What are you doing to help the enviornment?

Ha! Awesome! You have some great ideas! I LOVE the going on foot idea. It's a shame that so many people will drive everywhere, even if they can walk. I recently saw a program on TV about obesity and they said that our ancestors, cavemen, were never fat. When our existence depends on our physical attributes, we remain in good health. These days, with so many time-saving devices and automatic everything, we are becoming lazy as human beings and need to go to gyms to exercise or spend money on weight-loss products, when all we have to do is to become more physical again. As far as plastic bags go, I agree with you. I used to get upset seeing how fast those bags accumulate and tried to think up a good way to recycle them. I found a great site with instructions on how to "knit" or "crochet" plastic bags into things like rugs or handbags! I'm now working on a cover for my car that I can slip on if snow or storms with hailstones are predicted. I also use canvas bags when going grocery shopping and use them instead of the plastic bags. If I need more plastic bags for my knitting projects, I'll just get more when I go grocery shopping. I never thought I'd run out of those plastic bags and need more!

Let me first apologize for my late response. Things just got out of hand around here lately. Yes, people don't realize that they can bring in their own cups as well! I would much rather use reusable products than 'throw-aways'. Some people don't realize that they can go spend a day in a coffee shop, mall or grocery store, wandering around on really, really hot days to save on air conditioning! I'd much rather use someone else's air conditioning than pay for my own.

Thank you for the compliment! I apologize for just getting to your response. This post got out of hand! LOL Anyway, I do the same as you, donating to charity organizations, use natural cleaners, etc. I know exactly what you mean about China and India. I saw that on TV, too. It makes you think "why bother?" Well, the only answer that I can think of for that question is that we can feel good about ourselves for doing what we can. It may not make any noticeable difference overall, but it will still have a small impact, if only in our own lives. If we waste less, we'll save more, personally speaking. I LOVE the idea of never paying the electric companies another penny! They overcharge soooo much! I've invested in enough solar panels to run my office, light up our deck, put Christmas lights on trees outside, light the driveway, charge our 12-volt batteries, stuff like that. I'm waiting now on those printable solar panels to come out on the market. They're supposed to be really inexpensive and should be out as early as next year.

There's a company that is working on "printable" solar panels! These things actually work! If I had the money, I'd invest in that company now because I can see it making a fortune once it puts this invention of theirs on the market. The panels, well actually, you would buy the "kit" to print these out yourself... I believe it's a special printer you buy... they're paper-thin, flexible and can be installed anywhere there is sunshine. I believe I read that these things may be available by next year. They're also supposed to be extremely inexpensive compared to today's solar panels. I'm holding out for them. I have some solar panels that I use to operate things like my office, recharge 12-volt batteries, provide light on our deck, decorate trees outside for Christmas, stuff like that. But now I'm waiting for these printable ones to come out before I invest any more money into it. So, keep an eye out for these things. It shouldn't be long now before they're out and on the market.