Solving a Riddle: How to Join the Green Police?
Environmentalism has taken on a power of its own over the past few decades. Gone are the days when industrial complexes can dump chemicals and waste byproducts across the landscape with impunity. Nearly every nation on Earth now has environmental laws on the books and many countries and communities have begun tasking their police forces with dedicated enforcement of environmental law. These new “green police” are standing between social irresponsibility and the future of our ecosystem.
But how do you become a “green cop”? Is there a Green Police academy you enroll in? Are there environmental law enforcement certifications you pass examinations to earn? The truth is a bit simpler than that, actually. Some Green Police are actually park rangers and other state or national-level ecosystem protection officers.
But in large jurisdictions there may now be dedicated environmental units. One person was curious enough to ask how does one join the Green Police. A helpful answer suggests that environmental police are drawn from the rank and file of the New York City police. According to Yahoo! Answers, Green Police refers to “New York City’s Department of Environmental Conservation (which) has a team of twenty officers, nicknamed the “Green Police.”
That’s just a shot in the dark. Maybe there really is a green police academy somewhere. If not, then maybe Steve Guttenberg has a new movie waiting in the wings. Imagine a whole series of “Green Police Academy” movies where he teaches new generations of law officers how to protect the environment (without destroying it).