Global Warming
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- joeth1
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I agree that we have to back up our words with actions. Change isn't going to happen from just the top down or the bottom up. It has to come from everywhere.We also need to put things in perspective. Some people recycle and use a reusable bag and think they're doing good, but really aren't doing shit.
The bigger things I'm doing...
-Purchase renewable energy (bills actually went down went I started watching consumption as well)
- Work from home.
- Live in a small place near walkable, bike-able, public tranist-able things. Suburbs are car hell.
- Rarely fly (once or twice a year)
- Only eat meat about every other day. Almost never beef.
- Eat mostly local and organic
- Don't buy anything unless I'm going to get a lot of use out of it for a long time.
- Support environmental policies and volunteer in the community.And a lot of smaller things, some of which can be found on here... http://www.50waystohelp.com/
I wouldn't expect everyone to do all of these things. I'm passionate about this, but there's a lot of shit I wouldn't do either. Find the things that work for you. Often times you'll find that they save you money and make you healthier/happier, which just makes sense.