| We are stewards of the Earth. Do you think you can | | | | is reducing the drain on the power company, and |
| use the Earth's resources for your own pleasure and | | | | decreasing our monthly bill! Other neighbors and friends |
| needs? America uses almost 75% of the Earth's | | | | are interested too. |
| resources. It's ironic that the third world countries are | | | | Jim Thorpe is becoming "green". Our town, with |
| more in tune with nature and it's resources. It is time | | | | Victorian mansions and coal miners' row houses from |
| that you take a good look at solar energy, and other | | | | the 1800′s, can be a proud model of a historic |
| ways to preserve Earth. | | | | town that conserves electricity and other natural |
| We live in historic Jim Thorpe, behind the Appalachian | | | | resources. What will happen to us if we don't ration |
| Trail in Northeast PA. It is the town with the Lehigh | | | | our heavy usage of oil, gas and electricity, or re-cycle |
| River, rafting, whitewater kayaking, biking and hiking, | | | | our metals, paper and glass? We have high mountains |
| restaurants, bed and breakfasts and the mountains | | | | and the elevation to use wind turbines for electricity, |
| cradling us in their hands. Can you imaging a better | | | | and the sun to heat and power our homes. How can |
| place to live? It is called the Switzerland of America, | | | | we survive the rising prices of utilities, along with the |
| and has maintained the charm of the Victorian era. | | | | loss of jobs and health insurance, and the lowering |
| We take pride in our homes, tenderly plant gardens | | | | values of homes? |
| and care about the future. Most of Jim Thorpe is | | | | At least if we had some monetary relief from using |
| perfect for solar energy, and it would compliment the | | | | natural, clean resources, like solar energy, our town |
| beautiful "victory" gardens in our yards. Neighbors | | | | would be even stronger and have more of its' own |
| share their produce with each other, or bring it to the | | | | resources to spend here. |
| weekly farmer's market. Many of us have begun to | | | | I believe that countries have blinders on, and |
| use cloth bags for our groceries, grow our own food, | | | | succumbed to greed while stripping the earth's eco |
| and use natural or biodegradable products for cleaning. | | | | systems. Mother Earth will revolt, rumble and roar at us |
| Why not consider using homes pointed toward the | | | | very soon. Will we survive her wrath? Survival of |
| south to use solar, or wind turbines? | | | | mankind will depend upon our continued advances |
| How many towns do that? | | | | made in production of clean energy, solar power, and |
| We just installed solar panels on our roof and already it | | | | wind power. |