what are your views on what we are doing to help save the environment?

Answer 1

My son was doing geography homework and he told me that 70% of organic food was imported into the UK. Organic farming is very good for the environment, healthier,better for wildlife, does not pollute the air or water..etc, but.....the transportation pollution must cancel it out. Our farmers are struggling in this country to survive. We need to get behind our farmers, buy locally grown organic produce and hopefully have a sustainable Organic farming in the UK for years to come which will do something to help the environment.

Answer 2

We are probably doing too little too late. Most of us cannot change the world but we can change the way we live. Buy non, packaged foods and goods. Turn off lights on leaving a room, ensure our homes are as well insulated as possible, turn down the heating a degree or 2 and wear an extra jumper. If you can, walk or cycle to your local shops. Until recently Hubby and I used to do the weeks shopping by bicycle.
Don't buy excessively fashionable clothes, choose a more classic style and then wear the clothes/ shoes out before throwing them away. If possible use public transport. Buying a new car or appliance? Check and get the most energy efficient model available in your price bracket.

Even using both sides of a piece of paper and the empty side of junk mail can help reduce the resources we all use.

Answer 3

I think that there are people out there really trying to make a difference and even more who don't care to try - even a simple change. I don't think that overall "We" are doing enough. I think that those who are out there doing their best to save the environment are setting an example for others. It is very hard to get people to change, especially if it involves more work or less convenience on their part. It is easier to teach a child to change their habits than a 50 year old person. I congratulate everyone and anyone who is trying to save the environment.

Answer 4

I am encouraged by what I see changing here in the uk. The thing is, I`m not sure if we are really going to have any effect on the outcome, eg climate change. We are not even sure that if we cut carbon emissions to Zero, it would stop the climate changing. I tend to think that it is a natural phenomenon and we may be helping it along. Just look at how the climate has changed over time.
However, I do think it is worth recycling as much as we can and cutting pollution. The idea of drowning in our own toxic waste is not good.

Answer 5

one of the problems is that a lot of the energy saving devices that are being promoted as green products require more energy to produce, so that we are actually doing more damage in the short term in the hope that we can reduce it in the future but of course this creates exponential problems that is the more damage we do, the longer it will take to repair, a for instance is low energy light bulbs, an ordinary bc light bulb can be bought for around 20p a low energy light bulb is around £8-00 that isn't all business jumping on the green bandwagon to make a profit a low energy bulb is more complex to make and requires significantly more energy to make so any benefits from the use of are destroyed by the manufacture of, in fact it is probable that they are creating more damage than they can save, we have to start thinking of today and not tomorrow, all of the recycling that is being done is to reach targets set by the government, targets that they set because they are easily achievable and that means they are useless, in our area we are asked to recycle glass & tin but we are required to wash everything before we put it in the recycle bin so we are using more water which requires more purifying which requires more energy, but the government does not count this into its figures so it appears that recycling is more successful that it really is, the only hope we have is the most difficult choice there is, population reduction.

Answer 6

We have to have a reality check. Our relationship with the earth is dictated by how we can use it for our own benefit, how to make money on it, how to "progress" beyond our need to be affected by anything, be it weather, other people, or our own consciences. It's time we shifted to realizing we are stewards who are leaving this planet to the next seven generations - think about how everything you do may be wasteful and change your habits - research, talk about it, learn and things could improve before it's too late.

Answer 7

We as a whole are doing nothing to save the environment! Its a sad fact but only about15% of us are trying to help!

Answer 8

I think we're doing squat for the environment now, sadly, but I think we will change. We'll have to.

I walk to and from my place of work (I live in a large city) and all I see are miserable, angry, road-raging people stuck in their cars in traffic jams commuting home. It would be better for the earth if they would move closer to their jobs and get out of their cars--and it would probably be better for them, psychologically, too.

Answer 9

Educating everyone on being green. It might not get through to set in their way parents but it gets through to kids.
What we are doing which is great is teaching our kids to recycle at school and how to save on energy. I love the worm farms. Keep it going into the high schools. Excellent to those schools that are.
Would like to see more teachings into using natrual energies and growing own foods e.g. vegie gardens, fruit trees & vines.

Answer 10

if they wanted to save the enviroment they would be using cooking oil in our diesel cars and encouraging clean fuels to replace petrol ........but no lets raise the car tax...lets raise the petrol tax.... we still have to travel to work and the train is not the good option as its so expensive and you have alot of luggage i think its all bull s##t theyare using climate change to get more money even though i do believe a a serious problem is getting nearer reguarding climate...ow dont get me started... and why arnt we using solar panels on all of our roofs yet??? not even on new public buildings. the government are just using this as another excuse to get more tax from us