PLN 8 - Government Agencies Make Plans To Reduce Carbon Footprint In The Next Decade

The Washington Post article, "Government Agencies Make Plans to Reduce Federal Carbon Footprint in Next Decade" by Lisa Rein talks about the different ways government agencies are working to reduce emissions in our air. 
"It's not the entire economy, but bringing the federal government into better harmony with nature is a huge step," said Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch, a nonprofit environmental watchdog.  President Obama has pledged a promise that he will reduce the amount of emissions produced by government agencies by 28 percent.  The governments goal of reducing emissions matters to be because I will be living in a much healthier environment.  President Obama's plans matters to education because students in high schools and colleges around the country will help to come up with ways to reduce the carbon footprint.  A reduction in the overall carbon footprint matters to the world, because if the United States can be successful we will be a good example to other countries in the world and also this will create a cleaner environment for everyone to live in.