Fast Talk

December 21, 2007

Q: What’s the most important step people can take to reduce their carbon footprint? | posted by Saabira Chaudhuri

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December 27, 2007 at 11:40am

Kevin Ohannessian

It is general home practices -- use CFLs, recycle, don't use bottled water, and buy products from companies that use recycled material.

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Kevin H. Ohannessian
Associate Editor,
FastCompany.com

December 27, 2007 at 1:56pm

Gloria Sin

Turn off the lights and other electronics when not in use! TV sets actually release a lot of CO2 into the atmostphere...

Take the extra 5 minutes to think about the trip you're about to make. Are there errands you can run along the same route? Are there places you can visit another day? Could you carpool with a friend going the same direction?

January 7, 2008 at 7:40pm

Ed George

Stop driving cars

January 8, 2008 at 8:58pm

Paul Maiorana

They should wear smaller carbon boots (zing!)

January 10, 2008 at 9:09pm

Andy Thompson

Consider alternatives to every action during your daily activities and take the route that is most environmentally friendly that doesn't inconvenience you.

January 10, 2008 at 9:53pm

Seth Kravitz

Eat less meat. The 11 billion cattle and pigs raised in the US each year create more green house gases, such as methane, then all the cars and factories in the country combined.

January 11, 2008 at 3:26am

Karl Dahlquist

Stop chasing Britney Spears around Los Angeles, or patronizing the websites that do

January 11, 2008 at 8:50am

miro slodki

start by changing one's attitudes
and then learn about and take the small measures that make small but important differences
in time a new set of behaviors/habits will set in which will be more carbon friendly while a new generation of technology/products are introduced.

Miro

January 11, 2008 at 11:33am

Sherri Smith

I think the most important step is any step a person is willing to take. We can all talk the talk about being green, but some of the most significant changes call for changes to a person's lifestyle. The question then becomes how much is a person willing to change or sacrifice in the name of the greater good.

January 11, 2008 at 12:14pm

Lynne d Johnson

I guess I could drive a scooter instead of a car. I've been dying for a Vespa anyway.

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