Let's go green

I would need 2.44 earths if everyone lives the way I do. That's according to www.myfootprint.org. Of course, the quiz is not perfect since it assumes I have a thermostat at home. The result was rather dissappointing since I thought I am green-er than most Singaporeans I know. I recycle all my papers and walk a few extra metres to the recycle bin near my house. I don't consume snacks (with my own money). I don't travel overseas excluding Malaysia (only because that's my hometown). I don't have a car either, I use public transport all the way.

By the way, my lecturer don't agree with Al Glore's way of individualizing our ecological footprint. He said that it's more to do with the social structure that is already embidded in the society. Only people with authority can really change how much ecological footprint a society leaves. So perhaps, our local government's top-down approach on environmental issue (and almost every other issues) isn't that bad after all. Within one year, we actually managed to get 100% participation in waste management in industries. The same cannot be said for individual household of course, since implemending tax on waste produced will result in them losing votes to opposition.

I found a rather interesting local green website. Click on GreenKampong!