Be Air Aware Air Quality Pledge
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Office of Air Quality hosted several events at the Whire River Canal during the 2007 Ozone Season to encourage people to take an Air Quality Pledge. By pledging what they would do on the next Air Quality Action Day, state employees were reminded of how small changes they make in their daily routines can make a difference for air quality. State employees who took the pledge were eligible to receive free prizes.
Liz Wiseman and LaDonna Price (both from the Secretary of State's office) and Raymond Kester of IDEM fill out Be Air Aware Pledge cards and spun the wheel for prizes.
I pledge to do the following on Air Quality Action Days (AQADs):
Ride my bike or walk
Carpool or ride the bus
Park and go inside instead of idling in the drive-thru
Avoid driving at lunch time
Work a flexible schedule and commute during non-peak driving times
Check tire pressure and fluids in my vehicle prior to commuting and drive the posted speed limit
Wait until after 7 p.m. to fill gas tank or use lawn equipment
Turn off unused lights and appliances
Track the quality of air for health concerns
- What should I do with my old computers and electronics?
- Where can I recycle?
- What are “Pay-as-You-Throw” programs?
- How can I get funding for recycling programs?
- What is “household hazardous waste”?
- Where can I find information about available IDEM grants, loans, or funds?
- Why is mercury dangerous?
- What are the benefits of recycling?
- What is composting and how do I do it?
- Where can I find information about flooding?
