What are you doing to reduce your carbon footprint?

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What are you doing to reduce your carbon footprint?

Answer 1

to reduce our carbon footprint im supporting the Eco friendly vehicles of today. i've been looking at a lot Eco friendly vehicles. if u are u should check out http://bbayron.water4gas.hop.clickbank.n...

Answer 2

I bought a Prius which more than doubled my car's fuel efficiency. Yes it still pollutes, but a lot less. I also drive it as little as possible.

In order to do so, I also bought an electric scooter to commute to work on the winter, and I alternate between scooter and biking the rest of the year.

I own a small house and have upgraded it to make it as energy efficient as possible. For example, replacing all bulbs with CFLs, got an EnergyStar fridge, smart power strips (smart strips), turn the thermostat way down in winter and way up in summer (right now it's at 60 deg F), etc. etc. My home now uses less than one-third the US national household energy use.

I also try to teach people about the science behind global warming here on Yahoo Answers (I'll get to that later), support politicians who make the environment a top priority, etc. etc.

Basically I do whatever is within my means to reduce my global warming impact.

Answer 3

I am in school, so it might be different for me because I can't decide what my parents buy car and appliance wise but I: am vegan, use a handkerchief instead on Kleenex, pick of litter and bottles  while I walk home (I give the $ from the bottles to WWF), turn off the lights that my family turns on, have all the thermostats @ 0, buy hemp or used clothes, write letters, notes or assignments on the back something else, go to the library instead of buying books, volunteer at local parks/associations that educate people on energy conservation (it's BC hydro here) and when holiday time rolls around I ask people to donate to native energy or get me a stuffed animal like WWF sells.

Answer 4

I stay in South Africa, here the electricity company switches the power off when they feel that people have now used enough.  This in turn cause industries to close down, because they can not produce anything without electricity.  We all know if industries don't produce anything then no carbon emisions are caused.

That is the beauty of living in a Third World country, we have not advanced enough to constantly burn focil fuels to keep up with demand.

So reduce your carbon footprint by relocating to a Third World country where you can not create a carbon footprint because we do not have electrical power to drive carbon emisions.

Answer 5

MIne is almost minimal. I walk to work, I work at night so I don't use power in the daytime especialy at peak hours, I shop for mass produced foods not specialised hi energy -input low value output foods/clothes/goods in general

Answer 6

well none of my family in new york own a car and we mostly ride on subways....

i buy trees from arbor day foundation and plant them.

i love planting flowers in the spring.

i tell everybody that owns a car about biodiesel and that other alternative fuel,,,,,,in fact my classmates and i made some car fuel out of smushed fruits! now the whole school is doing it.

i have an OCD where i need to turn lights i'm not using off

i take short showers

my mom buys seventh generation toilet paper and paper towels, they've been recycled seven times lol

we use organic cleaning products and at my yoga camp, we found a cool non-aerosol air freshner

i've cut back on my tv watching

i stomp on lit cigarettes that stupid people throw on the ground! HA!

i can't really say i'm doing a lot but doing something is better than nothing.

Answer 7

I am doing a lot of stuff AND most of the stuff I do actually saves me money too..

I suppose the BEST things I have done is

1 .  ONLY HAD 1 KID

2.  Planted a GARDEN

3 DONT BUY JUNK I DONT NEED

here is my favorite link

http://www.gomestic.com/Personal-Finance...

Answer 8

solar power to help heat and run my house.

Recyling

use as little electricity as needed

use only as much as needed with everything

my dad is using biodiesel in his truck

Answer 9

Plants have already taken care of it.

Answer 10

Well my main thing helps the environment and also helps my wallet.  I don't buy **** I don't need with money I don't have.

Answer 11

Looking for more and new ways, by looking in and around my home. Fairly new "greener". In the last year, I have had a garden, planted a tree, lowered heat, shorter showers, cold laundry washing, no drying for my dishwasher, green home cleaning products, etc......

My latest was to buy reusable containers (and for go the store bought plastic bags) for all types of storage, in all rooms, not just the usual kitchen area.

Answer 12

Del boy

living off the grid

Let me start off by saying we (my family and I) live completely, 100% “off of the grid and are completely self sufficient”

The house is built utilizing natures natural elements, in the shape of an octagon with 8ft wide arch doors on every wall to catch every angle of wind (typical 4 sided homes have half the chance as one with 8 sides. A circle being the most efficient design). Woodburning stoves, solar chimney, solar AC, solar heating, solar water heating (pool and home), solar stove, solar power, wind power, hydrogen powered back up generator, hydrogen back up water heater, hydrogen stove, 2 hydrogen powered trucks, 1 EV (electric vehicle) and satellite internet.

We also built many green small cabins on the ranch that we offer to family, friends and our on-site off-grid workshop guests, including one straw bale, one papercrete, earth bag and adobe, one cob and cordwood, one underground and rammed earth, one log and post and beam and one rock. Each one actually started as a test for what the main house would be and were later finished and turned into guest cabins. I later wrote a guide on how to build with alternative materials using alternative methods for next to nothing.

We raise meat and milk goats, chickens for meat and eggs, ducks for meat and eggs, trap havilina (wild boar pig), rabbit, quail. brew our own beer from home grown products, preserve our fruits, vegetables, etc. smoke and jerky the meat, make our own soap, cheese.

There are no utility lines, no water lines, no roads, tv, cell service, etc. on our ranch. EVERYTHING needed is produced here. All electricity comes from 27 solar panels, 2 main wind gens and a back hydrogen generator if needed (typically we can last 9 days with all luxuries of sunless windless weather, hasn't happened yet). Water is caught and storaged from the rain. Hot water is made with solar batch water heaters with an on-demand hydrogen hot water heater as backup. Even our vehicles use alternative energy (2 hydrogen trucks, 1 EV electric vehicle converted). Because of this we have no bills, no debt and no mortgage.

Anyone interested can check it out at..

www agua-luna com

I believe this is the first step anyone can make “help the environment”. Once you convert your own life style to a greener more eco friendly route, you can start helping others.

my home has all the comforts listed above plus some. we live very comfortable without effecting the environment. just saying that tol et you know it's possible. you may not want to go as extreme as me and my family but anywhere in between is something.

Without getting to in depth here, Using alternative fuels in your vehicles and harnessing your own electricity from the sun, water, earth and wind are the 2 are key elements in making a green transition and erasing your carbon footprint.

here's a calculator to find out how much of a green impact your making (carbon footprint)

http://www.conservation.org/act/live_gre...

if you'd like to make your next step feel free to contact me personally at www agua-luna com

I've been installing home made Solar panels. Solar stoves, Solar batch and inline hot water heaters. Solar radiant heating. Solar home heating and AC, along with home made wind gens and other alternative energy items for the last 3 years.

You can even make the above projects on site with simple parts from the local hardware stores or auto stores or junk yards. For more info check out some guides I wrote / compiled on how to DIY www agua-luna com

Again these projects can be accomplished anywhere by anyone.

if you absolutely can't do anything in your home at least you can put alternative fuels in your car. most major automotive manufacturers (Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors, etc) recommend the use of bio fuels, and nearly every car manufacturer in the world approves ethanol blends in their warranty coverage.

In fact your probably even driving an ethanol car and didn't even know it.

The trick is finding fuel.

I've been producing biofuel for about 3 years now, it's not extremely difficult. Basically you need general household ingredients, a processor (or still for ethanol) and some used oil. Blend it, let separate, screen and use. I complied a guide a while back to help walk you threw the process step by step, just email me or check out..

www agua-luna com

as for recyling the best way i've found without taking money from your won pocket is to join a free freecycle group in your area or visit the habitat for humanity.

If you’d like help in making your self sufficient steps, feel free to contact me directly. I’ve written several how-to DIY guides available at www agua-luna com

on the subject. I also offer online and on-site workshops, seminars and internships to help others “help the environment”.

Hope this helped, feel free to contact me personally if you have any questions if you’d like assistance in making your first self sufficient steps, I’m willing to walk you step by step threw the process. I’ve written several how-to DIY guides available at  www agua-luna com on the subject. I also offer online and on-site workshops, seminars and internships to help others help the environment.

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Answer 13

- Do not own a car. Drive infrequently.

- Quit my job with an airline and minimize my air miles.

- Use public transporation and bike (often in the rain).

- Purchased a smaller house. Remodeled it with extra insulation.

- Use electric energy from hydroelectric facilities rather than burning fossil fuels for heat.

- Turn down the thermostat and do not have air conditioning.

- Eat minimal quantities of beef.

- Purchased energy efficient appliances (new).

- Vocal about "Peak Oil" (look it up)

- Preparing to enter the green industry (the next economic bubble after the Internet and housing bubbles)

- Vote and advocate for candidates that take global warming seriously.

- Educate people on YA about the many negative impacts of global warming.

- Purchase second-hand stuff rather than new stuff.

- Avoid purchases of items that contribute to environment problems and pollution.

Answer 14

I take the bus 1/2 of my week...we wash foil and plastic bags and reuse them... we pick up litter...we recycle glass jars and use them as spill proof containers...we throw our discarded vegetable peels into the woods...we use low watt light bulbs...we turn off the power strips for our PC and appliances when not using them.

Answer 15

Driving a large SUV and burning lots of wood.

Answer 16

I save extra on the things that are easy to save extra on. I also grow trees and plants. From seeds I grow at least 2500 a year. When visiting a place I pick up trash and never throw it down. I pray and wish for our countrymen to improve tech to make it easier and cheaper for us to use.

Answer 17

I use all the better swirly looking bulbs and I never use anything that is not recycled. I don't use dryer sheets anymore but the spiky dryer balls. I barely throw things in the garbage anymore and I carpool to get a ride to school to use less gas.