Carbon Footprints

Zero Emissions Day is a Global 24 hour Moratorium on Fossil Fuel Combustion to be held globally on 21 September 2009.

The Guidelines are simple:

• Don’t use or burn oil or gas or coal.
• Minimize (or eliminate) your use of electricity generated by fossil fuels.
• Don’t put anyone in harm’s way: All essential and emergency services operate normally.
• Do your best, have fun – enjoy the day!

What a great idea. Much like the annual Buy Nothing Day, or the more commercial, and if you ask me rather pointless, Earth Hour, this is a simple call for collective action to take some of the pressure off our dying world. It’s important because it shows us what a day without fossil fuel use can feel like, and it’s not that bad.

So mark this one in your calendar and this September 21 devote a day to the planet we all love. — DS

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