I remember seeing this commercial hundreds of times growing up as well as the Woodsy the Owl commercial. All of my childhood friends could probably sing the 'Give a Hoot, Don't Pollute' jingle.
While some people may have not seen those PSAa (like those in your neighborhood who apparently like to dump trash) I'd like to think generally we've come full circle in considering ourselves (humans) in a larger context.
It seems the whole 'green' movement has re-energized the anti-pollution notion to some extent. And while I don't feel that one group -- either culturally or generationally contributes to the issue more than another -- it appears that some large cities are trying to figure it out. I remember reading this story out of Naples earlier this year about how rubbish dumps in the city had been declared full at the end of last year so household waste piled up in the streets. The city was able to clean it up eventually, but as you can read, the odor lingers. My understanding was that the garbage was carted off to Hamburg where it was to be incinerated. The incident magnifies examples of what's going on generally, which is that people could do a better job of cutting down on waste. There also appears to be a need to find out how to handle that waste. For more, check out this this article about the dangers of burning waste.
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I remember seeing this commercial hundreds of times growing up as well as the Woodsy the Owl commercial. All of my childhood friends could probably sing the 'Give a Hoot, Don't Pollute' jingle.
While some people may have not seen those PSAa (like those in your neighborhood who apparently like to dump trash) I'd like to think generally we've come full circle in considering ourselves (humans) in a larger context.
It seems the whole 'green' movement has re-energized the anti-pollution notion to some extent. And while I don't feel that one group -- either culturally or generationally contributes to the issue more than another -- it appears that some large cities are trying to figure it out. I remember reading this story out of Naples earlier this year about how rubbish dumps in the city had been declared full at the end of last year so household waste piled up in the streets. The city was able to clean it up eventually, but as you can read, the odor lingers. My understanding was that the garbage was carted off to Hamburg where it was to be incinerated. The incident magnifies examples of what's going on generally, which is that people could do a better job of cutting down on waste. There also appears to be a need to find out how to handle that waste. For more, check out this this article about the dangers of burning waste.
August 26, 2008 - 8:58amThis Comment
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