Students Gone Green

Alexis Kowaleski

Tuesday April 22 students celebrated possibly the most popular Earth Day yet.

The possible high popularity of this years Earth Day comes from the ever rising gas prices, the looming global warming scare and the overall awareness that these shockers have created.

“I think the idea of going greed is great. It’s always good for people to take a stand and help out the environment,” Grand Rapids senior Emily Davis said.

However is this going green fad just that? Will being environmentally aware become a way of life for students or just a passing fling?

Actually going green means to use the Earth’s natural resources and to minimize harmful emissions to the environment.

The most popular was to go green are the buying reusable shopping bags made from cloth which cut the costs and manufacturing of plastic bags.

While this is the cheapest way to go green, hybrid and flex-fuel cars are also the other popular green solution.

“My dad drives a hybrid and I definitely think that’s a great way to help the environment,” Davis said.

However not all students have the money to trade their current car for a hybrid.

“I ride my bike to cut down on fuel emissions,” Belding senior Mark McKenna said.

Whatever students do to go green is better than not doing anything at all, lets just hope this is one trend that doesn’t go out of style.