Love This Earth

There are so many things that we as young folks, as people of Chicago, as people of the world, can do to help save the earth.

For starters, we can adjust the way we transport ourselves. I know it’s super nice to just drive somewhere, instead of hassling with sometimes unreliable CTA and always unreliable Chicago weather. But really, in a place like Chicago, where there is a train or bus to everywhere, it should be a crime to drive a car instead of taking the CTA. This change not only helps the environment (less fuel, yada yada, you know the deal), but it has sooo many personally advantages. For instance, public transportation is cheap compared to gas prices. And no more worrying about where to park! And there’s always good people watching on public transportation, let’s not forget that.

Or we could just start biking and walking more. That would be even better.

Another thing that I’ve heard can really help the environment by drastically reducing carbon emissions is becoming a vegetarian. A few years ago, my sister became a vegetarian for this very reason. I told her I didn’t think I could ever give up meat, so she broke it down for me. Really, the vast majority of emissions come from the transportation of meat, especially red meat. So, she said, if you even cut back on eating red meat, you’ll take a pretty big bite out of emissions. Rad.

And of course there are more things! Don’t buy bottled water! Recycle! Turn off lights after you leave a room! Come on! Show the love!