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If you haven’t yet, time is now to embrace green movement John Brannen and Andrew TaylorTHE DAILY COUGAR

With gas prices soaring across the country and given the current economic climate, everyday respon-sibilities are becoming increasingly expensive.

While the public has been encouraged to “go green” for quite some time, not everyone has caught on. However fi nger-pointing should be at a minimum. Not everyone can afford to purchase a hybrid vehicle or buy groceries at Whole Foods.

Many brush aside the idea of going green or Earth Day, but that old mentality must be eradicated. Mother Earth has undergone some serious damage, particularly in

the last century. Our beloved city of Houston with its deep, historic ties to the oil and gas industry must fundamentally change its ways for the sake of future generations.

Going green and being conscious of your actions can take a load off of some everyday expenses. With this guide we hope to inform people of some of the easier and realistic means of going green, while also informing you of businesses and venues around town that are being proactive.

While some may not like the idea of giving up some of their favorite things, know that a complete overhaul of your lifestyle is not necessary. Sometimes it is just the little things can make a difference, regardless of how big or small.

Recycling aluminum cans, card-board boxes, newspapers, plastic

cups and bottles is a simple way that you can benefi t the environment.

Some neighborhoods do not recycle glass, but that is not a lost cause. Citizens can take glass and receive small payments for saving up your bottles and taking them to the City of Houston Westpark Recycling Drop-Off Center at 5900 Westpark Dr.

Other things like cellphones, bat-teries and computers do not have to collect dust in a closet or garage. They too can be recycled by wire-less providers or at local electronic stores like Best Buy.

Another change that requires minimal effort is to switch to reus-able bags for grocery shopping. Instead of returning home with a ton of cheap, ugly plastic bags switch to the kind that you can buy and use forever. They’re much

better looking and above all else you almost never have to worry about loading them too full or heavy.

However, if reusing bags is just something that you cannot come to terms with you should at least be reusing the plastic bags from the grocery store as trash bags for your bathroom, or some other small trash bin.

The ones you cannot use in your home can be returned to most gro-cery stores, or they could be used to clean up after your pets.

These are just miniscule changes though, and other steps could be taken to insure that your are doing your part to help the planet’s health.

With UH having a reputation of being a commuter school, students or staff who live in a close proximity could cooridnate

schedules and carpool to campus for classes and work.

For those who do not reside a far distance from campus, public transportation is always an option. For people who live close riding a bicycle is always an affordable method of transportation

The public is facing increased pressure to become more aware of environmental issues, but there are always minor steps that can be taken to raise awareness and that will not drastically alter your way of life.

The purpose of this guide is not to be preachy or push an agenda, but simply to inform and suggest ways that you can help.

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Don’t let life in the city limit creative garden ideas Julian JimenezTHE DAILY COUGAR

With the sun shining in the sky and the cool breeze wafting through the air, there is no doubt why spring stands out as a favorite among the seasons — it is a great opportunity for many to bust out a favorite T-shirt or pick up a Frisbee.

But it is also important to recognize that the season is a time of renewal and abundance. After the cold, withering temperatures of win-ter, the warm weather gives nature the time to bring new life into the world as tiny sprouts push through the soil and fl ower buds blossom into vivid colors. Indeed, spring is a season of fertility and growth, and because the conditions are so favor-able for plant life, it’s also the perfect time to start gardening.

Of course, for the many people who are more accustomed to the dense streets of a metropolis like Houston, it’s tough at times to even consider gardening a worthwhile endeavor — in such a developed

urban environment, most of the soil and plant life has given way to asphalt parking lots and strip malls. But for those with a more environmentally-conscious mental-ity, gardening has begun to fl ourish in many cities across America, and people across the nation have begun to embrace more sustainable efforts as they tend to community gardens.

These patches of greenery stand out to the concrete that dominates the urban landscape. Though a community garden can be defi ned as little more than a piece of land that is gardened by a group of people, these projects encompass a wide range of methods and set-ups, from neighborhood allotment gardens that provide spaces for neighbors to market gardens that serve as a col-lective endeavor for entrepreneurs or low-income residents. Regardless of the overall goal, these gardens are a great way to bring plants to areas they would otherwise never grow, and with so many associated benefi ts it’s easy to see why they’re popular.

An urban garden is an innovative way of having an attractive yard in the confi nes of the city limits. With the right treatment, a wide assortment of plants can be grown in places that they usually would not be. | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

HAIR CARE

Be on the lookout for harmful productsAmanda StarghillTHE DAILY COUGAR

After receiving a paycheck for rewarding labor, the first two things that a college student allo-cates their funds toward is tuition and toiletries.

Every student wants to continue their education and maintain a healthy, stylish life-style but not every individual is aware of how some ingredients in certain products can contribute to the Earth’s current poor condition. There are hair product companies and lines that promote healthy, luscious hair without sacrifices the fruits of the Earth.

When strolling down the super market aisle to find a hairspray that will provide a strong hold for the highly-anticipated event, no one thinks about hair the chloro-fluorocarbon (CFC) in hair spray depletes the ozone layer.

After stepping into the shower from a long day of work and studying, no one considers how their moisturizing conditioners with insoluble silicones are going down the drain just to pollute the water supply. Do not completely shy away from silicones because some are water soluble and are essential to heat-protectant products that prep the hair before encountering the extreme tem-peratures of the blow dryer and flat iron.

A vast majority of phar-maceutical creams and cosmetics products contain

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ROOFS

Latest innovation comes from a high placeChristina YanascavageTHE DAILY COUGAR

When planning to grow a gar-den or fl owers, consider looking up.

Some benefi ts to having a “green” roof range from lower-ing our energy bills to helping to reduce our impact on the environment.

Types of green roofs vary, and color does help. The lighter the roof color, the more heat is refl ected off the home or building. A cooler roof means lower energy bills for the occupants inside. Some buildings have white roofs to help refl ect heat.

Growing plants on a roof offer other benefi ts. In addition to expanding one’s growing space and absorbing rain water, planting a roof top garden can help return some of the natural habitat that existed before the building was built there. Roof top gardens also consume carbon dioxide and absorb heat that would otherwise increase the temperatures of homes and buildings.

The UH Horticulture Society is studying green roofs. The group recently visited the Lady Bird John-son Wildfl ower Center in Austin to meet with an expert about green roofs. They discussed different types of research taking place at the center. Some of the research topics include grasses, plants, and various green roof technologies.

The student group hopes to apply this knowledge to the

green roof of the Keeland Center. “Hopefully in the future we can experiment a little bit with different plants that haven’t been tried for roof top gardening” math and biol-ogy undergraduate major Danielle Vinette said. “Maybe some other types of grasses.”

Collectively, many green roofs can help lower air temperatures in neighborhoods and cities, resulting

in better air quality while reducing heat island effects

“Cities and industrialized areas where they’re heavily paved, there is almost no ground to absorb heat” said mechanical engineer freshman Rachel Gamblin. “Putting green roofs onto city places, like on downtown areas, like very indus-trial places is going to help reduce the water problems — we have a

lot. But more importantly it is going to reduce the heat re-radiation. The impact of local roof choices may go beyond city limits. Roof top gardens are going to reverse that negative space that we make with buildings back into positive space that produces oxygen, cycles carbon dioxide, can be useful for water run off.

“But most importantly it

reduces the heat, and that clearly, for our climate change that we are facing, no matter if it is man made or natural… it is defi nitely going to help with the climate change that we are looking at,” Gamblin adds.

Roof top planners should count the fi nancial benefi ts too. Higher roof temperatures warm the air inside the structure, which can raise energy costs. “A lot of companies are not hearing the fact that economically viable practices will eventually save them money,” Gamlin said. “They have upstart costs, obviously, but in the long term they will save them lots and lots of money... Lots of them will.”

The steps to installing a green roof may vary depending on fac-tors such as location, budget, and structure type. Some localities may require permits. Additionally, the structure may need to be tested for its ability to support a green roof.

When planning a roof garden, the roof will need to be treated so that the plants and roots do not grow directly into the roof’s surface.

Finally, safety should be considered through the process of planning, installation, and maintenance.

Roof top plant and garden discussions for the Keeland Center have ranged from experimental grasses to fl owers. It is unlikely that the group will plant their Venus Fly-traps on the roof.

“Generally, you put a dome over the Venus Fly Trap plant to increase the humidity,” Vinette said. “It would be too dry out there.”

The Burdette Keeland, Jr. Design and Exploration Center on campus is an example of a roof that conserves energy. It was previously an auto shop but is now used by architechture students. | Christina Yanascavage/The Daily Cougar

POLLUTION

Students ponder air regulation enforcementChristina YanascavageTHE DAILY COUGAR

A cost and benefi t study recently released by the Environmental Protection Agency shows that the projected benefi ts of the Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990 will yield greater benefi ts to costs by a ratio of 30 to 1, and in some estimates 90 to 1.

The study, titled The Benefi ts and Costs of the Clean Air Act from 1990 to 2020, was released in March 2011, with a revised document released in April 2011.

Most of the study’s benefi ts are based on quantifi able health measures. The currently quantifi able environmental benefi ts alone are said to be about equal to the costs.

The results of this study could possibly lay further ground work and raise additional questions about future regulation of other types of pollution or greenhouse gases.

Discussions about regulating pollution can be a debatable topic. Biology major Scott Allen and psychology major Monsterrat Olmos weighed in on several topics sur-rounding the issues of pollution.

About regulations:“Pollution regulations are

important especially because most companies don’t internalize their pollution costs,” Olmos said.

“It’s all external which is bad because it does not give them a sense of responsibility, it doesn’t give them a sense that they need to

replace what they’ve taken.“I’m not saying that we shouldn’t

take from forests or from natural resources, but as you take you have to give back.

“The government is hesitant of doing that because they feel, or want to make us feel, like corporations are able to regulate themselves on everything. That it is entirely not true. Just because of the fact that a corporation has to worry about profi t, that takes away

the whole integrity of not polluting, not affecting the environment, not abusing resources and not exhaust-ing things.

Role of government:“I think it is a good idea to push

for lower emissions of pollutions,” Allen said. “If companies are capable of doing it, they are doing the best job that they can.

“I’m not for controlling carbon emissions as I do not view carbon

dioxide as a bad pollution. There’s other more important

concerns, you have all kinds of sulfur compounds that are created into worse compounds when they get exposed in the upper atmosphere.

“You have mercury, nitrites, nitrates, phosphates, stuff that cre-ates ozone and all sorts of problems, and that causes other kinds of complications like acid rain or get-ting mercury into the food chain and to your fi sh.

“It’s a good idea to regulate them but we have to take baby steps because these kinds of technologies are not going to be instantly created.

About pollution:“There are going to be other

concerns with producing a lot of hot gases that can change the environment or change the biome by increasing air temperature or increasing cloud cover,” Allen said.

“Even as it is there are so many airplanes in the sky that they do create artificial cloudy days in some major cities. That’s another thing people worry about.”

About business:“Some organizations have

made strides in putting buffers on their exhaust pipes, where they could actually harness these sulfur phosphate compounds and then sell them to chemical companies,” Allen said.

“They have an interest into making a profit from cleaning up their own pollution.”

Students try to get a gauge on the Houston air by experimenting with an air monitor in front of the MD Anderson Library. | Christina Yanascavage/The Daily Cougar

GREENQUICKTIPS

Going green can seem overwhelm-ing, time consuming and expensive, but actually there are simple things that not only help our plant, but can also help save you money!

CFL light bulbs: Energy e! cient light bulbs cut down electricity use and electric-ity bills.

Energy e! cient appliances (energy star label): These appliances help cut down electricity use and save money.

Reusable bags for shopping: Plastic and paper shopping bags can be wasteful and harmful to land and sea habitats.

Reusable water bottles: These end up in land " ll after one use. Use a " lter for tap water instead and " ll up a sturdy reusable bottle.

Wash laundry in cold water: Cuts down on energy cost, and still cleans your clothes.

Turn o" the lights: Use natural light as much as possible (open the curtains):

Drive the speed limit and combine your errands in one trip: Use less gas and less pollution. Better yet, walk or ride a bike to places that are two miles or closer.

Turn o" computer completely at night and Unplug chargers and appliances: They use energy, even if not in use.

Pay bills online: Save paper and trees!

Print on both sides: The less paper used the better.

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According to the American Com-munity Gardening Association, urban gardens are a great way to improve the quality of life in a community because they beautify neighborhoods, stimulate social interaction and work as a catalyst for neighborhood devel-opment. Gardeners gain a variety of personal advantages as well, because the gardens conserve resources, pro-vide a source of nutritious food and create an opportunity for recreation and exercise.

But, perhaps most important of all, community gardeners con-nect with others as they pool their efforts toward a single goal: growing. Whether it be fl owers, vegetables or fruits, the patience and effort it takes to run a successful community gar-den offers city-dwellers a perspective on life that’s increasingly hard to fi nd. As these gardening efforts thrive and expand, they bring a strong sense of unity to the city that’s hard to match.

Because these gardens impart such positive infl uences to the community, there’s little question as to how the movement has gained such popularity in recent years. And with so many tools available to people interested in fl exing a green thumb, it’s easy to get started. In the Houston-Galveston area, the City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department Urban Gardening Program and the Urban Harvest Community Gardens Program are two of the biggest supporters and education resources available to help out beginners.

With sponsored gardens spread everywhere in the Gulf Coast region, both these programs offer plots of

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Whether you’re exploring a new pastime, searching to connect with your neighbors or striving to make our world a little greener with some dedication and hard work, com-munity gardens are a great way to make an impact in the world.

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Products like grease and lotion are favorites in households but not only are they awful for the environment, they are not benefi-cial to your skin and hair either. Petrolatum merely clogs the pores and seals the moisture that is in the skin prior to application but it also prevents moisture absorption from air.

While this is beneficial for dia-per rashes and other self-healing skin conditions, it only causes an accumulation of dead skin and product debris on the hair shaft and skin surface. Many hair prod-ucts are turning to silicone-free and paraben-free products and so should you.

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Q&A

Behind the wheel: a day in the life of a Prius driver John BrannenTHE DAILY COUGAR

Meet junior environmental science major Nathaniel Wooten. After making back-and-forth trips across the state in a gas-guzzling truck, the price fi nally took its toll and he decided to go green with his automobile, buying a 2008 Toyota Prius.

He now vows driving a hybrid car is not only cost-effective but is benefi cial for the environment.

Q: What was your inspiration in becoming a Prius owner?A: I drove a 1997 Chevrolet pick-up truck. It had horrible gas mileage and I eventually traded it in.

Gas mileage from driving to Aus-tin and back was the main reason. I would spend a full tank of gas in the truck, 25 gallons, and that would get me almost all the way to Austin and back a full 300 miles.

Now with the Prius, I can drive a 10 gallon tank there and back and still have enough for the week to

drive to school, which is about a 20-minute commute.

Q: How have you been a! ected by the recent gas prices? What kind of gas do you use?A: Just regular gas. It hasn’t been too much of an issue because of how much is saved. It’s been about $30-40 to fi ll up the tank.

If I don’t travel, a tank of gas

can last me up to two months sometimes.

Q: In layman’s terms, how does the Prius work? What makes it such a green-friendly car?A: If I’m in a lot of stop-and-go traffi c or braking at a bunch of stoplights the energy from slowing down is saved and reproduced in my battery.

Q: People often talk about how quiet hybrids are, is that the truth?

A: I can get from my house to the freeway which is about four blocks and my engine doesn’t even turn on. My neighbors don’t hear me leave. It’s silent the entire way.

Q: Do you ever catch any " ack

from other drivers? Do other Prius drivers ever acknowledge you in tra# c?A: Nobody has ever said anything negative. It’s almost like I’m in a community, kind of like people who ride motorcycles. People who drive Hybrids say something to each other, and I park next to other Priuses when I can.

Q: What are some other positives of the car?I feel like my car is really versatile. It’s almost like an SUV, it’s a hatch-back. It has a lot of room, I can fi t my dogs or my bicycle.

Q: Do you feel as if you are doing something positive for the envi-ronment by driving a Prius?A: I feel like it’s more of me making a difference for the environment than the fi nancial aspect.

Half the time I don’t even realize it and my car is off and it’s running off its battery. It makes me think that everything should have this kind of technology.

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Discovery Green: An overview of one of Houston’s favorite parks John BrannenTHE DAILY COUGAR

The space that now occupies Discovery Green was once two sets of concrete parking lots that were surrounded by a narrow strip of grass. The green connected the Houston Center to the west and the George R. Brown Convention center to the east.

A far cry from what it is now — one of the trendiest places in Houston to be outdoors.

Former mayor Bill White and the Brown foundation, a philanthropic organization, are some of the key fi gures in the park’s establishment in 2008. When the land went up for sale the city put up part of the funding for the space.

Park designers used Bryant Park in New York, Millennium Park in San Francisco and Nueva Buena Park in Chicago as inspiration for Discovery Green. There were also meetings across the city where Houstonians were asked what they would like to see in a park downtown.

“Discovery Green stands as a beaming example of environmental best practices applied to a public project that has become the cen-terpiece of Houston’s downtown,” mayor Annise Parker said in a statement.

“It was the vision of my prede-cessor, Bill White. He deserves a thank you for ensuring it became a reality.

What makes the park green?Discovery Green uses solar pan-

els on its buildings that generate approximately nine to 11 percent of the power we use. The rest of the energy used comes from renew-able sources, the park also has a partnership with Green Mountain Energy to insure Discovery Green stays green.

Success of the Final FourTo celebrate Houston hosting

the Final Four, Discovery Green

hosted the Big Dance Concert Series, a free three-day music festival. The event attracted approximately 140,000 people, the highest capacity the park has faced.

“The programming was a key part of our strategy, the park was built to accommodate a lot of different kinds of activities, and to have small and mid-sized programs, said Discovery Green programming director Suzanne Tice.

“The Final Four was a big

challenge for the park because no one really knew how many people could be there at one time, it was such a different kind of event. Homeland Security got involved, because it was high enough profi le of a event they felt that it was a pos-sible terrorist target.

“But there were absolutely no serious problems. People were respectful of the space, the gardens and grass are in great shape. All damages will be compensated by the NCAA.

“We had a 315 percent increase in our web traffi c in April over March, so that tells you what kind of attention it brought to the park. I think it will help a lot of people remember the space and have people want to come back and experience it in different ways. It was a wonderful experience for the park, but it was not one that we necessarily thought we could pull off.

Upcoming eventsAlong with its regular slate of

programming, Discovery Green will be hosting special events for Earth Day.

“We have a really vibrant program, things happen here all the time,” Tice said. “There are fi ve small exercise classes a week that are free. They attract anywhere from 60-300 people at once.

“There are things like our recycling Saturdays that help serve people who live in Midtown and downtown who can bring their recycling goods down here.

Earth Day Houston will be put together by the Air Alliance, a non-profi t organization that advo-cates for clean air. They will have everything from entertainment on stages to dozens of displays, exhibits and activities that relate to sustainability.

“There will be a consumers section that is targeted toward helping people be more green, that will attract about 15,000 people on Saturday.”

Discovery Green will take a break from its packed schedule to host a wide range of activities this weekend to commemorate Earth Day and encourage Houstonians to go green.| Courtesy of Katya Horner

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