Living in a green 'hood
Never mind recycling or solar panels – if you want to cut your carbon footprint, move downtown and throw your garbage down the chute
Margaret WenteLast updated on Saturday, Oct. 03, 2009 03:32AM EDT
Not to brag about it, but my husband and I have adopted a radical new green lifestyle. We've shrunk our living space, cut our energy bills in half and dramatically reduced our carbon footprint. These days, we walk everywhere. We shop at the (organic) grocery store and bring our food back in a bundle buggy. To get to work, I have a transit pass. I rarely drive our car at all any more.
Have I had a conversion experience? Not exactly. All we did was swap our house and spacious yard for a high-rise condo in midtown Toronto. Being environmentally conscientious was the last thing on our minds. But now, I've learned, we are at least as green as David Suzuki, maybe greener.
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