The Immeasurable Carbon Credits

One of the most interesting things that I have noticed in the course of this carbon capture project is the number of people I know with very small environmental footprints already.  So many of my friends have sent me messages wanting to help out with this project, but finding themselves at a loss because they already are making conscious efforts to reduce their environmental impacts with every choice they make.  

For example, Jessica and Steve buy all of their groceries from a local farmers market, tote cloth bags and recycle like it's going out of style.  Gerry and Geeta are cloth bag carriers, eternal pedestrians and electronic gadget free (including cell phones!) Matt in Toronto is a composter, pedestrian, uses only reusable lunch materials and cutlery and has been doing paperless Christmas holidays with his family for years.  He even has been a part of his company's project to divert 95% of the waste going to the landfill into reuse and recycle options.  

I think that it's exciting to see that there are so many people who are making efforts to live their lives in a sustainable way.  This is exactly the kind of action that is going to make a huge impact on our environmental problems in the world today!

There have even been a lot of people sending me messages about activities that they are starting to do to reduce their carbon emissions but that I can't really measure in the type of project that I am doing over the timeline that I have.  For example, Vanessa has committed to routinely checking her vehicle tire pressure and doing regular maintenance to ensure that she is as fuel efficient as possible.  Paperless gift exchanging during the holidays is something that a lot of people are starting to do, but tough to measure the impact from!

We see and hear so many "doom-and-gloom" messages about the environment, I think that it is difficult for everyone to feel like we can contribute in some way and to truly have an impact.  From what I am hearing after starting this project, there is a lot of hope to be had about the future of our planet and the choices we are beginning to make.  

Cheers,

Candice