Hi Everyone,

I hope you will help me in compiling a list of things that you and I are doing to make this world a better place. In doing this I'm hoping we will inspire each other to do more and please remember it doesn't matter how big or small it is as long as we are doing something. Please email me with what you are doing and I will post it here. Also let me know if you want me to post your name or not. I will be posting these once a week.
I got inspired to do this from a book I recently read called "The Geography Of Hope" by Chris Turner. This book takes the reader around the world describing what people like you and me are doing to combat Global warming and how to live in a sustainable and socially, nurturing environment.
I am looking forward to your suggestions.

Here is something I am doing....I've started replacing all my incandescent light bulbs with compact flourescents.They use very little electricity and they last a very long time.

Well the suggestions are starting to come in and I am thrilled with what you are doing and it certainly has inspired me to do more.

"Heh Kate, what a great idea....anyway I took the plunge and bought a hybrid car, a Toyota Prius to be exact. It was far more than I wanted to spend but I figured the planet was worth it."
George Brown California

"Hi Kate, I've started using cloth bags to take shopping instead of collecting all those plastic ones which I never know what to do with."
Sonia Smith New York

" I've decided to walk to work instead of driving, it takes me half an hour but I could use the exercise."
Ron Hurtig Idaho

"I decided to turn my front lawn into a garden and now I'm getting lots of birds. I just love it."
Jesse Warren British Columbia

"Hi Kate, I decided to car pool with some of my neighbours. We all work pretty close to each other and we thought it was stupid to drive separately."
Janis Hubert Quebec

"As much as I like food from all over the world I am now buying local produce as much as possible."
Dave Barnes Ontario





"The compassion and affection we show all creatures is a measure of our spiritual health."
Dalai Lama

"The goal of life is living in harmony with nature."
Zeno 335-263 BC