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M y e co lo gic a l f o otp rin t m ean s t h at I 'm d estro yin g t h e e co no m y a s m uch a s o th ers a re . I 'd b e b ette r o ff li v in g in s o uth A m eric a t h e w ay m y li f e sty le is g o in g s o f a r. I e at a lo t o f m eat a n d d riv e e xtra m ile s t o t h e g ym o n t o p o f v is it in g m y p are n ts w ho a re a b o ut a n h o ur a w ay e ast a n d s o uth o f m e. I t w ould t a ke f iv e p eo ple t o li v e t h e li f e t h at I li v e c u rre n tly w hic h is n 't v e ry g o od in m y a cco rd in g t o t h e f o otp rin t. T his is s u sta in ab le t o m e b eca u se I 'm ju st li v in g li f e , b ut it w on't b e s u sta in ab le a s I g e t o ld er a n d t h in gs in t h e e co no m y c o ntin ue t o c h an ge . T he co nse q uen ce s w ould b e e xactly w hat w e a re g o in g t h ro ugh t o day w hic h is b ad a ir q uali t y a n d h ig h d em an d o f m oto riz e d v e h ic le s. I c o uld r e cy cle m ore it e m s li k e p la stic b ottle s, b oxe s, a n d all r e n ew ab le r e so urc e s. A ls o , I c o uld e at m ore n atu ra l t h in gs, m ay b e s ta rt a g u ard in g o f ve ge ta b le s a n d f r u it s . A s a r e su lt , I c o uld s a v e w ay m ore m oney t h an w hat I 'm s a v in g n o w .
Alt h o ugh I t h in k m y m oney g o es m ore t o w ard s g as, s o I 'd s a y d o m y p art in m ak in g t h e a ir q uali t y c le an er. A ll P osts
