We are joining Blog Action Day 2009 to help raise awareness on climate change. It might seem weird, given that this has been talked about for decades now, but there’s an awful lot to do to help our future children and their children live in a better world, and give ourselves a decent chance for some healthier years ahead, too.
What are we doing to help stop climate change?
Personally, we do not travel with private transport. Within London, we commute either on foot or by bicycle and, if we need to go somewhere further than usual, then buses or tube. Green or public transport. It is not easy to see the immediate effect of this of course, but London is a pretty “cycling city” (not at the Dutch or Danish levels, but better than most big cities in Italy…) and more and more people are cycling, so please consider switching to a bike rather than driving to work. Many companies offer schemes to help you buy a bike and spread its cost on 6 or 12 months.
Unfortunately recycling is a bit of a mess round where we live, and people seem to throw away stuff any day of the week without any apparent logic, but we’ll soon be moving (more on this to follow) and will get back to recycling in a proper way. Also, recycling seem to work differently borough by borough, so make sure you check with your local authority to avoid surprises.
Also, water plays big part in our life, right? So make sure you don’t waste it. Limit as much as possible the flow of water whern you don’t need it: washing-up and brushing your theeth are obvious examples, but think about your toilet flush, too. You can place a solid body within your box so that it gets filled with less water, thus reducing the waste.
What about you? Are you doing enough?
Tell us about your efforts towards a hopefully better future, we’d love to hear them, as there’s never too much greenness in one’s life.
