So, free bus rides! But what else can and should be done?
The Wisconsin DNR has included Dane County in its Air Quality Watch for tomorrow. Tomorrow, Thursday August 2nd is the fourth Clean Air Action Day of 2007.
You can help by implementing actions that reduce ground-level ozone. These activities include:
Turning off or lowering lights
Turning off computer monitors when not in use
Lowering air conditioning levels
Using public transit, biking or walking for transportation
Delaying unnecessary mowing, weed trimming, and the use of 2-cycle engines
Gassing-up vehicles in the morning or at night
I’m glad to see so many people care about the quality of the water we drink. Now, we need to start paying a little more attention to the air we breathe. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, we can’t point to an agency that is being mismanaged or call for a department head to resign. In this case, we all have to take responsibility.
