Leave Only Footprints and Not Carbon Footprints (Part 3)
Published by Carbon footprints pose a great danger to our environment? How to reduce carbon footprints? To reduce, avoid plastic, use bamboo, avoid leather furniture, go for organic food. To know more ways, read here.
We saw the first part of carbon footprints “Leave Only Footprints and Not Carbon Footprints (Part 1)” yesterday. You might have read the second part “Leave Only Footprints and Not Carbon Footprints (Part 2)” that dealt with some of the ways to reduce carbon footprints.
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How about knowing few more ways to reduce carbon footprints? Read them:
1. If you have the habit of growing plants in your balcony, try growing Bamboo. You may also grow other plants and trees. These help by absorbing some amount of carbon dioxide (CO2).
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2. Do you have the habit of visiting the grocery frequently? Make a list of items you would require for a particular week, go to the grocery, buy them and come home. Don’t make too many visits. This will not only save money and time but also reduces carbon footprints.
3. Avoid using plastic items whenever you can.
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4. Go for organic foods. When fertilizers are used, they churn out or emit greenhouse gases that again increase carbon footprints and global warming.
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5. Whenever you go shopping, try taking a jute or cloth bag with you. Use plastic bags and/or items sparingly.
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6. When you wish to get furniture to your house, avoid getting furniture made of leather or other synthetic materials.
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7. Go for food items produced in your country rather using imported goods. When goods are imported from one country to the other, large amounts of carbon footprints are left during their transit.
Let us make a sincere effort to reduce carbon footprint and global warming and make our planet Earth, a place to live for our future generation.
Let us all join hands in this mission of saving our beautiful planet Earth.
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On December 26, 2009 at 9:40 pm
wow great post.. very informative and interesting.
On December 27, 2009 at 2:23 am
very useful n informative…i hav achieved a huge amt. of knowledge from these series…gud job!!
On December 27, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Helpful information, thank you.
On December 29, 2009 at 7:58 am
Very nice article..
On December 31, 2009 at 1:12 pm
heavenly article.
On January 21, 2010 at 7:27 am
some great info! thnx
On June 12, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Its very important to be aware of what we are doing to our environment. Thanks for the inspiring link