How green
are you?
This is 2012 and I can’t
believe how people are not yet aware of the importance of taking care of the
planet we live in. I think people learn about “green issues” at school.
Sometimes children learn how to make recycled paper and some others, they have
workshops to learn some aspects of recycling. Environmental-friendly practices
can be learnt at school and also at home. Since I was a little kid my parents,
brother and sister taught me lots of things like not throwing my waste anywhere
that’s not a bin.
I’ve always tried to be
careful with the waste I produce. I use special bins (usually glass, plastic
and organic bins) every time I can. Apart from that, I use water wisely; I
learnt that in Chiloé when I was 13.
It was only when we spent more tan 2 weeks with a family in Nalhuitad, where they didn’t have tap water.
I’m constantly thinking about ways to reduce my carbon footprint and transmitting
the information so more people are aware.
I use my bike in the
summer mostly. In Winter it’s too cold for me and too contaminated as well but
as in Spring and Summer is more windy I tent to think that I’m not breathing so
much smog. I don’t have a car so I’m always walking and taking the bus or the tube.
I support Greenpeace but only through
the internet. I do that by signing emails requesting more laws or an action to
stop some stupid objective of a millionaire company. I admire their mission so
I think we should support any eco-organisations if it’s because they want to
take care of the planet. I’d love to make tons of copies of “The 11th
Hour”, which is a documentary about the state of the Earth, considering air and
water contamination mainly.
I think Santiago is missing more laws
and public policies so people learn and participate in solving matters related
to the environment.
