Many students have many different opinions on what it means to be green and what it means to be environmentally friendly. Everyone has their own opinions. Some students from Florida Gulf Coast University are here to lend a hand in helping you define what it means to be green and sustainable.
Anne Z: I think to be green; you have to know what little things to do help save our planet. Like recycling and only buying what is needed so that you’re not wasting anything that you don’t have to. And keeping your use of non-renewable resources down to a minimum.
Tiffany M: I think that to be green you have to keep everything down to a minimum and not use your electricity or other resources. I think that it also means to keep your waste down and reuse as much as you can.
Alisha W: I think that when you’re green, you’re conscious to everything that you do. Driving, eating, saving water and making sure you’re not taking more then what you need from the planet.
Erika W: To be green, is to be smart about everything that you do. Thinking about what you’re doing and what you can do to use less.
Brittany U: When you’re green, you saving the world. You’re helping your future children have some place nice to live and teaching the younger generations how to do the same.
Evan M: Being green is being one with the world around you. Knowing how each and every action you do affects everything around you.
Students define "green" many different ways, but all end up meaning the same thing. That we must be consious of what we do and how we treat the planet that we live on and save it for future generations.
