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Eco Green Corner: Staying green for summer break The end of the semester is around the corner, the weather is warm and the vacation destinations are beckoning. Beautiful beaches and exotic landscapes are just a plane, train or car ride away. But these modes of transportation contribute to your carbon footprint. Outside the confines of our campus, it may seem difficult to continue green habits, but whether you’re going to the Jersey shore or Aruba this summer, it’s important to continue to be environmentally conscious when traveling. If you’re sticking to the East Coast this summer, there are plenty of ways you can reduce your carbon emissions. Take a day trip to a beach that has a bus or train station nearby so you can utilize the mass transit system. You won’t have to deal with traffic or gas prices if you take a quick train ride to the beach. Or if you’re staying for more than a day and need the car to transport more beach necessities, carpool with friends and bring or rent a bike to get around town, rather than using more gas. It’s a bit more difficult to go green when traveling by plane, but there are still things you can do to be eco-friendly. Flying itself isn’t the most eco-friendly way to travel, but airlines like Continental, Virgin Atlantic, Jet Blue and Southwest have been recognized for their environmentally conscious endeavors. They use paperless tickets, provide green tips to passengers and strive to make their flights as fuel-efficient as possible. Check your prospective airline’s environmental policies before you buy your tickets. Booking with one of these airlines is a good way to sneak a few more environment points onto your scorecard. Most airlines, however, don’t recycle, so hold onto your cans, cups and napkins and recycle them when you land. There are multiple ways you can enjoy yourself this summer and be eco-friendly at the same time. At school, there are ample opportunities to be sustainable, but being ecological on your own isn’t as daunting as you may think. You will have a greener vacation simply by being cognizant of your actions and how they impact the environment. Leave no stone unturned. Look for ways you can reduce your carbon footprint this summer while still enjoying catching a few rays. -Victoria Scheirer Lawrenceville Eco-rep
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Eko Green Corner: Ostati zeleno ljetne stanke Na kraju semestra je oko kutu, vrijeme je topla i destinacija se zov. Lijepe plaže i egzotičnih krajolika, samo su avionom, vlakom ili vožnje automobilom. Ali ovi načini prijevoza doprinose na emisije ugljičnog dioksida. Izvan granica našeg kampusa, može se činiti teško i dalje zelene navike, ali da li idete na obali Jersey ili Aruba ovog ljeta, to je važno i dalje biti ekološki svjestan kad ste na putovanju. Ako ste držati na istočnoj obali ovog ljeta, postoji mnogo načina na koje možete smanjiti svoje emisije ugljičnog dioksida. Uzmi izlet na plaži koja ima autobusne ili željezničke stanice u neposrednoj blizini tako da možete koristiti sustav za masovni prijevoz. Nećete morati da se bave prometom i cijenama plina ako se brzi vlak vožnja do plaže. Ili ako borave više od jednog dana i treba automobil za prijevoz više plaži potrebe, carpool s prijateljima i donijeti ili iznajmite bicikl kako bi dobili oko grada, radije nego da koristite više plina. To je malo teže ići zelena kada putuju avionom, ali još uvijek postoje stvari koje možete učiniti kako bi biti eko-prijateljski. Letenje se nije najviše eko-friendly način za putovanje, ali kao što su zrakoplovne kompanije Continental, Virgin Atlantika, Jet Blue i jugozapadu su poznati po svojim ekološki osviještene nastojanjima. Oni koriste bez papira ulaznice, osigurati zelene savjete putnicima i nastojati da svoje letove kao goriva učinkovita što je više moguće. Provjerite Vaše buduće zrakoplovnog prijevoznika politike u zaštiti okoliša prije nego što kupiti ulaznice. Rezervacija s jednim od tih airlines je dobar način da se ušuljati još nekoliko okoliš bodova na svoj scorecard. Većina airlines, međutim, ne reciklira, tako zadržati svoje limenke, šalice i salvete te ih reciklirati kada zemlja. Postoji više načina na koje možete uživati ovo ljeto i biti eko-prijateljski u isto vrijeme. U školi, postoji obilje mogućnosti za održiv, ali se ekološki sami nije tako težak kao što mislite svibanj. Imat ćete zelenije odmor jednostavno biti svjesni svojih postupaka i kako oni utječu na okoliš. Ostavite nije kamen neprevrnut. Potražite načine možete smanjiti emisiju ugljičnog dioksida ovog ljeta, a još uvijek uživa loveći nekoliko zrake. -Victoria Scheirer Lawrenceville Eko-rep