CARBON FOOTPRINT

OUR WORLD NEEDS TO HELP REDUCE THE USE OF OUR CARBON - MEANING THAT WE NEED TO USE LESS FUEL AND TRANSPORTATION OF ALL OUR GOODS, INCLUDING FOOD. IN ORDER TO PROTECT NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGES WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT WAYS TO GREENHOUSE, GAS EMMISIONS BY USING GREEN ENERGY, PLANTING MORE TREES, CARPOOLING, USING BIKES MORE, AND GROWING BIO FUELS.

CARBON FOOTPRINT IS A MEASURE OF HOW YOUR DOMESTIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ARE AFFECTING YOUR ENVIRONMENT IN TERMS OF GREENHOUSE GASES YOU PRODUCE PER YEAR.

SOME OF THE MAIN SOURCE OF GREENHOUSE GASES DUE TO HUMAN ACTIVITIES ARE BURNING FOSSILS AND GAS, DEFORESTATION, LIVESTOCK RAISING, PADDY RICE FARMING, AND LANDFILL EMMISIONS. MANY NEWER STYLE SEPTIC TANK SYSTEMS THAT ENHANCE FERMENTATION PROCESS ARE MAJOR RESOURCES OF METHANE, USE OF CHLOROFLORIDES IN REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS, ANS THEIR USE IN FIRE SUPPRESSION, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, USE OF FERTILIZERS (COMMERCIAL) LEAD TO HIGH NITROUS OXIDE LEVELS. COAL USE IS THE HIGHEST CONTRIBUTOR TO CARBON IN OUR ENVIRONMENT.

JUST BY ELIMINATING MEAT TO YOUR DIET COULD SAVE UP TO 4000 POUNDS OF CARBON PER YEAR . FOOD PACKAGING ADDS ANOTHER 60 POUNDS OF CARBON PER PERSON PER YEAR. BUYING LOCALLY GROWN FOODS CAN GREATLY REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT.

BUY CUTTING YOUR SHOWER TO 3 MINUTES PER DAY 700 POUNDS OF CARBON CAN BE SAVED AND 5000 GALLONS OF WATER CAN BE SAVED. RECYCLE PAPER AND SCHEDULE BUILDING CLEANING SHIFTS TO OVERLAP WITH REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS TO SAVE ON LIGHTS AND HVAC SYSTEMS.

BRING RECYCLABLE CLOTH BAGS TO THE GROCERY. HOME ELECTRONICS SUCH AS COMPUTERS, TV, CELL PHONE CHARGES, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT USE ELECTRICITY EVEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN USE! TURN OFF POWER STRIPS WHEN NOT IN USE.