2006-08-08 02:23:36 · 12 answers · asked by Brisamarina 2 in Environment
Recycle. Carpool. Ride your bike instead of driving. Purchase food from responsible companies (aka, Organic Valley not Horizon, etc). Boycott the bad guys (meat from factory farms, Wal-Mart, ExxonMobil, etc). Plant native plants in your yard (offering habitat to native animals). Turn off the lights or water when you're not using it, volunteer with your local watershed council (participating on bug hunts, toad counts or invasive species removal) and also VOTE. Heck, campaign for your top candidates. Politicians make laws (laws concerning clean air, habitat protection, etc). And we decide which politicians get elected. Kudos to you for working to make the world a better place. Email me if you'd like to discuss the issue further :o) Rock on!
2006-08-14 18:34:12 · answer #1 · answered by earthchick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is fairly expensive and difficult to minimize or eliminate your own carbon foot print. I am specifically talking about greenhouse gas emissions.
If you want to offset your own personal production of CO2 you can buy a Prius, cut down on waste, not fly on airplanes and get solar panels for your home. All this is extremely costly.
You should do all you can and then go out and buy CO2 credits. These credits are used to pay for elimination of greenhouse gases to offset your personal CO2 output (probably 20 tons per year). These credits cost about $5-10 per ton and can be purchased through a bunch a different web sites. This is an effective and relatively inexpensive way to become "carbon neutral".
2006-08-10 09:00:57 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Knowitall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing we can do is buy electric mulching mowers. These have potential to greatly reduce the amount of yardwaste going into landfills. The machines do not pollute the air, nor do they make very much noise. In addition, they reduce or eliminate the need for fertilizers (which ultimately cause water pollution -- including huge dead zones in our coastal waters). They even slow evapotranspiration by blanketing the soil with a layer of mulch -- which reduces the need for watering.
2006-08-12 17:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by gregory_s19 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop throwing trash out of cars, and throwing it into the street I've seen people just throw food to the ground as they are walking along these people don't give a hoot about anything in there lives or for the planet we live on. they have no remorse or do they want any. they are the trash that call the ms selves caring humans. People who care about our planet would not do this the thougthful poeple who want to clean up our planet. kthey are brouth up right the others are not.
2006-08-14 06:43:38 · answer #4 · answered by wolf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing we can do and the hardest habit to change is the rate at which we consume resources and create waste. Hydrogen-powered cars, recycling, and solar power will only lead us so far, The strongest part of our conservation relies on our weakest point, our habit to consume more than we need
2006-08-11 14:20:02 · answer #5 · answered by Elliot K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. We are part of the environment too.
2006-08-13 21:45:56 · answer #6 · answered by uselessadvice 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Plant trees in your area particularly Native Trees. Also Recycle everything you can. Go to www.Stopgloablwarming.com and join also go to www.Undoit.org and sign their petitiion in favor of stopping Global Warming.
2006-08-08 10:45:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recycle. Choose products that are less environmentally harmful. Use less energy. Eat less processed food and derail the energy train that eating like that causes.
THINK!
2006-08-12 19:13:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use recyclable products minimise plastic usage and plant some trees around your locality
2006-08-08 02:29:31 · answer #9 · answered by vikass101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plant more & more trees...in the whole world...
2006-08-08 05:16:10 · answer #10 · answered by Ravi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋