As I’ve learned over the years, being green is more about attitude than it is about particular actions. I’ve taken to including a line in my emails in the last few months that I think illustrates this attitude.
“please consider the environment before printing this email”
I would extend that during my personal #greenweek to anything….
“please consider the environment before anything you do”
As many of you know, in 2009, United States carbon emissions per capita was highest in the world, nearly 3 times that of per capita in Europe and over 4 times the per capita carbon output in Europe. Obviously these statistics are complex and cannot be broken down simply. But I think we all can agree on what needs to be done to reduce our own impact on the environment from carbon and waste.
When you’re considering the environment in your actions, try to change your actions from that of a consumer, simply using resources to your own whims and needs, to the attitude of a steward. steward – one who administers anything as the agent of another or others. We were handed this planet by our ancestors and are in charge of giving this planet to those that follow us.
