Letter to the Editor: What are the schools doing to promote mass transit?

October 10, 2008
Joe Scali

I just finished reading one of the many environmental articles in NewCastleNow.org that reported on the excellent work being done in our community to make us “greener.”

Soon after, I was stuck in traffic near Horace Greeley High School as countless parents and students drove to school while the buses, at least for the middle and high schools, remained largely empty.

What are the schools doing to promote mass transit? You can see why the Rush Limbaughs of the world love to point out how hypocritical many of the liberal, environmental types are. We’re “green” as long as we’re not inconvenienced.

Let’s have our students take the bus, at least three times a week, or how about an odd-even day pledge to shrink our carbon footprint? And while we’re at it, let’s get rid of the bottled water too! Improving our environment starts one person at a time.

Joe Scali