When Greg and I got home from the gym this morning we discovered our freezer was not running. In fact there was no current to that side of the garage, most likely since Tuesday when he plugged in an electric chain saw and it blew up.
The result was a mess in the freezer. Most of the items had to be tossed...a good chunk of change into the garbage. A few items down at the very bottom were still frozen solid and a couple of items were on their way to defrosting which means we will be cooking a large amount of food this evening.
A change in the climate and there was loss of food. Most had to be discarded a bit salvaged. Much like the planet. Americans make one of the biggest footprints on the planet. Many would like to ignore Global Warming, but there are a few simple things that can be done by each of us to save our planet for future generations. Here is a article including 10 tips on decreasing your footprint...all of this thought process started by my freezer coughing up spoiled food. If you pay attention...you will hear the message.
10 Simple Tips
1. Decrease your consumption of beef, pork and lamb. Instead focus your consumption on chicken, fish and eggs. Beef's carbon footprint is 3-7 times that of chicken. It take 3 liters of oil to produce 1 lb of beef.
2. Eat out at restaurants less, cook at home more and waste less. Plate waste at restaurants is the single largest source of waste...11-13% of food waste at restaurants.
3. Eat fewer dairy products. Dairy products are not only responsible emissions of CO2 but also of nitrous oxide and methane. It takes 10 liters of milk are used for 1 kilogram of cheese.
4. Drink fewer soft drinks. Last year 200 billion beverage containers were sold, 130 billion ended up in the land fill...besides there is no nutritional value.
5. Drink less bottled water. Choose filtered tap water. Producing the bottle water for the annual US consumption requires the equivalent of 17 million barrels of oil.
6. Eat fewer package snack and junk food. The boxes, packets and packages that contain this food account for 10-12% of the value of all food products.
7. Eat fruits and vegatables that are in season and buy locally if possible. A typical American meal will contain food from at least 5 countries outside the United States.
8. Walk to your local farmer's market or grocery store. If you have to drive combine trips. The food on a typical American table has traveled an average of 1,500 miles.
9. Upgrade to an energy efficient refrigerator. Your refrigerator is you largest energy sink other than your jaccuzi (if you are living large). A refrigerator can use up to 5 times more energy than a television.
10. Eat wild fish that are not threatened, rather than farmed fish.
If you are interested in reading this entire article it can be found at this web address.
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