Yesterday evening I calculated my ecological footprint and i was a little shocked.
Immediately I started writing things to do so my footprint will hopefully shrink.
If you also want to know what your footprint on this earth is, go to
http://wwf.panda.org/how_you_can_help/live_green/footprint_calculator/ and choose a calculator.
I give some ideas to let your footprint shrink:
- refuse advertising, stop subscriptions of advertising of supermarkets (you can call, write or mail them)
- choose for green energy
- recycle as much as possible: print paper, toilet paper, water... maybe you can instal a cistern to flush the toilet?
- take showers instead of baths (this is a hard one for me)
- for short distances (<5km): walk or cycle
- share your car if possible, drive ecofriendly
(see a lot of tips:
http://technorati.com/lifestyle/green/article/eco-friendly-driving-tips/ ), don't use/ use less airconditioning in your car
- prefer to switch of devices instead of turning them on stand-by
- switch of the heating in your house/ school/ work place, half an hour before you leave
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A lot of work to do, things to think about...
But don't panic, go organic!
:-)
And keep breathing, if we are aware and do our best, it's going to be okay.
