The carbon footprint was interesting. I had to take in previously in a different class, and my results were about the same in both instances. It’s amazing to think that by living the lifestyle I do I use that much energy and resources. If everyone lived the way I did, it would take almost 6 earths to support everyone. Here I am thinking that I am doing pretty good at living green, by recycling and using less waste, but I am actually having a huge impact on the way the earth works. It makes me wonder what kind of impact people that don’t recycle or care about the planet are making. It makes me really get to thinking about how much of an impact my place of work is having by not recycling the many bottles of wine we go through. I asked my manger what gives. Why do we not recycle if we go through hundreds of wine bottles on a busy night during season? Amazingly enough it is because they want you to pay an outrageous amount of money for someone to come pick it up every week! How ridiculous is that?? Paying to recycle and save the planet. Besides that bothering me, it still amazing me that people need to drive around these huge SUV’s just to get from point A to point B. Large gas guzzling vehicles have always irritated me, and I have always owned a gas efficient car. Sometimes it is necessary, but those who drive them for fun really need to try and understand why they shouldn’t! With the way everyone is living now….and how everyone is constantly trying to make things bigger and better I wonder if the planet will survive. We together as a world community seem to be getting better and are becoming more aware, but we still have many more people to educate!
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