Today marks Earth Day Canada's 25th anniversary. That means for my entire life we've been celebrating Earth Day. And as long as I can remember, I've been doing my part to help protect our beautiful planet and prevent the effects of climate change.

There are so many ways that you can reduce your carbon footprint on a daily basis. And little changes add up and can have a big impact over time.

Here are some carbon-free options:

• Walk
• Run
• Bike (if you don't have one, rent one, or use a bike share program)
• Skateboard
• Scooter
• Rollerblade
• Some people may be able to canoe or kayak to their destination 
• Or skate in the winter

There are so many other things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint and to help the environment.

• Use reusable water bottles, dishware, and cutlery
• Don't litter
• Take short showers or turn the water off while you're not rinsing
•  Eat more veggie or vegan meals
• Recycle paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, cans (and remember to rinse out all your containers, otherwise they'll likely just end up in the landfill anyway)
• Compost your green waste
• Reuse your grey water
• Take some bags along while you're out for a walk and pick up some garbage along your route (or organize a community clean-up - speak to your city, they'll usually supply you with gloves and garbage bags)
• Turn the water off while you brush your teeth
• Turn the lights off when you're not in the room
• Unplug your appliances / electronics (even if they're off, they still use up energy when they're plugged in)
• Think before printing
• Read books / magazines via an e-reader
• Only wash your clothes when they're actually dirty
• Resort to a minimalist wardrobe
• Don't use chemicals or pesticides (try making your own homemade, cleaner and greener versions)
• Donate gently-used items instead of just throwing them away
• Grow your own produce
• Buy local

Climate change is a real issue. We live in an innovative, industrial society and although this has many benefits to us, it also causes many negative effects for our planet. Many of the actions we can take to reduce our carbon emissions are just as easy to do as if we didn't do them, so why not choose the greener alternative?

I'll leave you with something to consider - - - As I said, climate change is a real issue, with real effects, and "save the planet" is a term that you've no doubt heard numerous times. However, our planet has undergone at least 5 major ice ages in the Earth's history, species have become extinct and new species have developed, forests have burnt down only to have the land rejuvenate itself and learn to prosper again. Of course our activity has a large impact on the planet, of course this impact is mainly negative, however, the Earth has undergone many a disaster and despite all that, it continues to survive. Not everyone cares about climate issues, because not everyone cares about the planet (which is extremely unfortunate) but at the end of the day, I think our Earth will be alright, it's the human species we should be worried about. Our planet will live on, but because of the effects we have on this Earth, it is our species which will eventually become extinct.

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Earth Day Canada - "Earth Day Canada's mission is to foster and celebrate environmental respect, action and behaviour change that lessens our impact on the earth. Earth Day's international day of environmental action - April 22nd - touches the lives of millions of Canadians."

Learn more about Earth Day here.


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