What do you do to try to preserve the environment?

Winy · September 14, 2015, 05:02:54 PM

It's my Freshman year in college, not even two weeks in, and I've already become fascinated with energy conservation and environmental preservation because of a course I'm taking called "21st Century Living Solutions." Only a few classes down, but we've already discussed so much, and the readings/videos we've been assigned to asses are incredibly interesting; they really put into perspective the ease with which people can make lasting contributions to making life and technology more sustainable. It got me thinking about how many things I could do to start helping preserve the environment, and just live a more economically sensible, moral life.

What do you do to try to help out? What are some ways that you've tried to reduce your carbon footprint, or just to help create a better future for humanity?

DAS B00T x2 · September 14, 2015, 05:18:58 PM

I like living.
I want mankind to flourish and fulfill our destiny of interstellar conquest.

We cant do either if we fuck up all our non-renewable resources.

Thun · September 14, 2015, 05:26:37 PM

uhh, recycle?

gats · September 14, 2015, 05:48:48 PM

i don't litter and i use recycling bins

Mattie G Indahouse · September 14, 2015, 05:48:50 PM

I don't pollute and I don't litter besides dropping small things like gum wrappers on the ground.

DAS B00T x2 · September 14, 2015, 05:51:13 PM

Oh, I read the op as Why and not What

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Verbatim · September 14, 2015, 05:54:43 PM

I'm an advocate for the voluntary human extinction movement, and I'm a vegan.

I also pick up litter whenever I see it, and I recycle, but then again, so does everybody else (hopefully).

Verbatim · September 14, 2015, 05:56:42 PM

Quote from: BerzerkCommando on September 14, 2015, 05:48:50 PM

I don't pollute it and I don't litter besides drooping small things like gum rappers on the ground.

This post gave me a brain tumor.

DAS B00T x2 · September 14, 2015, 06:06:40 PM

Quote from: BerzerkCommando on September 14, 2015, 05:48:50 PM

I don't pollute it and I don't litter besides dropping small things like gum wrappers on the ground.

Just put it in your fucking pocket if there's no can around you fucking hick.

Assassin 11D7 · September 14, 2015, 06:16:12 PM

I shit and piss in the woods like God intended.

September 14, 2015, 06:29:00 PM

I recycle sometimes

Sandtrap · September 14, 2015, 08:15:18 PM

Me and most of my family are scroungers. I recycle and repurpose what I'm able to.

The landfill dump outside of town has shit people throw away like you wouldn't believe.

Word Wizard · September 14, 2015, 08:44:21 PM

I quit jerking off into tissues in exchange for your mother's esophagus.

More Than Mortal · September 14, 2015, 08:46:58 PM

I'm agitating for the government to implement some decent fucking policies.

Jono · September 14, 2015, 08:47:20 PM

Putting all the trash, waste, etc. on a big ass rocket that is sent on a one-way trip to the Sun

Ender · September 15, 2015, 11:27:45 AM

Quote from: Fuddy-duddy on September 14, 2015, 05:54:43 PM

human extinction movement

There's a movement of that?

Sandtrap · September 15, 2015, 11:36:36 AM

Quote from: Ender on September 15, 2015, 11:27:45 AM

Quote from: Fuddy-duddy on September 14, 2015, 05:54:43 PM
human extinction movement
There's a movement of that?

Anti-natalism, right?

Ender · September 15, 2015, 11:38:02 AM

Quote from: ⁭⁭⁭⁭Sandtrap on September 15, 2015, 11:36:36 AM

Quote from: Ender on September 15, 2015, 11:27:45 AM
Quote from: Fuddy-duddy on September 14, 2015, 05:54:43 PM
human extinction movement
There's a movement of that?

Anti-natalism, right?

Anti-natalism doesn't look as menacing as "human extinction movement"

Sandtrap · September 15, 2015, 11:47:23 AM

Quote from: Ender on September 15, 2015, 11:38:02 AM

Quote from: ⁭⁭⁭⁭Sandtrap on September 15, 2015, 11:36:36 AM
Quote from: Ender on September 15, 2015, 11:27:45 AM
Quote from: Fuddy-duddy on September 14, 2015, 05:54:43 PM
human extinction movement
There's a movement of that?

Anti-natalism, right?
Anti-natalism doesn't look as menacing as "human extinction movement"

Human extinction movement sounds rather dull, frankly. It's like stating the obvious about ours lovely old species.

BaconShelf · September 15, 2015, 11:47:25 AM

Keep my litter in my pocket until I find a bin or a recycling bin. Preferably the latter.

Turn my plugs off at the wall when not in use aside from if I'm downloading and/ or charging something.

I tend not to have two consoles or whatever on at once. My friend always has his laptop on while on Xbox, and it annoys me.

BrenMan 94 · September 15, 2015, 12:14:43 PM

Basically, if it saves me money and helps the environment, then cool. I also don't litter and I recycle.

Verbatim · September 15, 2015, 02:11:38 PM

Quote from: Ender on September 15, 2015, 11:27:45 AM

Quote from: Fuddy-duddy on September 14, 2015, 05:54:43 PM
human extinction movement
There's a movement of that?

http://www.vhemt.org/

mmhm

there's a FAQ and everything, if it intrigues you

ΚΑΤΑΝΑΛΩΤΗΣ · September 15, 2015, 03:09:28 PM

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CK97 · September 15, 2015, 04:00:31 PM

Recycle.

Naru · September 15, 2015, 07:02:03 PM

i use less water for most things, recycle what can be recycled, use biodegradable stuffs.

🍁 Aria 🔮 · September 15, 2015, 07:12:02 PM

Cover everything with cellophane wrap. It works for couches, why not Earth?

Lord Starch · September 15, 2015, 08:40:28 PM

The most I do is recycle a few select metals, polymers, glass, and paper. Not much else I could do. I do plan to get one of those Tesla battery generators and a solar panel on my house. But to be honest, that's more so because I don't want to pay for energy.

Turkey · September 15, 2015, 08:44:46 PM

Nothing that counters the fact that a single flight burns about 2 months worth of a car's gas budget.

Though I do return plastic bags to the store and recycle hazardous materials like light bulbs and batteries.

Mattie G Indahouse · September 16, 2015, 05:24:18 AM

Quote from: DAS r00d d00d B00T on September 14, 2015, 06:06:40 PM

Quote from: BerzerkCommando on September 14, 2015, 05:48:50 PM
I don't pollute it and I don't litter besides dropping small things like gum wrappers on the ground.
Just put it in your fucking pocket if there's no can around you fucking hick.

I guess I shouldn't tell you that I took off a bumper sticker on my car which was at my house and when I went for a walk I tossed it a mile down the road on the ground,.