30 day

My 30 day challenge is to recycle as much as I can. Me and my mom both drink tons of water bottles each week and we dont recycle them. As for my dad, he drinks pop in the cans. Those can easily be recycled or even taken in for money. After the 30 days I still hope I can keep doing the environment good.

I have decided to keep the same 30 day challenge. I have sucessfully recycled all my plastic water and gatorade bottles. Its when it comes to pop cans is when I have trouble sticking to my plan. Im still used to just tossing them in the trash. This challenge was pretty easy to conquer. I made my challenge easy so it wasnt out of my reach and a complete fail. If I keep doing what im doing im sure overall my challenge will be a success.

I think that my 30 day challenge will become a habbit. It is no longer a challenge for me. It is easy to throw away plastic waste and pop cans in a recycling ben. Im sure completeing my challenge did make a small environmental impact but im only one person so Its not going to be very big. Over my lifetime im sure I will have made a larger impact. Yes, I think this was a worthwhile experience. How hard is it to dispose of plastics and other things into a different trash can. Thirty days isnt really that long of a period. I did not have to sacrifice anything while doing my thirty day challenge. There are ways you can impact the environment in a good way besides having to giving up something in return. The upside to recycling is by not putting more waste into are landfills. By doing this I can save animals from being hurt in the trash and im also saving land space for the environment. It is worth it to contribute to the environment because it makes you feel good about yourself. No matter how large or small of a impact I made I know im doing something good for this planet. There are many things I could do to help our planet continue to be sustainable. A couple of ways I could change are washing my clothes in warm water instead of hot. I could also unplug appliances that are not used everyday.  Some of these are pretty simple. Also, I could start using compact flourescent lightbulbs. Some other  ways are insulating my home, replacing old windows, use traps instead of poisens to kill critters. These are only a few ways I can improve the environment. There are many more.

The Human Footprint

Watching the video the Human Footprint taught me many things on how we as people impact Earth, a planet that we should take care of. Humans hav a negative impact on the plant. I'm not talking about a little impact, this is a HUGE problem. Watching "The Human Footprint" made me angry at myself and at our economy and how they just dont care. People dont realize what there doing by the way that there living. Earth is something that we should cherish and its something that were destroying. First off, I was shocked about all the materials and resoures that i took just to make ONE diaper. No wonder why the cost of oil is so expensive. The world needs to re-evaluate how we live. This planets future is in our hands. Another thing that i was shocked about was how much pollution intered the atmosphere each and every day. Our factorys need to find a better and cleaner way to produce things. There are many things that can be done to improve our human footprint. I know what I can do. I will recycle all waste that I can which i did not do before. Another thing i could do would be bringing it up at church. My church group would love to make a change.

introduction

Hi, my name is Dwight Longstreth. I've lived in Gahanna, Ohio all my life. I am a junior. There are many interesting things about me. First off, I love the outdoors and I love going hunting and fishing with my great grandfather. My great grandpa is the most important person in my life. He is always there for me no matter what and he has my back 100 %. He has taught me basically everything I know. He lives right down the street from me so I see him almost every day. If you know me you know I am a big sports fan. I am the biggest Ohio State fan you will ever meet. I bleed Scarlet and Gray. My favorite NFL team is the Cleveland Browns. No matter how there season ends up I am still a loyal fan. Football is a big passion of mine. I have played since I was 5 years of age. Another thing you might want to know is that I love animals. I currently have 6 pets, 5 dogs and a cat. My love for the wild life was a big influence on choosing to take Environmental Science. A big thing I value in life is my relationship with God. God was introduced into my life last year when I decided to attend the youth group at Shepard Nazarene. Going to church is one of the best decisions I've ever made. Something I would like to work on would be my effort towards school. It hasn't always been the greatest. I keep having to motivate myself all the time to get my school work on time. After I graduate I plan on joining the military, more specifically the army. The military has been a big thing in my family in almost every generation. Yeah so that is a little something about me. Hope you enjoyed reading.