The title of my blog came to me as I was brain-storming ways to describe the word green. I am a college student at Texas A & M University, studying nutritional sciences, a degree plan that requires lots of chemistry. It was ingrained in my head during organic chemistry that each color in the visible light spectrum has its own range of wavelengths. The color green is seen when light being reflected is approximately between the wavelengths of 520 and 565 nanometers. Green is a symbol of nature and life in its simplest form. The lush green hues we associate with the chlorophyll of plants capture and utilize the sun's rays in such an efficient way. And they say that when the great ball of gas that is the sun burns up all organism will die, starting with the plants; but will life on Earth still exist by that point? Life on Earth has existed for thousands of years by Biblical estimates and billions of years by scientific estimates, all without the help of humankind, but it is time for us to interject and reverse the damage we have caused before we are longer able to.
I realize that I am only one person, and can only do so much, but I hope to inspire others to join in the efforts of the green movement. I think that selfishness is our major obstacle as a society. Think about all the things we don't do to help the environment because it is an inconvenience to us: taking the bus, separating out the recyclables, taking our own bags to the grocery store. I don't want to give the impression that I am selfless when it comes to the environment. I take my car to class more often than I ride the bus, I don't recycle at all, and I often times forget to take my grocery bags into the store with me. I know that I can be doing so much more... I am promising to all my followers that I will make an effort to change my habits into more eco-friendly ones. I guarantee that I will stumble at times, but I am recording my journey because I know that others will be able to relate, especially other college students. So I hope that you will return to read about my progress and share ideas about how we can all be a little greener.