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Taking Action To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

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The future is not somewhere we are going. It is something we are creating. Every day we do things that make some futures more probable and others less likely.

Global warming already disrupts millions of lives daily in the forms of destructive weather patterns and loss of habitat. What is already happening is only the tip of the melting iceberg, for it is our children and grandchildren who may suffer most from the effects of global warming. Hundreds of millions of people may be exposed to famine, water shortages, extreme weather conditions and a 20 - 30% loss of animal and plant species if we do not reduce the rate of global warming and reduce GHG emissions.On the other hand, having warmer winters means longer growing seasons in temperate and subarctic climes, sometimes allowing an additional crop to be planted and harvested each year, or simply making the existing crops more productive. This article outlines some ways that you can act to help prevent the Earth from warming further. While humankind has the ability to destroy the planet, we can also help protect and sustain it.

Reducing your carbon and greenhouse gas emissions will not only make your personal living space more sustainable but it will also save you money in both the short- and long-term. Global warming is occurring more rapidly than it was originally expected to. Only forty years ago, the big worry was global cooling. Even if you remain a cynic, however, and disagree with the consensus of scientists, you will benefit from reduced pollution, a more healthful lifestyle and increased savings from enacting these simple activities that will not reduce the quality of your life.

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Rodeo Drive
Mississauga, ON L5R 3Z2
Canada

Making me efficient

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In Progress
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On my way to making my life green and at the same time while finding out about greening my life passing on theinformation to others.

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41-43 Church street Eastwood
Nottingham, xx NG16 3HP
United Kingdom
53° 1' 1.974" N, 1° 18' 29.9412" W

action

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I've changed all of my lightbulbs in my apartment to energy efficient bulbs. I turn off lights when not in use, I don't flush the toilet after peeing everytime, I don't use the dish washer, I use a water bucket to wash dishes. I recycle paper and plastics. I try to bike whenever I can, but I live off of a high way so it's not accessible by bicycle. I share rides and give rides to others when possible. I buy locally from a farmers market. More so in the warmer times of year though.

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Rochester, NY 14610
United States
43° 8' 32.1324" N, 77° 32' 45.132" W

Every little helps

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Complete
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Don't drive, Local produce and indipendant local retailers, energy efficient home.

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United States
50° 21' 39.1752" N, 4° 7' 27.3648" W

the start

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the start

Taking action

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I will help make the earth a more healthier place to live by using the least amount of electricity possible, taking public transit, and if I do drive somewhere I will carpool with people. Practice the 3 R's - reduce, reuse, recycle.

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xx

Group wine tasting in Cleveland.

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Complete
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Just got ahold of the other participants on a trip to Cleveland and we all rode together.

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United States
41° 29' 50.8164" N, 81° 42' 28.854" W

Listen to the Silence to hear and see, tell our children what we did wrong

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it's past 12.00

what we see in the world is the unbalance in our human minds: we are so unhealty - it begins to listen to the silence again and to remember that we just take what we need - but we don't know what we need anymore, we are spoiled, the balance is gone.....

earth will survive - we have to reset our global mind and just now it's possible because there is nobody who can say "I didn't know" - we have to tell our children of what we did wrong to break patterns and to develop a new state of consious - we really have to believe what
God, Allah, Great Spirit tell us - true source of everything is love is caring for humanity and mother earth - let go of our egocentric believes which so are founded on fears - we have to learn to listen to the silence again and to see whit our eyes closed to reestablish the true contact with our nature. ourselves and mother earth. than our behaviour can chance......

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Stikkelwaard 6
Alkmaar 1824VK
Netherlands
52° 38' 8.0268" N, 4° 44' 58.2972" E

Sharing stuff

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Everyday i either take public transport or get a group lift to where i want to be. Car pooling saves my money, other peoples money and is better for the environment.

Currently Doing

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This is what I currently am doing.
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