According
to the Nashville Area Metro Planning Organization, “More and more
transportation, and polices that guide the expansion of transportation
infrastructure, are increasingly linked to a variety of environmental issues.” It’s
no doubt that Nashville has been experiencing unprecedented growth, but what is
happening to the natural environment as this growth occurs? That is what The
Way to Happiness Association of Tennessee wants people to become more aware of
and seek out solutions for.  The Way to Happiness Association of Tennessee which was
formed around the concepts presented in the book of the same name by
humanitarian and author L. Ron Hubbard, is reminding us this World Environment
Day to safeguard and improve our environments with virtual messages on this
theme.  World Environment Day occurs each year on the fifth of June and
is the United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action
for the protection of the environment. This year the theme is Ecosystem Restoration.
 The Way to Happiness is filled with twenty-one precepts based
on the fact that one’s survival depends on the survival of others. One of these
precepts is “Safeguard and Improve the Environment,” in which Mr. Hubbard
wrote: “Man has gotten up to the potential of destroying the planet. He must be
pushed on up to the capability and actions of saving it. It is, after all, what
we’re standing on.”  According
to unep.org, World Environment Day “…has grown to be a broad, global platform
for public outreach that is widely celebrated by stakeholders in over 100
countries. It also serves as the ‘people’s day’ for doing something positive
for the environment, galvanizing individual actions into a collective power
that generates an exponential positive impact on the planet.”  The Way to Happiness Association wants to bring people
together who care, so they can connect and do bigger things. The messages
shared online from The Way to Happiness Association can be found here:
facebook.com/twthtn. For more information on The Way to Happiness Association, visit
twthtn.org.