I have always been a 'greenie' - I can remember when I was about 12 my father, who had spent his life on the sea as a fisherman, was offered a post on a whaler. It would mean we would have to live on Norfolk Island (I think that was the island), anyway I can remember carrying on a treat, telling my parents I would never speak with them again. My parents didn't go, my father refused the job but it had nothing to do with my tantrums more an economic decision.
Anyway, I was a greenie way back then and still am.
I have had solar hot water for about 25 years, put in a water tank 2 years ago, planted trees on my tiny suburban block, switch to power saving light bulbs and water devices, turn off my computer, printer, etc when I am not using them - I don't keep anything on standby if I can help it - I switch off, and, hopefully, by the end of the year I will have solar electricity on my roof to decrease the amount of electricity I use from suppliers.
Watching the movie last night made me wonder how many of us really try and do our part or do we leave it up to governments and big business to sort out. A lot of people and governments have an 'ostrich' attitude to climate change but what will that mean to our grandchildren?
How about everyone who reads this blog entry does 5 things to help reduce their impact on climate change?Then how about they get five friends to do the same - then get each of those five friends to get five friends and so on. Let's see how many people we can get to make just five changes.
So go on tag 5 people to join us!
Put the sign on your blog site to remind people to make changes - I have made a simple one to use, just right click and save it to post on your own blog.Please could you link back to this post and blogsite to help explain it.
Let's see if we can start our own virtual march of supporters!
When you leave a comment and agree to join and add the sign to your site along with your 5 changes I will add your blogsite to our link list.
PS
I have been disappointed by the amount of people who have dropped in but not left a comment let alone joined in. Only 3 people have left comments so far. Please, I am not asking you to make drastic changes to your life (although you can if you want) just a few changes that will benefit the planet and you. So come, don't drop in and then leave - take a copy of the sign, post a comment and make some changes. Let's try and get this rolling around the world!
6 comments:
Read about this over at SMC's. Great idea. Count me in!
We all need to do as much as we can to protect the environment and put more green into green. If everyone permanently changed two 'bad' habits what a powerful impact it would make. I hope to be only 1 of many.
Unfortunately I am electronically challenged, and try as I did , I could not get the save the planet logo onto my blog....
I am too trying to convince people to reduce pollution cause it is effecting the environment. My blog http://bdpollution.blogspot.com
We are installing a rainwater tank in our house as soon as we can. We have been trying to get our unit's body corporate to put one in here, but sigh, no luck.
I don't have anything on standby and turn off most items at the wall.
I am planning my vegetable and fruit garden so I can grow my own food and reduce my impact.
We will also be worm farming and composting.My famiy has been composting for decades.
We use our dryer so rarely that it has dust on it!
There - five things. I'll try and post the button on my blog - try being the operative word!!
I too, felt disappinted that out of 162 visits to your site only 5 left a comment.
If you think hard, maybe you are doing a lot of these things. Thats great still let Sooziii know.
If you don't have a blog please leave a comment, your name can be included on the list. aubirdwoman
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