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By Isabelle Zellan ‘23 and Daniel Shapiro ‘23
On March 25, the City of West Orange held its 11th conference for the Earth Hour event. The event itself, held on March 27, consisted of citizens and towns shutting off non-essential lights in a symbolic gesture to help raise awareness about the threat our global climate is facing. Started by the World Wildlife Fund and partners in 2007, the Earth Hour event started off as a symbolic lights-out event held in Sydney, Australia. From there it grew into a large grassroots movement that encompasses cities and towns across the globe.
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By Daniel Shapiro’23
President Biden has taken massive steps forward on the imposing threat of the mounting climate crisis. “A cry for survival comes from the planet itself. A cry that can't be any more desperate or any more clear,” Biden said in his inaugural address. “To overcome these challenges - to restore the soul and to secure the future of America - requires more than words.” In the first few months of his presidency, Biden has taken crucial steps towards making America a more climate-friendly nation, such as killing the long-embattled Keystone XL pipeline. By Rachel Max ‘24
On March 31, the West Orange town council met to discuss their upcoming sustainability plan and answer questions to those in attendance, including GOA students. The council plans to have the entire town of West Orange run on sustainable energy. It is impossible to do the entire switch at once due to budget constraints, but the council would like to set a goal date. However, this decision is mostly up to the federal government. Other than the members of the town council, two owners of landscaping companies spoke about gas and electric leaf blowers. Though this example is extremely specific, the switch from gas to electric appliances is applicable to other, more common situations. |
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