Adams County Supervisor Mike Lazarus doesn’t really look much like former Vice President Al Gore.

Gore speaks in a serious, monotone voice; Lazarus is easily excitable and talks with enthusiasm.

Gore has “Trent Lott” hair, rarely a single strand out of place; Lazarus is challenged in the follicle department.

And, the two men don’t seem to share a great deal of political views either, at least not as far as we can tell. We admit, however, to having never discussed international monetary policy with Lazarus.

But interestingly the two men share one key thing in common — a desire to take care of our planet.

While Gore focuses his attention nationally and internationally, Lazarus has stepped forward as the local champion of a potential recycling program for the county.

Such a program is long overdue and could be a great addition to the quality of life here.

We’re happy that Lazarus has grabbed the reins on the recycling issue and has reached out the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to consider options for starting a county wide recycling program.

Adams County could become a model of modern communities for the state of Mississippi and the South, if enough citizens get behind the idea.

Now if only Lazarus could top Gore’s now famous misstatement and invent something to rival Gore’s creation of the Internet.