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This section is a guide for the individual to follow so that they may lower their Carbon Footprint & generally contribute at a personal, day to day level, to the attainment of global Environmental Sustainability. Click on a section below to view relevant examples;
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Let Your Conscience do the Walking in Green Pages
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/garden/18books.html
Several new books extolling the virtues of green living provide information for readers of all commitment levels.
Safe-sex vegans will save the planet
http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2010/03/15/2845823.htm
There are too many humans eating too many steaks in this world. What we need are safe-sex practising vegans, says Ingrid Newkirk.
Ten Things You Can Do to Shrink Your Carbon Footprint
http://www.celsias.com/article/ten-things-shrink-carbon-footprint/
Consumers represent 70 percent of US economic activity–indeed, the average American’s carbon footprint is twenty metric tons, five times the global average.
Time to think small on climate change
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8505854.stm
Copenhagen’s failure to deliver a legally binding deal has created an opportunity for individuals to fill the void left by politicians, says Sir David King. In this week’s Green Room, he explains how small-scale projects can move the world towards a low carbon future.
Seeking a Consumer Culture Revolution
http://australia.to/2010/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=450:environment-seeking-a-consumer-culture-revolution&catid=100:just-in
US cult of greed is now a global environmental threat
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/12/climate-change-greed-environment-threat