Thread: Happy Earth Day. What do you do to reduce consumption and waste?

Seriously though, I agree with being a good steward and responsibly using our resources. However, resources are here to be utilized.

Green Activists Trash Park on Earth Day - Earth Day - Fox Nation

Here's my list:

-Straight Razor (of course)

-Folding Bike

-Compost Pile

-vegetable Garden

-Vegetarian

-Small Car

-Bus, and walk or bike to work

-I Insulated all my steam and water pipes in my basement.

Michael

Originally Posted by EMC45

Green Activists Trash Park on Earth Day - Earth Day - Fox Nation

Even though there's no evidence or source given to show that it was green activists rather than nazis or aliens who trashed the park, and even though the park was actually trashed the day before (volunteers cleaned it up on Mother Earth Morning), I think it is safe to say that fox news still gets the general gist of the story completely correct: which is that The Earth has tolerated people for a long time and probably will continue to do so in spite of their disregard for what it wants

Earth First!

We can strip-mine the other planets later.

My contribution at work today was drive 100 miles in heavy traffic, in a 2004 F-150 Ford pickup that routinely gets 12mpg and leave it running for the better part of 8 hours as it was pretty warm today and the emergency beacons and strobe lights on my truck drain the battery rather quickly.

We did however, recycle about a ton of bent guardrail and guardrail parts.

The contractors are glad to recycle that junk. They pay for their beer with the money it brings.

WIN WIN!!

I try to reduce waste and consumption of resources using the following:
- straight razor and all that implies;
- recycle as much as possible;
- have an old diesel car (sure, it is smokey, but the bill for the incorporated energy has been paid a long time ago);
- folding bike
- cycle as much as possible: no distance under 8 to 10km calls for the use of the car if I'm alone;
- use the car for long distances and try to carry as many people as I can (not always a success...);
- use power-saving light bulbs;
- eat at home and avoid fast food restaurants;
- intent to use re-useable diapers when my son is born.
There are many more things to be done in the future but this is what I can do at the moment.

Originally Posted by fpessanha

... when my son is born...

congratulations

Originally Posted by mhailey

Seriously though, I agree with being a good steward and responsibly using our resources. However, resources are here to be utilized.

I agree.
If there is a point to our existence, we should use those resources to work towards developing ourselves further.
If there is no point, then we should just use those resources for our own convenience.
In the latter case, we could of course elect to go survivalist, live off the grid and don't use any resources.
However, why would we, since if all is pointless, using them makes as much sense as not using them.

I crashed a oil tanker and ruined an entire Eco system