I have decided to live a cleaner, greener life. With all the strange natural phenomenons that have been occurirng (hurricanes, melting ice caps) I feel like I need to do more. I recycle, use energy-saving light bulbs, but there is so much more I can do. I'm thinking of taking the bus to work instead of driving my Jeep. Unfortunately the bus stop is 1 mile from my office. Am I crazy to want to do this or just really ambitious about saving the environment? Think of something you could do to live a greener life that requires some type of sacrifice - would you do it? Tell me what you think.
2007-01-02 14:11:11 · 6 answers · asked by SkibumZim 1 in Environment
You know, I had a similar ipihiny this weekend. I too want to do my part to save this planet we call home. With it's beautiful sky, changing terrians and crystal blue ocean not to mention the people we call family. It has done a wonderful job supporting my life, my families life and strangers lives. I think the least I could do for it, is try to support it's life.
I want to live "greener", and all that really boils down to is living more modestly. My husband and I don't need a large house to raise our children in, my mom along with her 3 sisters and little brother lived in a 1200 square foot home, and quite honestly I think that they turned out better than we did. They are more family orientated were as we have become less about family and more materialistic.
We really don't need a lot. A roof over our heads, clothes on our back and food in our bellies...look around what do we have around us that is extra? We don't need huge vehicles, huge homes or most of the "extra" that we have in our lives. We are not talking about go back with technology we are talking taking a major step forward by Living "Smarter".
Can you imagine the life? Less dirty cars on the road, cleaner air for us and our children. Communities would become tighter nit. Things would slow down though, really slow. We may even find the time for eachother. What a concept!
Sorry I ranted. But man, I am motivated. I feel as though a light when off in my head...and it finally woke me up.
Good luck with your march. Spread the word and maybe we can motivate others to start caring about this beautiful planet Mother Earth.
2007-01-02 15:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by ladyluck0166 1 · 19⤊ 3⤋
My wife and me are in the way to create Uyumbe foundation based in Cauca Valley, Colombia... We went to this area for two weeks and stay for seven month because we felt in love with this place... we are now living a totally different style of life... in this moment I'm in Miami where all our stuff are to send whatever we need to stay for indefinite term.
We are linked with Colombian National University Its have a Natural reserve in this area and we are learning about ecology, Our foundation (UYUMBE means site of sacred art) is not only to protect the environment but to help Yotoco (small town where we live now its name the whole municipal area) to recognize itself as a cultural identity (Yotocos were and pre-Spaniards Indians)
We are working to create the Yotoco Museum with some archaeological material but one of the most remarkable things in Yotoco is its values ... air there is so pure.
Cane sugar big plantations and cow business are killing this land... we going to work hard to recuperate Yotoco River, to plant trees and to educate people about these issues starting for childrens at the school.
Is a very exhiting task!
2007-01-02 16:03:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i don't think of us individuals (assuming you're American) have any surprising to tell different international locations what to do with their forests whilst we chanced on our u . s . a . and virtually cleared all of ours out. we don't even have any rain forests in the U. S., so we have no authority to tell different international locations what to do with theirs. Brazil is making use of a biodiesel / flex gasoline financial equipment, which facilitates shop the atmosphere, the seize is they could chop down rainforests to advance the vegetation to combination with gasoline to make ethanol blends. that's greater efficient for the atmosphere? Leaving the rain woodland intact and staying with an oil based gasoline financial equipment? Or staying with ethanol?
2016-10-19 09:36:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im young only 15 but im amazed with global warming and want to try everything i can do i have a suggestion for you though why not take a car pool to work or if u dont have one at ur office try to organize one, and i suggest watching Al Gore's movie An Incovienient Truth its an amazing movie. I also suggest unplugging stereos and stuff when ur not using them it even though its not on it still does use electricity. also planting trees and if u take a fligth somewhere there are now companys that when u book with them they will plant a tree
2007-01-02 16:57:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
If you can, take a scooter to the bus stop.
Avoid airline travel if you can. Take the train or if possible take a ship. You can still book passage on a cargo freighter if you're looking for an interesting way to see the world.
2007-01-02 15:52:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
why dont you try to plant trees and other vegetations, it will help a lot
2007-01-02 15:16:06 · answer #6 · answered by jamaica 5 · 9⤊ 0⤋