Life in a carbon neutral world…
There’s a great Story from the New York Times / International Herald and Tribune about a 28 year old product designer from Luxembourg attempting to live a carbon neutral life in Barcelona, Spain.
Her story is at certainly inspiring, although sometimes uncomfortable to read about… who said revolutionizing our wasteful lifestyles was meant to be comfortable?!
Her English blog is here, read about her efforts at reducing, re-using and recycling…
Some examples of how she is Reducing
- Solar Oven
- Efficient Heating
- Condensing Gas Boiler for heating water
Some examples of how she is Re-using
- Lamps made of old cans
- Second Hand furniture
- Numerous used household items throughout her home
Some examples of how she is Recycling
- Harvesting worm compost
- Recycled car tire plant pots
- Recycled bathroom tiles
Not all of the options would perhaps be adopted by every house throughout the land, but in her inspiring example, and in all the detail she has gone into in her sincere pursuit, we should all be able to find ways we can reduce our carbon footprint…?
Read the full story of the carbon neutral life here…
