Advocacy Project: Healthy People/THOMAS

Healthy People 2020
EH-2 Increase the different modes of transportation to and from work
Definition: Find different, environmentally friendly ways of transportation in our everyday life that will not pollute the air, or cut down the amounts of fuel we are using and putting into the air
Target: .6 percent
Baseline: .5 percent of trips were made to work via bicycle in 2008

According to Merriam Webster Dictionary the definition of environmentally friendly is something that is not environmentally harmful


HF0400 Environmental and Natural Resource Money Appropriate
Title: To fund the community with money to help clean our air from all of the pollution caused by all of the fuel expensive modes of transportation used. Then, encourage people to use public transportation, or other forms of transportation; bike,walking etc. 
Sponsor: Denny McNamara (R)
Latest Major Action: Representative Denny McNamara, Chair of the Committee on Evironment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance called a forty-fourth meeting to order at 8:53 a.m. on May 3, 2011, in Room 5 of the State Office Building. 
Recommendation: Yes for HF0400 Environmental and Natural Resource Money Appropriate Act
My Political Representative: Governor, Mark Dayton 

Share and Voice Week 1

This is a GREAT website for everyone to look at. Global Stewards: Environmental Tips has so much information on it, and simple everyday actions, and behaviors to do to help our earth. There is simple recycling, reducing, and reusing tips. Then, there are projects you can do around your community to help make it from friendly, like picking up garbage. Also, kind of like our junking project, there is ideas on how to reuse certain materials that you may consider to be garbage, but can actually be used for different things! Everyone should definitely check out this website!
I really liked the part about different methods of transportation, which I think would be great for everyone else to look at, as we all know what a pain it is to park at UMD with the limited parking options. I also learned a lot from all of the pollution that comes from plastic that I never really knew as much about. There is really no need to have plastic bottles, when it would be easier and cause a lot less pollution if everyone would just refill a glass bottle.
Check out this very informational website!

Advocacy Project: My Political Representatives

This week for our project we learned about political advocacy, and the importance of it. This was a very good idea for me, because I do not pay attention to politics at all. It was good to find out and read a little about who is actually representing me. I do live in Minnesota, but am a registered voter in the state of Wisconsin, so I researched who represents Slinger, WI. 


The President is, Barack Obama. Since he is after all the president it would be hard to reach him personally, but his contact information would go through the White House. 


The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 2500


Visitors Office:
202-456-2121

One of my State House Representatives are, Pat Strachota, a Republican of the 58th District.


Room 324 East
State Capital
P.O. Box 8953
Madison, WI 53703


(608)264-8486


Rep.Strachota@legis.wisconsin.gov

The second State House Representative is, Glenn Grothman, a Republican of the 20th District.


Room 10 South
State Capital
P.O. Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707


(608) 226-7513


Sen.Grothamn@legis.wisconsin.gov

The governor is, Scott Walker.


PO BOX 620437
Middleton, WI 53562


govgeneral@wisconsin.gov

One of the Wisconsin Senators is, Herb Kohl, a Republican. 


310 W. Wisconsin Ave. Suite 950
Milwaukee, WI 53202


senator_kohl@kohl.senate.gov

The second Wisconsin Senator is, Ron Johnson, a Republican. 


517 East Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202


(414) 276-7284


info@ronjohnsonforsenate.com