Earth day

1. I think if we shop locally we make more money for our community. It may be more expensive but that money goes to our community. Buying stuff from our community strengthens the base of the community. Also it allows people to have jobs if the business is doing well.

2. If we shop at local businesses the money goes to our communities schools, police departments, and helps in local taxes. Money is used to buy other stuff from other local areas such as farms. This is a great help for us because we won't have to drive far to get stuff from a farm.

3. Locally owned businesses can make more local purchases requiring less transportation and generally set up shop in town or city centers as opposed to developing on the fringe. This generally means contributing less to sprawl, congestion, habitat loss and pollution. So technically shopping in local communities causes less pollution in the world.