To the editor:

While it may not be the most convenient thing to wake up 30 minutes early to walk to your job rather than driving, decisions like these do have an effect on a large scale. It wouldn’t kill most of us to get up for a brisk walk in the morning rather than polluting. These choices seem insignificant. However we have found a way to leave our mark on Earth. If only more people were aware of the damage that has been done and were willing to sacrifice a little of their time to stop the problem, then maybe minimizing the scar that will inevitably be left would be less of a challenge.

Driving a personal car is often an individual’s most polluting daily behavior. Cars are an incredible invention, and I am not suggesting getting rid of them. I’m only suggesting minimizing their use. We don’t need to drive ourselves two or three blocks to work; it just isn’t necessary. Mass transit use needs to be supported and the inclusion of solar-powered and hydrogen-based vehicles over oil and coal must be pursued. Many items such as cars have helped us on our trek to superior laziness and the careless act of burning up natural resources. The least we can do is attempt to minimize our destructive ways.

Adrian Bird,

Lawrence