3 Responses to “Study: Most Swedes Un-willing To Help Stop Global Warming”

1. Politics » Swenglish Rantings Radio - 070425
   Apr 25, 2007 - 12:28CET

   [...] Study: Most Swedes Unwilling To Help Stop Global Warming [...]

2. Tibor Kiss
   Apr 30, 2007 - 16:06CET

   How would you change your private life to protect the environment?

3. MonkeyPrincess
   Apr 30, 2007 - 22:52CET

   Let’s see… What do I do to protect the environment…

   Well, whether you believe in the threats of global warming or not, it’s still important to take care of the environment – we are the ones that have to live here, and we are passing this earth over to coming generations, we want them to have clean water, fresh air and we don’t want to leave them mountains of garbage all over!

   I recycle, I don’t go overboard in sorting things out, perhaps, but I do my share – glass, cardboard, plastic containers, metal… The refund on PET bottles and soda/beer cans is a good way to make people want to bring them back to the store!

   I try to remember to turn out the light in rooms that I’m not going to be in, and I have my computer set to shut down and not use as much electricity when I am not at the keyboard – if nothing else it will make my electricity bill a bit lower.

   I use rechargeable batteries – they cost a bit to buy, but they sure are worth it!!!

   I have some low energy light bulbs, but low energy light bulbs cost a lot to buy, if they were less expensive more people would buy them! (If the EU:s suggested ban on regular light bulbs goes through, I sure hope the low energy ones goes down in price!)

   I buy recycled paper – unlike Sheryl Crow I think buying recycled toilet paper is better for the environment than using only one square per bathroom visit – it sure makes less of a mess, I can wipe without feeling crappy!!!

   I reuse plastic bags that I have gotten from stores – big ones are great for garbage, and fancier ones are good to put presents in when you hand them over to people!

   I don’t have my radiators turned all the way up, not even in the winter time – if it gets a bit chilly, there are sweaters and woolly socks to wear, and at night you are under the covers anyway, so you keep warm that way.

   I try to buy the environmentally friendly items at the store – but a lot of the environmentally friendly products, organic food items and so on are too expensive! If they were lower in price, more people would buy them… It’s hard when you are on a tight budget!

   I don’t throw things away without at least trying to repair them first – there are enough many people throwing things away, things that could have been repaired or sold as second hand or given away to charity.

   I like going to second hand stores and look around, and I always walk home with something too!

   I don’t drive, I don’t have a car (I don’t even have a driver’s license!) – I take the bus or the tram, or get a ride with friends and family. Commuting, using public transportations and car pooling is good!

   Hmm… How would I CHANGE my private life?

   I honestly don’t know what MORE I can do… (If you have any suggestions, let me know, OK?)

   Maybe pick up garbage that other people have left behind when I am at the lake or on a walk in the woods, you’d be amazed how many people simply “forget” to bring their trash with them when they go back home!

   If I had my own garden I would compost – where I live we don’t have a compost station, just a recycling station… If I had my own garden I would grow my own vegetables – that way I know what I am eating!!!

   I could walk more, even if that doesn’t help much, since other people drive cars and ride the buses and so on – but I would feel healthier!

   What would YOU do, and what do you ALREADY do?

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