William Herzberg
Final Plan

The issue I have come upon is the ecosystem destruction caused by poor air throughout our campus. In order to reduce the poor air quality around not only our school, but our partner school, there are many actions that need to take place. In order to accomplish this our school community will first need a positive mindset that is willing to make strives for improvement. Something that is far beyond our control is the idea of changing the types of cars we drive. Many students and parents that regularly drive around our  campus via automobile are driving gas guzzling, air polluting cars such as large diesel trucks, Hummers, and other various ecosystem destroying vehicles. Not everyone wants to look unfashionable in a Toyota Prius, but for future purchases our community should keep in mind the harm large vehicles puts on the environment. Something that me and my classmates have already discussed is the idea of reducing the amount of pollutants going into the air from the many cars on ours campus by having them idle when their engine is not needed. Numerous parents sit in the carpool line for excessive amounts of time with their car on when they aren't driving anywhere. Many pollutants are entering the air during this period and this can be prevented. Sure mothers don't want to sit in the cold just to have their cars off, but in many instances ones car does not need to be on if they are going to be sitting for over around a minute of so time. Idling the many cars that drive throughout our campus during the day will strongly reduce the amount of exhaust smoke flowing into the air greatly reducing our ecosystem destruction. It's the small things that count and each step taken to improving the environment leads to a great stride in the long run.