Comments on: 50 Things You and I Can Do Today to Save Our Planet

By: Mr. Energy

Mr. Energy — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:13:20 +0000

Don’t forget the best way to reduce energy usage is to know how much you are using. By monitoring your energy (whether at home or at work) you can really see how small changes liked changing light bulbs, turning off lights when not used, adding auto switches and unplugging unused equipment can save.

By: Darren Hughes

Darren Hughes — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:08:13 +0000

Great practical tips on how to be a more environmentally responsible citizen.
Great Site an keep up the good work.

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:16:36 +0000

Great list! Here’s another thing I recently found that people can do to help the environment:

http://answer4earth.com

It’s a fun trivia game you play, and for each answer you guess right, they plant trees! Great game, great cause…

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:45:23 +0000

Hi Shira, It took me a while to get back to this, but I finally took inspiration from your list and ACTED - switching my electricity bill from mailed to electronic. Yah, I know, it’s an infinitesimally small action related to the actual problem . I’ll keep edging things forward. Thanks for the nudge! Eric

By: Shira79 (Admin)

Shira79 (Admin) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:27:11 +0000

Brad: I’m not sure shrugging off all responsibilty is the answer…

Eric: Always a pleasure to have you drop by!

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:33:13 +0000

Shira, Great list. I’ve committed to picking one item (to start) from your list and making a positive shift. Keep being you. Eric

By: roger

roger — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:05:39 +0000

You are a downer aren’t you Brad? You’re also wrong.

China and India are very concerned about AGW - China, one of the world’s top producers, is going to stop making incandescents. And their per capita emissions are not touching USA yet. Not touching much of the developed world yet either. And India’s per capita emissions way behind China even. The reason for bringing per capita emissions into this is that each person must take responsibility for his/her own share of the damage to the biosphere.

CFLs contain a small amount of mercury, but this is less than the amount of mercury pumped into the atmosphere by coal fired power stations generating electricity for incandescents to throw away as heat. Also, you might like to look into high power LEDs as an alternative.

I think that a slight shift of emphasis is required. AGW is a serious problem facing our civilizations and, because of ‘downers’, intransigent governments and greed we are not dealing with it. We have to commit to doing as much as possible from the list above whenever possible. If we carry on emitting as we are now, we’re committing many many poor people to famine, disease and death. If we do what we can now and all the time, we could help to alleviate much suffering. Most of the things on the list are easy - it’s not a difficult decision.

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:17:19 +0000

This list is well and good, but the largest problem outside the United States’ industrial consumption and waste is that of China and India.

If they can’t get a handle on it, what everyone else does is not relevant.

Mostly burning coal for energy. That is the bulk of CO2 AND pollution.

A bag here, a steak there, will not effect much.

Compact Fluorescent Bulbs WILL effect a LOT because they contain Mercury and no one disposes of them in a proper way (if there is a proper way) and there are few elements as deadly to living organisms as mercury.

I’m such a downer.

By: N

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:45:05 +0000

Very cool! Thanks for posting…