Jessica Dymczyk, Producer

From as far back as I can remember, “going green” was a part of my life – but 15 years ago it wasn’t called “going green” – in my house it was just referred to as separating the bottles from the cans. But it wasn’t until almost three years ago when I began working at Weather Plus that I really started to notice how global warming has impacted our planet – and how the little green things can make a huge difference in our way of life.

To hybrid or not to hybrid...

After watching story upon story about the detrimental affects of global warming (along with the hike in gas prices after Hurricane Katrina), I decided to buy a hybrid car – and it was the best thing I’ve ever done.
The very first time I sat in rush hour traffic on the George Washington Bridge with my car shut off, I knew I was doing something good for the planet. I could see all the fumes coming out of people’s tailpipes surrounding me, yet my car wasn’t giving off one toxic fume. I can’t begin to explain what it felt like to realize that for the first time in my life I wasn’t contributing to global warming.

And the feeling has never died. In fact, it’s gotten stronger. I’ve since replaced all the incandescent light bulbs in my house with energy-efficient LED ones. Going to the grocery store, now means taking along my canvas shopping bags.

The hybrid logo.

And heading to the local farmers market tops my Sunday morning outings.

Now, I’m not saying I will always drive a hybrid car or that I will never use a plastic bag – I’d be lying. But my point is this… you don’t have to be a “treehugger” to help make the world a healthier place (though there’s nothing wrong with that)… you just have to have a heart, an open mind and know that it’s the little green things that count!

Jessica in her hybrid.