stores you shop at will reduce the amount of gas you use to get from store to store.

* When you go shopping, purchase a few canvas bags to put your groceries in so you don’t waste the plastic bags that most stores give you. These are great first steps to living a green lifestyle. An obvious and easy way to become green would be to recycle. It is the right thing to do and really makes a difference in the world.

* If you use your printer a lot, change your computer settings so that your printer prints on both sides. This will reduce the amount of wasted paper, save trees and prevent you from driving your car to buy more computer paper.

* This might be one of the harder ways to become more green, but if possible, walk or ride your bike to where you need to go. If that is not an option, use public transportation. This will also reduce the amount of gas.

There are thousands of other ways to become more green and all of them are effective. Unfortunately, many think that their impact alone is too small and does not make a difference. However, if everybody did their part in making the earth a cleaner place, we would not be in the situation we are currently in. It is the responsibility of everyone on this earth to save as much energy and create as little greenhouse gas as possible. Now if we can just convince the government to do the same, we would be in much better shape.