It's been one of those incredibly long days where I've been running around like crazy trying to get everything done. Also today I drove the car - around 50 miles, so i had time to think about my new mission and all the possible things I could do towards it. Here were my considerations of the day:
- My car is old. Like, nearly 20 years old. It did recently pass it's MOT so it's emission levels can't be too bad, but it's definitely inefficient. I wonder if there's anything i can do to improve my car's impact on the planet.
- I spoke to my Dad about renewable energy. He's a plumbing and heating engineer and had a mixed view on things. On one hand, he was full of great information about the improved efficiencies of the boilers he has to install - there's apparently new laws in which boilers heating engineers can install, and the new ones are all 20% more efficient. They take less time to heat up the water, and better retain the heated water so that it stays warmer longer. He felt that this was a great contribution that heating engineers are making to UK homes. However, he wasn't very positive about renewable energy. He said that the UK's current infrastructure couldn't provide everyone in the country with renewable energy and that if we were to fast track we'd have black outs etc. I argued that I don't think anyone expects it to happen overnight, but surely this is a case where demand can drive supply? We agreed to disagree. He was generally very positive about solar and frustrated with Conservatives for slashing the subsidy. I agreed with him on that! He had a lot of good points about home energy conservation which I will give some thought to and report back.
- I thought about my clients, and whether there might be something I can do to encourage each of them to contribute something positive to the environment. After all, I help direct their marketing strategies, websites and content. This is one to think about.
- I had an idea to start a litter picking community group! Possibly a mad idea, it kind of appeals to my OCD tendencies though.
- I started pulling together a home-made present for my boyfriend's birthday coming up, trying to upcycle/not buy new products, which will reduce my carbon footprint.
Just giving all the above ideas some thought is another positive step for today, but I wanted to finish the day off with an action, so I remembered a site called freerice.com. It serves up questions and for every answer you get right they donate 10 grains of rice through the world food programme to end hunger. It's all generated from ad impressions, a great way to get advertiser's budgets directly supporting a great cause. It's a Win Win. I'm going to give this website a few minutes of my time every day I can.
Lydia
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