Social networks can promote the “Going Green” movement
by zchang3 ~ August 17th, 2010. Filed under: Uncategorized.Nowadays, more and more ecological issues draw attention from around the world, such as the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and global warming. I think social networks are a great platform to spread the importance of taking care of the Earth. Greg Byerly in his article A Whole Lot of Green: Web Sites for Going Green points out many good ideas and web resources associated with “Green”, from the Environmental Protection Agency to Building Green Buildings (The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-LEED), especially social networks can be applied to Environmental Education for Kids. Young students can share their knowledge and useful information on sustainable lifestyle and taking actions with each other by using blogs, Facebook, and so on. This pattern is an attractive way to get younger children and adults involved in the “going green” movement. This is a crucial topic which can raise resonance among any group people and communities. Anyone can join this discussion to push governments to take steps to deal with environmental issues. Obviously, social networks are a great means for all people to speak out aloud their concerns for protecting environment and to generate campaigns towards “go green”.
August 18th, 2010 at 6:49 am
Good post. It brings to mind the website “Web of Change” http://webofchange.com/, which seeks to bring together collaborators and innovators to influence social change. From the website: “connects the foremost thinkers and do-ers in social media, technology, and social change. Together we are growing a community of leaders working for transformation of our organizations and our world.”. A number of my aquaintences (social media enthusiasts) from Vancouver who have attended or been part of the Hollyhock retreat, which promotes leadership in this area. The best part is after the retreat, much of the information is blogged about or tweeted as a means to let everyone openly have access to information about how social media can be leveraged for social change. One of which is how social media can affect social change with respect to our environment.