velo Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 How far do you go to limit your impact on the environment ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLB Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 I work from home; I live in town in a small apartment; I bought the most fuel efficient car I could that suited my needs and am conscious of how much I drive; I have swapped out all of the most used incandescent lights in my apartment for compact florescent lights; I've reduced my electric usages as much as I can (including plugging electronic devices like DVD and VCR into switches so that they can be really turned off); I am in the process of acquiring carbon offset credits for the webserver that runs my website; I will also be getting carbon offset credits for my car in the near future; In the next month or so I will be switching my electric supplier to one that generate 100% renewable energy locally (certified low impact hydroelectric); I'm careful with how I use water/hot water; I try to buy durable products that will last (for instance I buy cars on a ten year cycle); I use reusable shopping bags; I use cloth napkins (to save on paper napkins); I try to be conscious of the packaging waste from the things I buy; and I try to reduce the waste we throw away. I know there is a lot more I could do, and I am always striving to do more to reduce my impact. My long term goal is to get my carbon footprint to as close to zero as I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Wow KLB you are a good un, i have felt guilty for using plastic shopping bags when i go to the super market, so i have switched to home shopping, everything comes in reusable boxes, and it voids the use of my car, my car is one of the most fuel efficient i could find within my price range, it is a 1400cc diesel 60+ mpg driven with care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLB Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 60 mpg diesel? I'm jealous You obviously don't live in the United States. Without buying a Toyota Prius, which I couldn't afford (and has a dubious "cradle to grave" environmental benefit) the best I could buy last spring in a small (not sub-compact) car was the Huyndi Elantra, which was rated for 34mpg highway. Based on all the research I did, it was the most fuel efficient car sold in the U.S. in its class other than the Prius. With careful non-interstate driving I can get 40mpg with my Elantra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bascule Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 While I don't work from home, I ride my bike to work, and anywhere where I don't have to transport anything decently heavy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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