Are you doing enough to save the environment?

What's enough? We have water tanks to reduce our drain on communal water supplies; while we're waiting to get enough money to go fully solar, we are using long-life light globes; we have restricted our driving to a once a fortnight trip to our local city for shopping and library etc, instead of going in once or twice a week. Once we go solar it is very likely, almost certain in fact, that we will create surplus energy which can be sold back to the grid, perhaps helping with reducing the use of coal-fired power plants. Admittedly all these things are to save money as well, but we are committed to environmental activism, so they fulfil two important functions. The current state of solar energy technology suggests to me that the bulk of homes in my country and many others around the world could do exactly that, go fully solar and produce excess energy which could then be used to supply much of the industrial energy required. I don't know if larger solar plants are available for industrial use, but I don't imagine it will be far away. If governments could get over their obsession with centralisation and large-scale energy production and instead concentrated their efforts on encouraging the use of individual power creation, a lot of our problems with global warming could be addressed. Lash

We are doing as much as we can at the moment. We have rainwater tanks for our garden and all our drinking and cooking. When my super comes through we will have enough money to solar power the whole house and feed energy back to the grid. I also dream of one day having a tank big enough to supply water for the bathroom, toilet and laundry. We have reduced our petrol use by only shopping once a fortnight. I am not sure we can do much more than that but we will see. Its a few more years before we actually have any money to spend.

i try to do as much as i can. i take public transport and walk more instead of taking the car. i also bring eco bags to the grocery. someday though, i wish to live in an eco house complete with solar powered appliances :)

yokhon48, Even before I saw the movie An Inconvenient Truth (for those of you that don't know, it's all about Global Warming) I was doing what I could. I basically put my money where my values are and recycle or reuse items the best I can. When I needed vanilla extract, I bought the brand that uses wind energy. When at the grocery store, I buy the organic produce which may cost a few cents more, but it's so much tastier and is grown in a better way (no harmful pesticides). When I lived in Los Angeles, I rode the bus when I could and now that I live in a small city that doesn't have very good public transportation, I attend an online school. I'm looking to get an online job too, so I don't have to drive too much. Happy MyLotting!