Change the World Wednesdays

Here is a little shout out from your tree-hugging, earth-loving friend/daughter/sister/granddaughter living here in Eastern Europe...

I have stubbled upon a pretty interesting and inspiring blog, which has a link on my blog page, which calls us all to think and perhaps rethink how it is we carry out our day to day activities... 

"Reduce Footprints" (http://reducefootprints.blogspot.com) is asking readers (and fellow bloggers like myself) to take a look at our lives and to try to make small (or big!) steps towards reducing the impact we have on the Earth and her resources.  This blog runs a "special" entry each Wednesday, where the idea is that if all of us make a small change in our lives each week, that we could actually have a larger impact on limiting our carbon footprints. 

This week, the challenge for the "Change the World Wednesdays" is as follows (taken right from the Reduce Footprints blog):

For one full day this week, don't use (or ride in) a car. That's right ... leave the car at home and either walk, ride a bicycle or take public transportation (or even ... stay home). One full day ... 24 hours ... no car.

OR ... if you are already car free, write a post about not using a car. Include such topics as how to make it work, drawbacks and solutions, and why it's better for the environment.

What do you think? Can you do it?

We're changing the world ... one challenge at a time!

 So, family and friends and random readers of my blog, this week (until next Wednesday when I will update you on the new challenge) take one day to not use your car or public transportation at all.  Walk, bike, run, swim, kartwheel even... but leave the gas guzzlers out of your daily routine.  If we all have a day where we do not burn fossil fuels, think about all the CO2 and other nasty gases we would keep from entering the atmosphere.  (And also think about the quality exercise you could potentially get in!)

Instead of driving to the grocery store, see if you can walk or bike to one which is closer... If you don't really need to go out to the store, why not save all of your errands to do in one trip, instead of several?  

Just one day to stay out of a moving vehicle.  That wont be too bad.  If you all participate and have any reaction, then please post a comment here or on the Reduce Footprints blog.  It is an interesting blog, and I would suggest you to check it out. 

I think that is all from this earth-lover.  I need to finish packing to go home tomorrow! Woohoo! 

Peace. 

 

Click for this week's challenge

Also, if any of you blog yourselves, pass this post along to your readers.  The more people who read this "challenge" the larger the impact we will have... just some food for thought :)