Elizabeth Hurley and the Indian Ecology.
Recently, newspapers and magazines have been flooded with pieces on carbon foot printing.
While India was going ga-ga over the gorgeous Ms. Hurley and her beau Mr. Arun Nayar, environmentalists were shaking their head in disapproval about the ecological excesses committed by Hurley and Co. in India. Green campaigners have slammed Hurley with accusations that her week long wedding in India produced more carbon emissions than the average British couple do in a decade.
Newspaper reports also said it would take an Indian couple 123 years to cause similar ecological damage. Now, much as this sounds like an opportunity to lash out at the couple for being so environmentally irresponsible, they're not the only ones committing such crimes. Much worse things have happened in the past and will probably continue happening in the future.
We need to ask what we can do to reduce our carbon footprint on the earth. It's pretty simple actually.
Firstly, what exactly is a Carbon footprint?
According to http://www.carbonfootprint.com/ ,
A Carbon Footprint is a measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of green house gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide.
The web site is quite comprehensive. You can put in your life style details and they calculate your carbon footprint for you. They then suggest ways to reduce your carbon footprint.
Some of the easiest and most practical measures are:
1. Holidays
Don't go by air
2. Electricity
Sign up to renewable energy
3. Gas
Try using solar water heating - this can reduce your gas bill by up to 70% over a year.
4. Traveling around
Use public transport as much as possible. Find out about your local bus services and then use it.
5. Car Share
Sign up to a car share scheme to reduce your travel footprint
It's as easy as that. We all should try.
While India was going ga-ga over the gorgeous Ms. Hurley and her beau Mr. Arun Nayar, environmentalists were shaking their head in disapproval about the ecological excesses committed by Hurley and Co. in India. Green campaigners have slammed Hurley with accusations that her week long wedding in India produced more carbon emissions than the average British couple do in a decade.
Newspaper reports also said it would take an Indian couple 123 years to cause similar ecological damage. Now, much as this sounds like an opportunity to lash out at the couple for being so environmentally irresponsible, they're not the only ones committing such crimes. Much worse things have happened in the past and will probably continue happening in the future.
We need to ask what we can do to reduce our carbon footprint on the earth. It's pretty simple actually.
Firstly, what exactly is a Carbon footprint?
According to http://www.carbonfootprint.com/ ,
A Carbon Footprint is a measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of green house gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide.
The web site is quite comprehensive. You can put in your life style details and they calculate your carbon footprint for you. They then suggest ways to reduce your carbon footprint.
Some of the easiest and most practical measures are:
1. Holidays
Don't go by air
2. Electricity
Sign up to renewable energy
3. Gas
Try using solar water heating - this can reduce your gas bill by up to 70% over a year.
4. Traveling around
Use public transport as much as possible. Find out about your local bus services and then use it.
5. Car Share
Sign up to a car share scheme to reduce your travel footprint
It's as easy as that. We all should try.
posted by this is me | Thursday, April 05, 2007
4 Comments:
In relation to your fifth practicle measure, I know of a good web site that can help: www.liftshare.org
dear anonymous,
thanks.
amazing
i guess you stole my list of things 'to do' AFTER i die.
this is a big problem here in the states- where folks are used to doing what they want when they want. we are having a significant problem just convincing a portion of our population that there is a problem. of course, a segment of that population has ties to big business and corruption- but i won't go into the politics here :) anyhoo- i have embarked on an environmental crusade here at my home and have tried to bring my life and household into a more environmentally friendly way. google the beavans family of i think new york city- they are going for a year without leaving a carbon mark- or trying to. i don't think i can give up my toilet paper just yet though :)
Post a Comment
<< Home