Enviroment-friendlyness

[Tora Ziyal]

... cloth menstrual pads.

Good god. I don't care about anything that much.

Eeeeww!

I'm not a woman, and I don't play one on television, but I'd never go back 100 years in menstrual protection technology just to be environmentally friendly. There is such a thing as progress, you know.

I am a woman, though I have never played one on TV... and I totally agree with you. Thank God I'm way past having to make decisions like that.

 

[Shaytan]

I guess my carbon footprint is small but very radioactive

 

[scotpens]

My carbon footprint isn't big but it keeps copying itself.

(Anyone remember carbon paper?)

 

[iguana_tonante]

My biggest share of environmental debauchery is plane travel, but they will pry my holidays and business trips from my dead, smog-covered fingers.

Whereas for me, I don't travel by plane at all, so that probably saved me a few points, too. I would love to, though. I've never been on a plane.

Travelling is one of my biggest pleasures. I've been all around Europe and I always come home with a suitcase full of wonderful experiences. Next planned trip: Estonia. I'll rest when I'm dead.

 

[ichab]

Do you pay attention not to use up energy or water plenty and unnecessary?

Absolutely if for no other reason that it saves money on the electric and water bill every month. Lights are only turned on if I'm using the room and only at night. Everything is turned off when not in use.

Do you sort your rubbish (paper, glass, plastic, biological ...)? Do you buy products from your region often?

No.

Do you not use your car for ways you could walk? etc.

Absolutely and I have the added benefit of good exercise.

Or do you not truly care and just want to live as comfortable as possible, no matter what will come after you?

It's not unreasonable to expect people to throw their trash in a garbage and not pollute our stormwater drainage with their pets feces. I won't go to the extent that some environmentalists want me to go,but then again I couldn't go that far unless I was a millionaire.

 

[Amaris]

My biggest share of environmental debauchery is plane travel, but they will pry my holidays and business trips from my dead, smog-covered fingers.

Whereas for me, I don't travel by plane at all, so that probably saved me a few points, too. I would love to, though. I've never been on a plane.

Travelling is one of my biggest pleasures. I've been all around Europe and I always come home with a suitcase full of wonderful experiences. Next planned trip: Estonia. I'll rest when I'm dead.

Oh wow, that sounds wonderful. I'd love to travel to Europe one of these days. If I have my druthers, I'll wait a decade or so, save up a whole bunch of money, then spend a few months traveling from country to country in Europe, taking it all in as best as I can. I particularly want to see two places. One of them is various places in the French countryside (with a particular desire to see Lyon and Marseille), the other is Venice, Italy. I want to ride in a canal boat, and have breakfast in an outdoor cafe.

 

[iguana_tonante]

I'd love to travel to Europe one of these days. If I have my druthers, I'll wait a decade or so, save up a whole bunch of money, then spend a few months traveling from country to country in Europe, taking it all in as best as I can.

I know you take some responsibility towards your family, but honestly, if you want to travel the world, you can. If you are willing to work and you can compromise on luxuries, it can be done on the dime. You just have to save for the plane ticket (not so expensive outside of holiday seasons) and have some spare money to start. You are smart, educated, polite and friendly. You won't have much problem finding a job as a waiter or something similar. It might not be the optimal job, but it will allow you to travel around. Learning one foreign language (Spanish, French, Italian, German, what you like) would be of enormous help, too.

I particularly want to see two places. One of them is various places in the French countryside (with a particular desire to see Lyon and Marseille),

The French countryside is lovely, a place of peace and quietness. There is not much work there, tho.

Marseilles... well. It has personality, that's for sure, but it's not quiet or peaceful. It's a hotbed of cultures and histories. Still, the people are wonderful and always in motion. Never been in Lyon, unfortunately.

the other is Venice, Italy. I want to ride in a canal boat, and have breakfast in an outdoor cafe.

Venice is Venice. I've been there just last week. It's worth everything you have heard about it. But it's crazy expensive, unless you know a few local people. A ride on a gondola could be easily more than 100$ for one hour.

 

[marillion]

I consider myself to be pretty environmentally friendly.. Not because of global warming theories or carbon footprint scams, but just because it's the right thing to be.

However, if you have disposable income and would REALLY like to contribute to a cause that helps the environment, I will have a website for you at the end of this message.

I work for NM State Forestry and we promote a lot of green agendas, such as forest thinning, which improves our forest and watershed health. New Mexico has far too many trees for the amount of water we receive in our forested areas, so this thinning will reduce the severity of catastrophic wildfires, thus reducing pollution.

We plant trees where needed and sell low cost seedlings to landowners who then in turn, use them to create windbreaks, which protect crops, stop erosion and lower home and structure energy costs.

At home, we recycle paper, plastic and aluminium. We really don't drink sodas much anymore, so the cans aren't a big problem. I still get plastic bags at the market, but we resuse them for other things.

When appropriate, we reuse the plastic containers that some foods are packaged in.

Lights off and water shut off while brushing teeth, of course. I only water the (small) lawn and other plants a couple times a week.

Could we do more? probably, but it's better than we were doing 5 years ago.

As for contributing to the environment... Every single penny donated to the New Mexico State Forestry Re-Leaf program goes into planting trees. There are NO overhead costs and no taxpayer dollars are spent. We grant up to $6k to $8k per project per year to plant trees on public property such as parks, school yards, solid waste disposal properties, etc.. The trees are bought locally and the grantees must provide accounting and maintenance for the projects for five years. I would imagine mosts state's forestry divisions or forestry commissions have a similar program. A lot of people donate as a way to ensure that they are offsetting their carbon footprint without most of the money going to overhead costs.

For more information -New Mexico Forest Re-Leaf

 

[ichab]

I consider myself to be pretty environmentally friendly.. Not because of global warming theories or carbon footprint scams, but just because it's the right thing to be.

However, if you have disposable income and would REALLY like to contribute to a cause that helps the environment, I will have a website for you at the end of this message.

I work for NM State Forestry and we promote a lot of green agendas, such as forest thinning, which improves our forest and watershed health. New Mexico has far too many trees for the amount of water we receive in our forested areas, so this thinning will reduce the severity of catastrophic wildfires, thus reducing pollution.

We plant trees where needed and sell low cost seedlings to landowners who then in turn, use them to create windbreaks, which protect crops, stop erosion and lower home and structure energy costs.

At home, we recycle paper, plastic and aluminium. We really don't drink sodas much anymore, so the cans aren't a big problem. I still get plastic bags at the market, but we resuse them for other things.

When appropriate, we reuse the plastic containers that some foods are packaged in.

Lights off and water shut off while brushing teeth, of course. I only water the (small) lawn and other plants a couple times a week.

Could we do more? probably, but it's better than we were doing 5 years ago.

As for contributing to the environment... Every single penny donated to the New Mexico State Forestry Re-Leaf program goes into planting trees. There are NO overhead costs and no taxpayer dollars are spent. We grant up to $6k to $8k per project per year to plant trees on public property such as parks, school yards, solid waste disposal properties, etc.. The trees are bought locally and the grantees must provide accounting and maintenance for the projects for five years. I would imagine mosts state's forestry divisions or forestry commissions have a similar program. A lot of people donate as a way to ensure that they are offsetting their carbon footprint without most of the money going to overhead costs.

For more information -New Mexico Forest Re-Leaf

 

[Canadave]

According to this test, I'm at 43.2 hectares overall. I'm well below the Canadian average for carbon, goods and services, and housing, but my food footprint really bumps me up. Damn me and my meat habit...