This months (March 09) issue of National Geographic has several articles on sustainability and environmental issues of today. The one article the peaked my interest the most was the article entitled Saving Energy:It Starts At Home. It outlined a challenge that three neighbors underwent to attempt to reduce their carbon consumption to 80% below the national average or a diet of 30 tons a month.
They did so in a variety of manners, having an energy survey done for their house to determine where they are wasting it, having leaks in their foundation or through their ceiling, so they are paying to heat or cool the outdoors. The did things like hang their clothes to dry, bike to work, and walk to the pool in the summer. The low lying fruit of energy consciousness enabled the three families to substantially reduce their carbon diet.
If that simple effect can be done locally, and with initiatives like CBC's 1 million acts of green this movement can be enough to substantially change industry and perhaps make a difference to the future.
Your resident Tree Hugger,
Badger (Kirsten)
The National Geographic Article
1 Million Acts of Green
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