Comments on: how green are you? http://www.3daymom.com/2007/12/16/how-green-are-you/ Support the Breast Cancer 3-Day! Fri, 16 May 2008 02:57:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Forrest http://www.3daymom.com/2007/12/16/how-green-are-you/#comment-83776 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:45:19 +0000 http://www.3daymom.com/2007/12/16/how-green-are-you/#comment-83776 I scored pretty well, although there were a few things that make me question my score a little bit. For example, there's a question about whether I've shopped at the Farmer's Market this month, but, unfortunately, they're all closed for the winter... On that note, I'm guessing GoreTex isn't the best stuff for the planet, but I'm not exactly sure how it compares to other materials - which tells me I have some homework to do. I'm a photographer, and hike a lot, in the rain - that's what it does in Seattle - so I have a good deal of GoreTex outer-ware... Still, I got an <b>86</b>; the test tells me I'm about as good as can be. One thing that's notably absent from the quiz is the diet. There are questions about eating locally grown and organic food ... nothing to do with whether or not a person eats meat. <i>Becoming a vegetarian has about the same carbon impact as switching from an SUV to a hybrid!</i> I should get extra credit for that, no...? :D My one guilty pleasure, though, is going out on road trips. For the holidays I drove 400 miles through paradise, almost pristine wilderness. Fortunately that's only a tank of gas, but it's still a tank more than was strictly necessary. On other other hand, I like to pretend the photos I bring back help convince other people that it's important to think about preservation... I scored pretty well, although there were a few things that make me question my score a little bit. For example, there’s a question about whether I’ve shopped at the Farmer’s Market this month, but, unfortunately, they’re all closed for the winter… On that note, I’m guessing GoreTex isn’t the best stuff for the planet, but I’m not exactly sure how it compares to other materials - which tells me I have some homework to do. I’m a photographer, and hike a lot, in the rain - that’s what it does in Seattle - so I have a good deal of GoreTex outer-ware… Still, I got an 86; the test tells me I’m about as good as can be.

One thing that’s notably absent from the quiz is the diet. There are questions about eating locally grown and organic food … nothing to do with whether or not a person eats meat. Becoming a vegetarian has about the same carbon impact as switching from an SUV to a hybrid! I should get extra credit for that, no…? :D

My one guilty pleasure, though, is going out on road trips. For the holidays I drove 400 miles through paradise, almost pristine wilderness. Fortunately that’s only a tank of gas, but it’s still a tank more than was strictly necessary. On other other hand, I like to pretend the photos I bring back help convince other people that it’s important to think about preservation…

]]> by: Cheryl http://www.3daymom.com/2007/12/16/how-green-are-you/#comment-82777 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:13:13 +0000 http://www.3daymom.com/2007/12/16/how-green-are-you/#comment-82777 Mine was 62 ! Mine was 62 !

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