In honor of Earth Day, we welcome guest blogger Jeffrey Levy, who has worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since 1993. He started out protecting the ozone layer and is now EPA's Web Content Manager.
Jeffrey and a friend sitting on a mountaintop
"Environmental protection." To me, that phrase often raises images of massive cleanups, scientists taking water samples, and courtrooms. But it's also about individual choices that add up to big differences. For instance, even my kids know to turn out the lights and toss cans in the recycling. And Earth Day is all about learning what you can do.
But as fun as Earth Day can be, it's not enough to pay attention to the environment one day a year. So as corny as my title is, how can you make it a reality?
To start, check out our Earth Day site, where you can:
* Get daily environmental tip emails or use our widget to put them on your own site
* Listen to podcasts
* Read how to help protect the environment at home, at school, etc.
Staying on EPA's site, talk to us in our brand-new blog, Greenversations. I get to talk to EPA employees all over the country who will be writing, and they've got some great stories. For example, did you know EPA has a professional team of SCUBA divers?
If those links aren't enough to keep you busy, check out USA.gov's info about the environment from other agencies.
Make Every Day Earth Day
In honor of Earth Day, we welcome guest blogger Jeffrey Levy, who has worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since 1993. He started out protecting the ozone layer and is now EPA's Web Content Manager.
Jeffrey and a friend sitting on a mountaintop
"Environmental protection." To me, that phrase often raises images of massive cleanups, scientists taking water samples, and courtrooms. But it's also about individual choices that add up to big differences. For instance, even my kids know to turn out the lights and toss cans in the recycling. And Earth Day is all about learning what you can do.
But as fun as Earth Day can be, it's not enough to pay attention to the environment one day a year. So as corny as my title is, how can you make it a reality?
To start, check out our Earth Day site, where you can:
* Get daily environmental tip emails or use our widget to put them on your own site
* Listen to podcasts
* Read how to help protect the environment at home, at school, etc.
Staying on EPA's site, talk to us in our brand-new blog, Greenversations. I get to talk to EPA employees all over the country who will be writing, and they've got some great stories. For example, did you know EPA has a professional team of SCUBA divers?
If those links aren't enough to keep you busy, check out USA.gov's info about the environment from other agencies.
