Comments on: Living green: on a mission to reduce my carbon footprint

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:18:16 +0000

I took an intensive driving course to pass my driving test faster. I was shocked to see how part of the course was how to drive greener. It’s funny how you can save money by driving to save the environment. I’d definately recommend that anyone who feels they ‘have to’ use a car look into intensive driving courses so that they can still do something for the environment.

By: Jo Birch

Jo Birch — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:17:45 +0000

As a long-standing member of University staff I related to a lot of what is said and am one of Heike Singleton and Willie Hoedeman’s campus Energy Champions. That does not just mean turning light and equipment switches off. We compost and recycle everything possible

By: Allyson

Allyson — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:04:36 +0000

Your efforts may not have been as ‘grand’ as Rupert Murdoch but in your own way you have done more.As a family we try to live as ethically as possible but whatever we do is a drop in the ocean and doesn’t really do very much.BUT by speaking out about what you are doing has brought an awareness of the situation to the people around you and that is what counts. Only governments can ever change the situation to the extent that this planet will be saved from the downward cycle of destruction that exists.As a family we have been recycling since the middle 80′s but only now that every one is made to recycle will the situation in this area improve.I have 6 girls aged 6,16,17,21,23 & 25 and my ethical living over the years has really influenced them and they also try to live an ethical life. We live in an ordinary house in an ordinary street and apart from the water butt and the compost bin we look just the same as any other family in the street but the awareness is important.Keep up the good work of raising awareness.