-Kai and Quitze
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Third week
Today we made final amendments to our bill. Then we surfed the internet for facts and support of the bill. something we learned today is that all the litter you drop in the rivers and on the beach gets swept in with the tide and kills thousands of fish.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
THE BILL (Thursday Feb. 12, 2009)
Team, Please add comments with edits and ideas so that we can finalize the Bill.
The last day to post a comment will be on Wednesday Feb. 18th
The Bill:
Delegates: Vaughn Simmons, Quitze Eguigure, Rehana Hirji
Title: The act to abolish littering.
Preamble: The purpose of our bill is to have congress institute funding and programs that help decrease littering.
Definitions:
Littering- the act of throwing your discards on the streets or in an open public place.
Institute – apply, set in motion or establish
Content:
Decrease the amount of littering by informing the country the affects littering has on its environment
Litter is a huge part of global warming and this bill will help enforce a cleaner environment by changing one’s habits of littering.
Community service day - which entails cleaning our streets, parks, public places by picking up litter and placing the trash in the appropriate recycling bins/trash bins.
Funding:
Through fines, our bill will be funded
Tax payers - local taxes
How much is this going to cost? According to our research, a total of $5 billion is spent on ozone depletion. Within that cost, we estimate $100 million will fund our bill.
Enforcement:
Street patrollers would watch people littering and then give them a ticket.
If caught—day of community service
Day of community once/month service where everyone picks up litter
Effective Date:
The last day to post a comment will be on Wednesday Feb. 18th
The Bill:
Delegates: Vaughn Simmons, Quitze Eguigure, Rehana Hirji
Title: The act to abolish littering.
Preamble: The purpose of our bill is to have congress institute funding and programs that help decrease littering.
Definitions:
Littering- the act of throwing your discards on the streets or in an open public place.
Institute – apply, set in motion or establish
Content:
Decrease the amount of littering by informing the country the affects littering has on its environment
Litter is a huge part of global warming and this bill will help enforce a cleaner environment by changing one’s habits of littering.
Community service day - which entails cleaning our streets, parks, public places by picking up litter and placing the trash in the appropriate recycling bins/trash bins.
Funding:
Through fines, our bill will be funded
Tax payers - local taxes
How much is this going to cost? According to our research, a total of $5 billion is spent on ozone depletion. Within that cost, we estimate $100 million will fund our bill.
Enforcement:
Street patrollers would watch people littering and then give them a ticket.
If caught—day of community service
Day of community once/month service where everyone picks up litter
Effective Date:
Thursday, February 5, 2009
First Meeting!
The Topic: Litter
Homework:
Come to class next week (Thursday Feb. 12th) with the following:
• Any research you have collected on littering IN THE U.S.
• Three ways Singapore keeps its country litter free
Next Week (Thursday Feb. 12th) we will:
Homework:
Come to class next week (Thursday Feb. 12th) with the following:
• Any research you have collected on littering IN THE U.S.
• Three ways Singapore keeps its country litter free
Next Week (Thursday Feb. 12th) we will:
- Share our research (including interview with Rex and useful websites)
- Finalize the bill on Litter
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