[Student Reporters] How Anaheim Orange County is going "green"

By James Kang Cypress High School Grade 10

With global environmental conditions worsening many cities are straining to put eco-friendly activities into practice. The city of Anaheim California is not an exception as it is one of the leading cities in Orange County and the home to famously-known Disneyland.

Anaheim promotes various environmental movements primarily targeted to the students of the younger generation. In 2007 Anaheim's Haskett Library introduced a program called the "Bug Hunt" where elementary students participated in a "scavenger hunt" to learn more about the importance and the impact of recycling and caring for the globe.

In August 19 2009 Anaheim Public Utilities the backbone of Anaheim's eco-friendly movements planted a solar flag on the play yard of the First Congregational School.

Their intention was to teach the young students about the benefits and usefulness of solar and other renewable energies. In addition to make a full use of the solar flags and the technology involved with it many teachers in the district are trained to incorporate different math science and language projects concerning the flag poles.

Anaheim Public Utilities and its officials created the Energy Field which is a "green" urban play area for the neighborhood. The Energy Field is surrounded by California-friendly flowers and plants and the field itself is made out of turf which is very efficient in saving water. Not only that the field incorporates solar energy panels which will be very useful in supplying near-by houses and the Energy Field itself with solar energy.

Anaheim as the second biggest city in Orange County is expending effort to promote green and eco-friendly movements and products especially outreaching to the younger generation. It is about time for the residents to take a part in the environmental movement spouting everywhere throughout the world.