The Ten Green Commandments
Posted by Martin in Green tips | 12 August 2008
1 - There is just one planet earth - love and protect it. Remember that the world will survive without the human race, but the human race will not survive without the world.
2 - Thou shalt choose Green wherever practical and possible.
3 - Thou shalt understand that insulating thy dwelling and installing solar panels is a righteous act, but be not sanctimonious about it. Nor shalt thou fly off to the Caribbean to celebrate thy newfound Greenness.
4 - Thou shalt rediscover the beauty of the British Isles. The Lake District, Cornwall, Devon, The Highlands, the Brecon Beacons, our Green and pleasant land.
5 - Thou shalt not lie about thy Greenness. Do not pretend thou hast installed energy saving lightbulbs through the house when there is but one in the broom cupboard.
6 - Thou shalt badger thy MP and local councillors. Thou shalt demand that they honour their promises. Without government help and thy perseverance, the road to Green nirvana will be little trod.
7 - Thou shalt take oil companies’ pledges to the environment with a large pinch of salt. The Green bandwagon is much jumped upon — and off, once a purpose is served.
8 - Thou shalt not blame others for the world’s ills. Yea, India and China are growing, but per capita emissions in the Western World are as much as five times theirs.
9 - Thou shall not covet thy neighbour’s year-round tan, newest me-phone, ride-on
lawnmower or 4x4.
10 - Thou shalt instead start energy-saving projects with thy neighbours, and restore a sense of community.
Source : greentomato
