Big Foot

I thought Specter's idea about sky miles was pretty interesting. It's amazing how big of an impact the travel distance of the food products we consume has our carbon footprint. Specter's idea to cut down on "food miles" would dtrastically reduce people's carbon footprint. He suggests buying local foods instead of buying the same products that are being shipped from thousands of miles away. "Each glass of orange juice, for exmaple, contains the equivalent of two glasses of petrol once the transport costs are included." John Elkngton's claim has an ominous yet hopeful prediction. He believes that in order for things to get better, things first have to get worse. What he means by this is that many companies that depend on fossil fuels will most likely disappear. THings like that need to change before moving into a more environmentally friendly era. Once these changes disappear, or "destruct" we will be on our way to a more earth friendly life.
I think everyone on earth, me included, is responsible for global warming. Everyone contributes whether they like it or not. My family for example has 4 cars and a wood burning stove that we use for heat... which most likely causes a huge carbon footprint. Even though there are all different sized carbon footprints, everyone still has one. Even cows contribute to global warming because of the methane in their farts =). I also think that since everyone is contributing to this world-wide problem, people can start contributing to stopping the problem. THere are so many small things you can do to lower your carbon foot print. Properly insluating doors and windows, buying more fuel efficient cars, and buying food produced locally are all ways people can lower their carbon footprints.

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