The Process

Step 1: What is Going Green? Why is it Important?.

So what does going green mean? In simple terms, going  green is the movement centered on protecting the environment from pollution and destruction. It is a way of living that encourages reducing resource usage and eliminating unneeded waste to fight against global warming and environmental issues.  Explore some of the below resources to get the big picture about environmental issues and consumer consumption.

Websites

United States Environmental Protection Agency- Center for High Schoolers
http://www.epa.gov/highschool/

United States Environmental Protection Agency - Global Warming
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/basicinfo.html

Energy Information Administration  -  Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/world.html

United States Environmental Protection Agency - Garbage Facts
http://www.epa.gov/garbage/facts.htm

Respect Your Mother (Nature) - Facts on Consumer Usage
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2008/apr/16/respect-your-mother-nature/

The Nature Conservancy - Carbon Footprint Calculator
http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/calculator/

Videos

An Inconvenient Truth
Paramount, November 2006.

National Geographic: Human Footprint.
National Geographic, April 2008.

On to STEP 2