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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — "Conserve today - Secure tomorrow" is the environmental vision of the Air Force for Earth Day 2012, and Eielson Air Force Base has adopted it in an effort to show the importance of recycling, reusing and renewing.
Members of the Iceman Team are contributing to the focus of Earth Day, April 22, in order to help better Eielson's environment.
In a recent memorandum, Michael Donley, Secretary of the Air Force, Gen. Norton Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Chief Master Sgt. James Roy, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, said, "Collectively, we can and will lead the way to a cleaner, leaner, more secure future for the Air Force and our Nation."
In addition to the memorandum, the Air Force has developed a Facebook page titled "Blue Acts of Green," a campaign with the message that airmen and their families should commit to perform an act of green at home or at work to benefit the environment and prevent pollution.
Just as physical training should be a habit for airmen, recycling should become a habitual routine, said Katherine Morrison, 354th Civil Engineer Squadron resource efficiency manager. To encourage this shift in one's daily activities, simple energy utilization and the reuse of resources is the first step, she added.
"Being green here also means conserving energy," said Morrison. "There's a direct impact for people to turn off their lights, not leave their doors wide open, to keep the heat at a reasonable level - energy conservation is something we need to push, as well as recycling."
Eielson's Youth Center is also promoting environmental-friendly activities, focusing on recycled products like wooden pallets and plastic bottles to build an outdoor gardening area. These will take place during Earth Week, April 23 - 27.
"With kids, they don't realize that they have the power to change the things around them," said Stefanie Campiglia, 354th Force Support Squadron Youth Center teen director. "It gives them the idea that it's good to give back and it gets them to understand that there's always another purpose for an item after its initial use."
While recycling may seem difficult to routinely do, Morrison said that it all begins with the mindset that one act of green can spark a chain reaction of recycling.
"What does recycling a single aluminum can do? Maybe nothing, but if enough people are recycling one aluminum can, then we're making a difference - I think people forget that," said Morrison. "If people opened their eyes, they could see how big of an impact an individual can have."
| Date Taken: | 04.27.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 04.27.2012 12:38 |
| Story ID: | 87470 |
| Location: | EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA, US |
| Hometown: | EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA, US |
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