How green
are you?
This is 2012 and I
can’t believe how people are not yet aware of the importance of taking care of
the planet we live in. I think people learn about “green issues” at school.
Sometimes children learn how to make recycled paper and some others, they have
workshops to learn some aspects of recycling. Environmental-friendly practices
can be learnt at school and also at home. Since I was a little kid my parents,
brother and sister taught me lots of things like not throwing my waste anywhere
that’s not a bin.
I’ve always tried to be
careful with the waste I produce. I use special bins (usually glass, plastic
and organic bins) every time I can. Apart from that, I use water wisely -at least I try. I
learnt that in Chiloé when I was 13.
It was only when we spent more tan 2 weeks with a family in Nalhuitad, where they didn’t have tap
water the moment I realised about the importance of using water wisely. I’m constantly thinking about ways to reduce my carbon footprint and
transmitting the information so more people are aware.
I use my bike in the
summer mostly. In Winter it’s too cold for me and too contaminated as well but
as in Spring and Summer is more windy I tent to think that I’m not breathing so
much smog. I don’t have a car so I’m always walking and taking the bus or the
tube.
I support Greenpeace but only through
the internet. I do that by signing emails requesting more laws or an action to
stop some stupid objective of a millionaire company. I admire their mission so
I think we should support any eco-organisations if it’s because they want to
take care of the planet. I’d love to make tons of copies of “The 11th
Hour”, which is a documentary about the state of the Earth, considering air and
water contamination mainly.
I think Santiago is missing more laws
and public policies so people learn and participate in solving matters related
to the environment. Our society needs to learn environmentally friendly practices so we can live more as a community.
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