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New eco-Awareness site from The Guardian

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Hello all,

I'm doing some work for The Guardian on their new eco-awareness website, 'Tread Lightly'. I'd like to hear any comments you might have about the site, the pledging system or about the issues surrounding it

Please post your comments here and feel free to be as brutally honest as you like

Thanks in advance...


http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...CTreadLightly2


About Tread lightly

Do you want to live a more low-carbon lifestyle, but are unsure where to start?

Tread lightly is a community of people committed to reducing their CO2 emissions through making weekly pledges and recording their actions against their pledges.

This will enable people to step up their efforts to reduce their own CO2 emissions, and also to track the combined efforts of the community.

How to get involved

We are starting with an easy pledge - asking users to switch to energy-efficient lightbulbs. You can choose your level of commitment for each pledge - light, medium or heavy user.

Each week, on a Friday, there will be a new pledge, such as turning appliances off standby, washing clothes at a lower temperature or using the car less frequently. You can also suggest pledges you think the community should make on our blog.
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Hi, I think it's great! What I would love to see on this site is ways to support companies that are trying to change the big picture of fossil fuel energy. Stories about like the scientists in Israel and Spain that are doing such great work with solar, geothermal and wind energy; profiles on companies and individuals that are generating power through green systems; the continued development of the plug-in hybrid, etc. I understand there are quite a few neighborhoods in the UK that are going green.

I think the personal responsibility aspect is huge, but as a proponent of green living, I hear a lot around me from people who bristle at the idea of going green on a personal basis because they don't see change happening in the big picture. Change is happening globally but, at least in America, we are mostly sheltered from that kind of news.
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