[janeemljr]

I used to be an ardent recycler of everything until I went to Japan. Then I realised, to my horror, that all of my hard work was being offset by the enormous amounts of packaging they use and throw away without thinking about it.

There are two things we can all do that will have a massive impact upon our global carbon footprint but nobody likes to hear about them- become completely or predominately vegetarian and stop having children, one child per couple only. Population control is the number one issue in the world but people don't like to hear this. David Attenborough, Britain's most respected naturalist and broadcaster, talks about it at every opportunity but he's all but ignored by the media.