How to reduce our carbon footprint
<p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="Morrison">Morrison</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="spate">spate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engulf">engulf</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> - <span word="should">should</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="mitigate">mitigate</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lifestyles">lifestyles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="previously">previously</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lifestyles">lifestyles</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="consume">consume</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="unimaginable">unimaginable</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="footprint">footprint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="urbanite">urbanite</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="imprint">imprint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="footstep">footstep</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="resemble">resemble</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lumbering">lumbering</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="crashing">crashing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="justifiably">justifiably</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="squarely">squarely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="footprint">footprint</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="journey">journey</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="viable">viable</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="myriad">myriad</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="appliances">appliances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="nodding">nodding</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="individualistic">individualistic</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="relegated">relegated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="stance">stance</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="such">such</span> "<span word="important">important</span>" <span word="issues">issues</span>.</p>
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