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Even if you are going away this March Break, One Million Acts
of Green has some green acts for Canadians to consider as they
enjoy their spring break.
If you are visiting a sunny coastal holiday destination,
choosing sustainable seafood can make a big difference for the
environment.
Healthy oceans are critical for our planet and over the last
century, commercial fisheries have drastically reduced fish
populations and altered the world's marine ecosystems. Visit
www.seachoice.org to download a wallet-sized card that outlines
sustainable seafood choices, and when you get home visit Cisco
and CBC s www.OneMillionActsofGreen.com and register this act.
For those not traveling abroad, consider taking the train.
Trains emit much less greenhouse gas per passenger than
airplanes, especially on short trips. Rail travel is another act
Canadian can register on the site.
If you are taking a plane, you can always neutralize your
environmental impact by purchasing carbon offsets. Carbon
offsets help fund projects that produce clean energy, such as
wind and solar power, projects that absorb carbon, such as
planting trees, or projects that improve energy efficiency.
Links and more information are available on the site.
While you are away from home, remember to turn down your
thermostat, use light timers and shut down your computer and
other electronics. You can also register these acts on One
Million Acts of Green.
For those enjoying March Break at home, One Million Acts of
Green also has some ideas that can help keep the kids busy with
green projects around the house. The concept behind One Million
Acts of Green is that as we combine individual acts, the
positive impact on our planet is much greater. Users log green
acts, which can be as small as turning off a light when not in
use to as big as installing geothermal heating in your home, to
the site and cumulatively we’ll record how many we can reach.
A green house gas calculator records how much green house gas is
saved.
This is an opportunity for people to come together to share, to
learn and to work toward a common meaningful goal. Cisco calls
this the Human Network Effect: a network of people with the
power to change the world in which we live and work. Cisco
technology helps people communicate in ways never before
imagined. Over the network, people can come together and
transform business, communities, governments, schools and lives.
When the human network sets out to solve a problem, the result
is a Human Network Effect.
Submitted by Cisco Canada - One Million Acts of Green
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