Meteorologist Todd Santos

Even while patches of orange, yellow, and brown are replacing much of the green found in the trees across the country, we are continuing the strong push to “go green” right into late fall.

Regardless of whether you feel that human impacts are hurting the planet, why not go green?

Of course just because you recycle, the landfills will not disappear and driving a hybrid may not save the polar bears... though with our collective efforts a positive impact is inevitable. Change is rarely viewed as easy, however in this case, it is the only responsible thing to do for the place we all call home.

If you prefer to keep the ecology out of your daily plans why not at least factor in the economic benefits to your own bank account. In almost every case the long term payout from solar panels, energy conserving appliances, high grade insulation, and even basic conservation add up to huge savings.

It does however take a bit of a shift in our thinking…I have already acknowledged that this is not always easy, though if we begin looking beyond our shortsighted goals, future generations will see the benefits as opposed to grave potential consequences.