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Richard Owiti @MakOwiti (73) • Nairobi, Kenya 30 Jan 23

I have just been following news in my country and could not help to notice that there is a region in my country that sadly has not received a rain for close to 3 years! The area is becoming a desert and soon will support no...

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Can Wind and Solar Energy Replace Petroleum and Nuclear?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 24 Mar 19

It takes tons of steel, plastic and copper to build a Wind Turbine. This either has to be mined or made from recycled material. Either way, it takes a lot of energy to produce. Add to that the fuel required to transport the...

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Recycling food

teenal @teenal (1400) • Dublin, Ireland 20 Mar 19

I have to say Im very proud of myself. I have the no food waste thing down to a fine art now. Any leftover food from meals goes to my dogs if its suitable or out on the green at the front of my house for the urban foxes and all...

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Why Climate Change Matters Now

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40850) • Laguna Woods, California 15 Aug 17

One of my friends has a graduate degree in Environmental Science and we had an interesting discussion recently. I learned a lot from her. Most importantly, I learned why climate change matters so much right now, at this point in...

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When Was the Last Time You Hung Clothes On a Clothes-line?

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 21 Aug 16

I remember as a kid going through any neighborhood one would see clothes-lines in almost every backyard. And many of them would be filled with clothes hanging out to dry in the breeze. Nowadays it is extremely rare to see such...

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the importance of living a low-carton life

xx598907296 @xx598907296 (178) • China 4 Jul 12

now more and more people get to know the importance of living a low-carbon life.as a student,it is my duty to do something for tree earth.in the first place,i will go to school by bike or on foot instead of in a car.and i will use...

responsibility for everyone

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Have you changed your life to reduce your carbon footprint?

mark98 @mark98 (567) • China 13 Feb 11

Whether it's switching to public transport instead of driving, installing energy efficient light bulbs, using the clothes line instead of the dryer or buying carbon off-sets, there are a lot of things we can do in our everyday...

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What is your carbon footprint?

Poison_Girl @Poison_Girl (4150) • United States 25 Jul 10

The biggest thing I'm doing that reduces my carbon footprint is NEVER having any kids. That's not the biggest reason why I choose not to have kids, but it's certainly a big plus. Other things I'm doing is recycling and using...

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"cool it"!

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 22 Jan 10

I had a book recommended to me, said to be really good, called "COOL IT" by Bjorn Lomberg. It was written a couple of years ago. He doesn't debate the issue of global warming, instead accepts the possibility. What he does do is...

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anilcsapre @anilcsapre (77) • India 18 Jan 10

The Copenhagen summit was a fiasco considering the expectations it had arose for favour of environment protection. Lot was said about reducing the emissions of green house gases. But nothing can hold good unless individual...

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After the Build Up of the Obama Family's Appearance before the IOC,

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 2 Oct 09

can Obama or the incompetent press find a way to downplay the disappointing outcome? The gesture was billed as "unprecendented" and "important", but now that the decision is made, will the failure be just as unprecendeted or...

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The White House and Congress's "Carbon Footprint"

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 30 Sep 09

With all the talk about legislating OUR Carbon Footprints, I haven't heard a single plan from Obama, Pelosi or Reid to redue the carbon footprints of the branches of govenment they lead. Democrats, where are you on this one?...

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I just heard about Mrs. Obama's grocery trip

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 18 Sep 09

36 car entourage accompanied her to a farmer's market to get kale and other things for something she wanted to cook. The food was probably imported because farmers in California are shut down because of a little fish. What...

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what are you doing to reduce your carbon footprint?

mama_bear @mama_bear (1118) • Canada 8 Jun 09

i would like to know what y'all are doing out there to reduce your carbon footprint, and to help to preserve the planet for your progeny so that they do not suffer on a barren unsafe planet. every little bit counts so, even if all...

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UK Launches First Carbon Label For Fashion!

colaandtwinkies @colaandtwinkies (129) • United States 24 Mar 09

U.K shoppers will be able to examine the carbon footprint of their clothing for the first time, thanks to the first carbon reduction label. Continental Clothing (an organic clothing company) has partnered up with Carbon Trust...

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What Can you do to reduce your Carbon Footprint?

autumnbt2 @autumnbt2 (7) • United States 15 Feb 09

Most Americans are not aware that they produce 26 tons of CO2 per year with their driving and other environmentally unfriendly activities. There are lots of things you can do to reduce your Carbon Footprint. Planting trees is one...

Do you think we clean up our carbon mess in the next fifty years?

murkcore @murkcore (84) • Philippines 2 Feb 09

Experts estimate we only have fifty years to clean up our carbon mess. The use of fossil fuel seems to be the biggest contributor to the green house gasses. As fossil fuel our primary and most reliable source of energy. Do you...

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Resources To Reducing Global Footprint

EvrWonder @EvrWonder (3571) • Canada 30 Jan 09

Support your local vegetable growers or grow your own vegetables, tomatoes and more. By supporting local growers we cut down on our global footprint. The miles that imported food has to travel in order to get into our...

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Inaugural Carbon Footprint

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 19 Jan 09

I wonder how much energy and other non renewable resources are being used in the Inauguration celebration? I wonder if all the performers are going to carpool, or are they showing up with their bloated entourages in private...

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Go here to calculate your carbon footprint

nanajanet @nanajanet (4436) • United States 22 Oct 08

I have tried very hard, since I figured out my carbon footprint, to cut back even more than I have in the past. Even with my best efforts, I wish that I could do more, but sometimes it is hard to afford things like solar heating...

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