How green am i

Today, people doesn't care too much about enviromentally friendly practices. The priority is usually making money, or look for your individual benefits. Caring about others (including the enviroment) isn't a priority in our society. So, in my opinion, there aren't so much places where people do learn about eviromentally friendly practices. Some things are taught at school, or sometimes parents suggest children to be more enviromentally caring, but i insist i think they are not a priority among al the things that are taught. Our society is focused on the personal benefit.

In my case, i try to use recycling cans that are placed at the university. Also, some years ago i promised myself that i would not throw garbage at streets again. I refuse to use cars, and i try not to use the public transport too much. I'm used to ride my bike everywhere i go. Also, i'm a vegetarian. The meat industry is one of the most contaminating associations arround the world. Along with that, they cause a terrible damage to the soils. Anyway, i' haven't joined any eco-organisations, because i focus my work at other problems of society that are more transversal. For example, the problem for me isn't that "we don't care about enviroment"... The problem is "we don't care about each other as a comunity". If we did, we would care about enviroment also because we would want that everyone lives in a clean and healthy world. One problem includes the other.

About carbon footprints, for example, i'm not very much informated. I know the meat industry also contributes a lot into contamining this way, so i try to help not buying meat (and not eating it).



In particular, Santiago of Chile, in my opinión, is a good example of the things i said at the start of this posting. The goberment stimulates a very capitalist and individualist way of living. They talk a lot about the "emprendedor" (an idea very similar to the united states's "Self made man"): a guy who should build is himself his own future, doesn't caring about others.

Have a good weekend.