Nurse our Mother Nature

NATURE’S RIDE

Many people use all public utility vehicles as their own private vehicle. If you are one of those who insist on getting of exactly in front of your building even if there are no bus stops there, for the love of all that is good and true, walk from the proper bus stop. “Ideally, there will be only designated bus stops along the Highways, as opposed to what we have now” says Jacobo. “But commuters are hard-headed as well.” Fewer stops would mean less idling on the vehicles. Idling for even 20 minutes generates the same amount of emission as vehicle would when they travel 482 kilometers. Now if PUV drivers were smart, they’d start charging people who do this double (for the chauffer service), or include it in their strike demands that passengers who insist just have to jump off the speeding bus.

Cut down on the use of vehicles, especially when there are alternative present. Use the trains. As stinky and uncomfortable as it is getting in, it’s worth at the time you save from gridlock. For shorter trips, skip the trike; walk instead. Or use that bike you only use on weekends!

Most people think this is crazy: I walk from my workplace to my house. Of course I have to take the route where there are fewer vehicles riding the streets. Sure, I’m sweating like a pig by the time I get home, but I feel better knowing I helped in saving the environment in some way.

USE LESS, THROW LESS

If there is one upside to the digital age, it is fact that we use less paper and plastic nowadays. Score one for the environment! We may well be years before the world is significantly less dependent on the plastic and paper, so be a man and carry your own bag whenever your wife asks you to go to the market. Some grocers also offer discounts for those who do bring their own bags. A mug does the trick for coffee shops, so bring your own for a discount, too. And do recycle old papers. Paper production is ecologically worse than producing new plastics. Sure papers are more biodegradable, but it is harder to produce and the process is more harmful to the environment. Always, always print on two side of the paper. How would you like it if trees only took in the carbon dioxide but did not release oxygen afterwards?