"If you break it, you pay for it."

Just saw an interesting article entitled Who should pay for climate change disasters?

Should climate change remain a political issue rather than a legal issue? Who should be accountable?

What do you think?

False convenience.

I've only driven for less than a year now. I'm kind of a late bloomer, I know. And because of this, I'm just so excited to drive all the time! The down side though is that my savings weren't as thriving as it were before. So how much am I really losing?

I found this random link on RAQC (Royal Automobile Club of Australia) that lets me compute how much each trip costs.

First, you can check your fuel consumption per 100 km at this link.
I drive a very cute 1997 Peugot. It consumes 10 litres per 100 km.

Then for example I'll be going to uni, I will travel 20 km to go to and back. I divide it by 100 which makes it equal to 0.2.

Multiplying it by my fuel consumption per 100km which is 10, I get a 2.

Then I multiplied it by the cost per litre which is $1.599, I get $3.198.

So if I go to uni four times a week, that would make it $12.79. It doesn't sound too bad. But just this justify the about of carbon I am emitting?

More on carbon emissions on my next post!

It comes in threes for trees.

I was always selfish about my time. Little did I  know that giving 3 hours out of a 168 hours in a week could make such difference. And Greening Australia could surely make use of these humble three hours. Every Wednesday, they have what they call a GA Nursery. It is where they propagate plants. It,s where they prepare plants for the Thursday's group, Green team, to plant.

The first step in the whole Wednesday process is to separate tubes and put them in a tray. I actually quite like this job not just because I'm good and quick at it but also because I find it relaxing. This step is rather VERY simple that your mind can drift while you're volunteering at the same time. ;) Something to calm your nerves down.

After the soil has been put in the tubes, you then have to pressed them down to give space for the seeds. This is another process I like for the same reason as above. :) 

The next step would be putting the seeds in and labeling. I wasn't really able to participate in this so much because most of the other volunteers wanted to do this and there was no one left to do the first two steps. And since I liked those, I opted just to keeping going there to keep the process up.

And then, there were specific members of the team who observed if the plants were growing properly.

Also, how can I not mention morning tea? To keep the workplace healthy, morning tea was served with some delicious bread. It was really nice because it was a time for volunteers to chat and meet new friends.

Three hours went really, really quickly because the atmosphere was positive. Everyone just wanted to do something. Most of the volunteers are retired but still want to make a difference for the environment. Some of them uses this to escape the computer for a few hours. I was there to participate in requirement of a subject. All from different backgrounds. All with different purposes. But during that time, it almost felt like faith. Everyone believed in one common ground:the environment. 

With the 3 hours I gave them, having prepare and tray 50 tubes, over 1000 trees will be planted. Could you give 3 hours for a greener Canberra?