| It is an unfortunate fact that many of the World's | | | | a lift to work with a friend on rotation. |
| most successful business personalities are responsible | | | | Use public transport rather than taking the car |
| for some of the most damaging carbon footprints of | | | | absolutely everywhere you need to go. Public |
| all time. How do they manage to be so destructive? | | | | transport has to run regardless - you might as well |
| By making multiple long haul flights throughout the | | | | be one of the passengers on the bus rather than the |
| year; by owning more than one gas guzzling high | | | | guy in the traffic jam behind it! |
| performance car; by owning several properties | | | | Ditch the aerosol sprays right now and replace them |
| requiring staff that store foods and other materials | | | | with pump sprays that do not damage the |
| that waste through lack of use; by simply performing | | | | atmosphere. For people who suffer with asthma, |
| as a one man (or woman) planet assassin. | | | | aerosols are extremely noxious anyway. Perfume |
| Those of us who prefer to care for the planet | | | | also comes in cream form and a straight screw top |
| somewhat more responsibly might begin by reducing | | | | so there is no need to insist on drowning everything |
| our carbon footprint in a number of ways; some that | | | | in sprayed fragrance. |
| require little effort and others that demand more | | | | Stop leaving stuff on standby! It uses up resources |
| commitment to purpose. | | | | and switching off appliances completely can make a |
| Standing in the car park each morning, it is possible to | | | | huge difference in a whole community. Replace your |
| witness hundreds of parents dropping their kids at | | | | light bulbs with long life bulbs and start writing your |
| school for the day; some of whom live only a block | | | | letters on recycled paper - better still, send your |
| away from each other. Each parent living within two | | | | letters electronically; as your computer is going to be |
| or three blocks could easily share a school run. The | | | | in your home anyway, you might as well use it to |
| process is not only environmentally responsible - it | | | | capacity and save paper! |
| gives busy parents more time on two or three | | | | The problems of the dying planet; the failing |
| mornings each week, yet most people stubbornly | | | | atmosphere; excess greenhouse gases and landfill |
| neglect to try it. | | | | excess are not going to go away or even reduce |
| The good old bicycle is still offering a healthy way to | | | | significantly unless the World community as whole |
| get to work (always supposing you live not more | | | | does something about reducing the carbon footprint. |
| than a few miles from the office, of course! Nobody | | | | For advice on how you can make a responsible step |
| would expect you to perform a cycling marathon | | | | forward without leaving a carbon print, consult your |
| every day to get to work!) Leaving the car at home | | | | local waste disposal, recycling and environmental |
| can be a great idea and even better if you can share | | | | professional. |