Melanie Wallace

I have to admit that I have been one of the apathetic people. Whenever I heard people talking about the environment and the need to reduce GHG's and recycling, etc, I used to internally roll my eyes. A couple things changed that: I met a few people who care passionately for the earth and began to educate myself about the damage I was doing by simply not caring. I began to understand that "saving the environment" is not just a moral duty but also a spiritual discipline. I also began to understand that in being apathetic, I am not only harming the earth, but also my fellow human beings who are affected by the storms, drought, famine and other environmental disasters that result from global warming. It has taken me too long to reach this place, and I could spend my time feeling guilty about it, or I can go ring my landlord's doorbell and ask him if I can build a little compost in the corner of the backyard....so maybe that's what I'll do....!

I have completed the Greenhouse Gas Calculator and am ready to share my results!	Yes
Your Name	Melanie Wallace
Congregation	St. Mary, Kerrisdale
Number of individuals living in your household	1
Do you own or rent your living space?	Rent
My current yearly emissions are:	2.14
I have committed to reducing my yearly emissions by this amount (in tonnes):	.70

Take measures to reduce my water consumption (especially hot water consumption).

Replace light-bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs; turn off lights when I am not in a room.

Reduce, reuse, recycle (in that order) when it comes to home waste.

Compost kitchen waste.

Grow some of my own food.