Reducing Our Ecological Footprint, One Step at a Time
I hope it is safe to say that most people are aware of the demands that humans are putting on the resources of our planet, but the degree of these strains may surprise you. If everybody on the planet lived like me, under the same conditions as me, we would need 1.8 planets to support our needs. What is so surprising to me is that even though I live in a trailer home (less than 300ft2), use minimal energy, never to rarely spend on goods (got rid of most of my wardrobe and try to only buy second-hand if needed), wash my clothes by hand with cold water, have 4 minute cold water showers and recycle, I still overshoot it....