HACKING MY CARBON FOOTPRINT | Ft. UCLA expert Nurit Katz
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Guys....I calculated my carbon footprint, and it is not a pretty sight :( Global warming, greenhouse gases, sea levels rising, ice caps melting....we hear these terms so often that they have sadly become background noise to many of us, myself included. But it's true, the environment is in trouble, and I wanna get educated on how much I'm contributing to the problem, and what more I can do to help fix it!
A huge thanks to UCLA and Nurit Katz, Chief Sustainability Officer! Nurit is an amazing educator and gave me so much incredible information. I was genuinely interested in everything she had to say and could have talked to her for hours. Check out the links below to some of the things she references in our chat!
- Nurit Katz UCLA Sustainability: www.sustain.uc...
- Get educated with a certificate in sustainability at UCLA: www.bit.ly/2L0RvDP
- Carbon Footprint of Food Calcuations: www.meals4planet.org
- The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA: www.healthy.ucla.edu/
- Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies: www.ioes.ucla.edu/lens
- Chris Jordan Photographic Arts: www.chrisjordan.com
To do the same carbon footprint test I did:
www.conservati...
Or if you want to get an even more detailed result:
www.carbonfoot...
Let me know in the comments what your results are and the things you are working on to make a positive change to your environmental impact!
DISCLAIMER: I am aware that there has been some controversy around the "Our Planet" walrus jumping scene that I was watching at the beginning of this episode. Whether or not global warming is the reason behind these majestic creatures falling to their deaths doesn't really matter in the context of this video, it is still the thing that got me off my butt and it doesn't change the fact that the evidence behind climate change is irrefutable. The ice IS melting. Animals ARE being affected. And we NEED to do something about it. And if watching those walruses fall to their deaths gets people motivated like it did for me, then all the power to 'Our Planet'.
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I used to plant trees in the summer, and we could easily plant 1500 in a day, a pro could do 2-3000 trees. Nice comprehensive overview of what we can do as individuals to decrease our footprint, Thanks, and now Im going to go look for that Netflix episode you were watching, with the Walruses.
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I appreciate your courage. What people in the comments don't seem to realize that this is not a pursuit of perfection. It's not all or nothing. And don't let perfect be the enemy of the good. We can make better choices and small changes. Thanks for doing this video!!
Amen
Katee you the bestest. Just awesome, props.
Let’s do this! I’m working on solar and capturing rain water system. This whole movement is exciting and a focus that will empower us !!! Thank you !!
Love what you’re doing on RUclips. The subjects you are talking about are so important & you do it in such a relatable way, just as if you’re my friend & we’re chatting over a cup of tea (except with more researched facts 😊) Look forward to the next video.
I think a lot of the younger generation is changing. My son is 13 and worries about things like over population and carbon footprints. He has even tried to design water saving showers.
What an excellent human being you've helped to create. My God you must be so proud. I would be. He's thinking ahead. I pray that in 20 yrs that there's a world for him to live in comfortably. I think about air quality, the horrendous state of our oceans, food shortage. We have a duty to the children of the world.
Amirah Kukan thank you for your kind words. I am trying to instill in him that the world consists of so many people and we must all do our part and not just in our neighborhood, which does help but to think globally. He is newly 13 but he has those adult thoughts like “what’s the meaning of life?”. Unfortunately I think kids have to think along the lines that are being talked about in this video because they haven’t been given a choice if they want to maybe have a family someday on this place we call home...
@@ohiogirl8703 so very true. Very true. I was a lot like your son growing up. I was born in 71. I wasn't normal. I can't explain it. I thought the way I think now. Know what I mean? I would watch these people. My parents. I understood who they were but I was confused. Why was I here. I didn't understand how they couldn't understand what I was saying. Why couldn't I walk? Where the hell was I.? They were familiar but this wasn't my home. I loved them, still . I felt a sense a doom. For everyone. Distant doom. And I wanted to go home. I wasn't walking or talking yet under a year old. These are my first memories of life. A sense of confusion and something told me to be weary of this world. Now I'm 48. And I still want out. I'm pretty sure we don't belong here. Anyway. We will know one day. Until then save this world we've wound up on. She's a beauty. Home or not
Amirah Kukan you sound like you, like my son were very aware and intelligent for your age. I’m lucky in a lot of ways with my son, we are close and he has always known he can tell me anything and ask me anything. Sometimes I wish for him that he could just be a child and not have this concern or worry for things that we as adults should have been doing a better job of all along but we didn’t. We do need all do our part now so we can help make their job a bit easier. We need to help clean up the mess we have made on the planet.
@@ohiogirl8703 absolutely. Your son is young in earth years only. That boy has an old soul. I'm sure he'll do exceptional things in this life. A credit 2 you
I love her more every video🙏🙏🙏
I feel like the next episode should just be about your pug.
Great idea!
@@KateeSackhoffOfficial And make sure to include your pug's "carbon paw print" too Katee! LOL ;) Because we want to know...not really but it would be funny. I dare you...double dog dare you! Oh snap... :p
I think using RUclips to get this message out may end up being your most effective offset. Kinda like a domino effect. You certainly gave me a lot to think about!!
Fantastic video Katee. Thank you. I'll be sharing this with others xxx we can make a change together. Also, I have been using a menstrual cup for a few years now. It took some practice at first and I had to find a size (length and cup size) that was comfortable for me but it's been the best thing ever. My periods are lighter and less painful, I'm not using pads or tampons that have bleach in them and not dumping these things on landfills or using cotton to make them. Its saved me a fortune and I just boil the cup between periods to sterilise. It doesnt matter if it discolours. It's natural :) xx
Love ya Katee but you could do this for full yr and 1 private plane ride by one of your fellow elite celebs would ruin it.
This issue was actually brought up in the interview. It's all about attitude. As mentioned 3 million people are wondering is it worth bothering to not buy and throw away 1 bottle. This reasoning and mentality is a large part of the problem. Like many things in life we have a very limited ability to change/influence other people and the world but we have 100% ability to direct adjust our thinking and actions to change "our world".
Everyone is just like lemmings or sheep, just doing what everyone else is doing and blaming everyone else's actions as an excuse to not bother doing anything themselves.
Yeah but she'd definitely send message to those 'celebs'
I can agree with you both, sheesh my wife and I even got a water filtration system for the house so as to not use plastic bottles. I do really appreciate her efforts "not sure on the feminine hygiene deal though" but to each thier own. I ran across Katees videos the other day and was impressed with her so I subbed she seems like a down to Earth young lady.
God, this is like sugar. I'm addicted!!!
Didn't you watch last week's episode: NO SUGAR! 😁
Wow! What a great episode! Ms Katz spoke so well and interesting. I need to learn more about her work and I will definitely implement additional changes. Thank You for all the information!
So much of the culpability is forced on us end users. Consumer culture is so greatly driven by the corporations and the manufacturers. They drive us to consume for their profit. They dawdle at changing their processes and materials to maintain their profit. I know we can do our part individually but damnit they need to be held accountable and to fix things at the top! We have had such a burst of technological advancement in the last few decades but it’s all expensive in its newness and controlled that it just isn’t widely available and used yet.
I love when she mentions how much of our creative effort is put into making things. I weep at all the talent wrapped up in the advertising world. Such great artists who’s sole purpose is to use their creativity to condition and manipulate us end users into consume, consume, consume.
Great espidode!
Fantastic video, I appreciate you helping to bring additional spotlight to the health of our planet! I got solar panels, you should too!
Katee! Don’t be intimidated by the cup! There’s definitely a learning curve, but there are lots of helpful videos out there, and there are different cup shapes and sizes for different bodies. It’s is so much better and way more comfortable than anything else I have every tried, I even forget I’m wearing it sometimes. Just keep an open mind 😃
That girl at FanX was right: your page is a hidden gem. I didn’t get to meet you, but I got to see your panel, and next time you come, I hope to meet you.
Conversation is much more natural this episode.
Katee you're a beautiful human being... ok now that I've clarified that...
I remember no more than 20 years ago when all airlines that I traveled with (yes my family traveled a lot) served in non plastic cups, plates, cutleries and other things... there was literally none to minimal plastic usage as far as I recall, even in coach; why can't they do the same now? Cost cutting aside.
I understand the cost of it, but wouldn't they actually cut down running costs in the long run by not having to continuesly buy more plastic material?
Shervin the airports no longer have the facilities to wash them
I need 1000 subs I assume you mean airplanes... and yea I suppose once plastic was introduced planes no longer needed washing facilities...
So sad, it is as if you have the ability to clean your home dishes ft decades and keeping the house and environment clean; then suddenly you go back to not cleaning and further pollute and dirty the environment.
Yuuuupiiii another vid!!..... She's almost a true RUclipsr!!.... You getting close girl keep the good work!! 🤗🤗
i need more of this in my life. Thank you Katee. I'm going to start making choices to reduce my plastic and eat healthier. Keep up the great work. It's also been great to see you do videos on youtube. Being a fan and hearing your voice on these matters really spark a connection with me. Awesome job!
Okay, so I'm catching up on your videos. With that said this was very informable and you are a great interviewer.
how does this channel not have 100 billion subscribers?!?! You are amazing .....freaking RUclips algorithm strikes again... ..... have you tired playing MineCraft it works for the Swedish.
I mean, for all we know, the walrus thing has been happening forever. I know there's a video here on youtube from a report back in 1993 about it, because I just watched it. This isn't new.
Katee, I love this video and your YT series so incredibly much. I appreciate you using your platform to educate others, especially in terms of the environmental crisis. I also recommend ditching Google as a search engine for Ecosia, which donates 80% of its advertising profits to reforestation efforts for you searching the internet. In California, there are also a number of programs that reward people for reducing their energy usage, such as OhmConnect.
Why did it take youtube 10 years before letting me know that one of my favorite actresses had a youtube channel? Seriously Google, what kind of shit algorithm are you running here?
you looks trully sincere, this is quite amazing and heartwarming to see someone this concerned by doing better, getting better.
keep posting please, this content is really inspiring :) thank you!
Awesome video Katee. Very informative. I believe the time is NOW to change things and not our next generation. We can all do our part. I try very hard to change the things I use daily. I am not perfect, things I did not know. I will be trying your tip about replacing my foil when cooking. I need to source out where I can get the alternative.
You are so cute in your video and I love your sense of humour. Thank you so much for all that you do. 🙂💗
Amazing!! This is the cooking sheet I use ;) amzn.to/2ZlxZdN
Thank you for letting me know, Katee. I am going to order one right now. I love your videos and look forward to following along with you. 🙂💗
I just started watching your channel and i'm loving it this episode is very good we need too take care of this planet for the next generation have a great day
Remember This one key point and follow everything back to it's source. Then once we understand where everything comes from, we can then, and only then, change what we create and use. Energy can be changed from one form to another, but it cannot be created or destroyed
Super interesting points brought up. A lot to think about 🤔 very cool.
I wish some of the experts would address the issue of electric autos a little more in depth. 63% of the electricity produced in 2018 was produced by burning fossil fuels. In my opinion buying and driving an electric auto only works if our electricity production is changed drastically to sustainable sources. Just my opinion. FYI, California’s dirty little secret, all the electricity for Catalina island is produced by diesel generators.
MS. Katee look into solar Panels for your home if you live in Cali it's sunnier there than the midwest most of the year maybe that would help. my dad and have to planet 221 trees according to that website, Vintage clothes, growing up and in my life it's hand me downs and thrift shops.. or swapping clothes with friends and family, if you know how to sew or someone you know does, give an old pair of jeans new life or a shirt and doctor it up. My Me Maw (grandma and grandpa) Papa lived during the depression, I learned a few tricks over the years. Thanks for shedding the light on this issue :)
Does it ask you if you have children? I've recently read a study saying the worst thing you can do for the environment is to have a child. Just think about their lifetime contribution to the destruction of the environment. So....that's why I'm wondering. It makes complete sense.
I was doing great until I added in the 150,000 airmiles and 100 hotel noghts from work...
the test you did tells me I need to plant 271 trees a year to offset my footprint.
Meat is not as large of an impact as people think. First, just not eating meat on Monday will not reduce the amount of beef that is raised. Second, if you substitute vegetables to replace the meat in your diet you yourself will create more methane.
i am 159 trees, what if i plant 159 bonsai trees, will that count 😜 i have 2 already 😁
2 million bottles every 5 minutes? 👀Wow!! I do the metal straws, reusable bags, and cups, but this was very educational. Thanks so much Katee!!
If you are not already, I suggest you try and add meditation to daily life. I know you're always trying to better yourself, and meditation can assist with that. Positive energy :)
Recently we are using glass bottles to drink water and we reuse them every time. It's a little thing, but better late than never. Your videos are so interesting!!! Keep them coming, PLEASE!!!
Katee. One question after this is have you moved on from your SUV and replaced it with a Tesla?
No I haven’t. There have been many studies that report getting rid of a perfectly good car and buying a new one is actually detrimental to the environment. Unless, as stated by our expert in this episode, you sell it to a person who doesn’t drive at all. Otherwise the SUV is still on the road regardless. When we buy a second car this year it will be an electric vehicle.
@@KateeSackhoffOfficial Understood, but also realize it could have a trickle down effect. Likely the person who buys the SUV used will be replacing another older car that likely is less efficient and so on and so on until a very old very bad for the environment car is scrapped. Once you go electric you will never go back. Also Tesla's are by far the safest vehicles on the planet.
Thanks, Katee, for the great video. It’s awesome to see you working to help save our planet AND I think your vids will impact a lot of people... we all work together... huge impact!
Then please when you lefties protest, PICK UP YOUR TRASH. Seriously, lefty protestors are dirty as heck.
@@Uhtredrag1080 what an ignorant statement. To paint people with the same brush. Who are you? Lefties don't pick up their trash. Because you know who they are do you. Got a little black book do you? Making a list? Sick.
Thanks Katee - it would be so awesome if you could get together some people in LA to support Greta Thunberg on her climate action as she will be arriving tomorrow by sailboat in Manhattan and touring America in the next months
I really admire you using your platform not just to entertain but to inform. I'm sure I'm not just speaking for myself when I say that these videos have been super educational and eye-opening. So many more people now are more aware of the topics you touch on, and your approach makes things relatable and easy to understand. I'm looking forward to the next video! Truly honored to be going on this journey with such a beautiful soul. You're doing a wonderful job with this channel, keep spreading your light ❤️
That makes me so happy!! I'm just learning myself and like everyone, I'm figuring this whole life thing out as I go along so it's really nice to hear that the channel is having a positive effect. Thank you for watching and joining me!
@@KateeSackhoffOfficial You are so welcome!
Hippies!
The pile of dishes in your sink got there one cup at a time. As overwhelming as it might seem, humanity made this problem over generations. It took time to make the problem, and it's going to take time to fix it.
Yes....but it’s going to take governments to get involved to actually fix it too.
Katee, there are collapsible cups you can bring in your purse on the plane with you. I actually got the idea from my dog's on the go water bowl. I just ask for no cup. They are still using the can, but it's one less cup. I do the same thing at bars and clubs that use plastic cups.
Katee, I've always thought that you are the most beautiful and badass woman in Hollywood, now you're absolutely more than that, thank you and stay classy.
Hi Katee, this video was such a great idea. Thank you for bringing up animal agriculture and travel. It is uncomfortable to hear for sure, but I'm ready to make changes. Also, I saw a prescient lecture from 2008 from Dr. Michael Gregor (one of the expert witnesses from Oprah's meat defamation trail) talking about the pandemic risks coming from intensive factory farming---so all the more motivation.
Haven't watched yet, but from the title I can tell I need to watch it lol, glad you are covering this! I've switched over to metal straws and have a reusable water bottle, but beyond that I don't feel like I'm doing much. :x
As Nurit tells me in the interview portion of the episode, those small things you're doing really do matter!! It's all cumulative so keep it up :)
1:27 Eww!
RedDawg *eye roll*
I appreciate your enthusiasm, passion, humor and honesty in your videos. I enjoy each one.
231 trees - that takes into account, living in a fifth wheel that hasn't left the campground since we bought her (that's about to change). Work from home, so no commuting. All things considered, I see new ways to help offset my family's carbon footprint. Thank you!
One thing I have done to utility costs is swap all the bulbs out for LED bulbs. I also have setup automation so all my lights shut off when I leave and some turn on when I come home, this can be expanded to appliances as well. I even have some motion sensors setup so when I enter a room the lights come on and when I leave they shut off.
Have rediscovered your updated channel, Miss Sackhoff - really digging the new format leaving drops of necessary wisdom, and all with a cheer! Please keep up the good work, madam!!!
Love this video, thanks for caring !!
You’re soooo effing hilarious 😜🤣💗
She looks so cute will she is crying
The big issue with hotels and the environment, is the amount of laundry a hotel is required to do. Towels, sheets, hotel robes table clothes, etc. Those items are in constant use, but the energy and water and soap required to clean those items is immense. Especially when looked at from a national perspective.
Thanks Katee - this is a great video. So educational.
Hi Katee! Just wanted to tell you how much I am enjoying your channel! It has been really inspiring for me to sort of go on this journey with you. And can I just say, I love your personality! You are so genuine and down to earth, and really delightful and funny!
Thank you so much!! Comments like this just make me want to keep doing more episodes! :)
I sobbed like a baby at that scene, too -- it was so intense. I did the carbon footprint thing and was shocked at the number. It was much higher than I wanted it to be! I have downsized into a 300 square foot apartment, I don't have a clothes dryer, I haven't owned a car since 2007, I moved to Europe so I could travel by train instead of car/airplane. The country where I live uses nuclear power. I became a vegetarian. Trying to see what else I can do, so thanks for this video!
#KateeSackhoff. I LOVE that you are doing this and bringing awareness to the issue. Please consider that going vegan/plant-based is the BIGGEST single thing you can do to reduce your carbon footprint. Nothing else even comes close on a per person scale. Keep up the good work!
I love you so much!! I love Longmire and have the blu rays. I loved and binged Another Life and hope there is another season!! I found your RUclips channel by accident and was so stoked. I love the videos you share and you're an inspiration. I love helping wildlife and the recycle etc. I love planting plants and hope to try to start planting trees. I live in the South so I am thinking of wandering off in the woods and planting them. And your suicide video helped a lot as I have suicidal tendencies and I thank you! Please more videoes of everything. Lots of love! 💕
Hey Melissa, we're kinda in the same boat here.. I found Katee's channel by accident too & I've watched one vid after another & just keep falling more & more in love with her.. I'm putting off her vid on suicide though, since i struggle with it a lot too & I'm thinking of watching it after i finished watching all the other ones, I'm so glad this channel exists & I hope she can keep uploading more stuff, I'll watch anything of hers. I haven't watched Longmire & Another life but i will soon, I'm excited I'll get to see her in a show once more. Have you watched Battlestar Galactica? cause thats where I fell in love with Katee.. one of the best shows ever. I think Another life is sci-fi too like BG so thats cool. She's the queen of sci-fi & i don't mind labeling her the queen of everything else.😁 I'm sorry you are struggling with suicidal tendencies, i know what its like, i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.. I'm sending you all my love & prayers.🙂💙💙
Some great info here, Thanks for sharing! Gonna make some changes in our house asap! thanks Katee!
Yay!!
1:27 WAIT. *WHAT?*
Wow, you've lived a VERY sheltered life if a dying walrus is the worst thing you've ever seen.
Gave up eating meat 7 years ago. I’ve read going meatless drops your carbon footprint by 75%.
I combine the fashion and plastic recycling, by buying shirts made from recycled plastic bottles. Honestly they are way better than they sound!
I got 160 trees!
I purposely did not watch that Our Planet episode because I heard about that scene and I knew I would start crying! Anyway--Katee, would you consider going (back?) to vegan or vegetarian? The carbon emissions for meat are insane, not to mention the plastic pollution to the ocean due to fishing. If people can't go vegan, at the very least cut down the amount of meat and dairy you eat and/or do not buy from factory farms and buy locally when possible. I've also recently learned about bioplastics that are made from fungus! Another thing that people don't often talk about is not having kids. Adding one more person to the billions of people already on this planet doesn't help emissions/consumerism/etc.
She is a vegetarian, isn't she? I don't think she's a vegan. I know her BFF Tricia Helfer is.
Thank you.
I shop 'vintage' because I'm poor. No, really, I can't afford new Walmart clothing most of the time.
Now ask me about healthcare.
Now multiply 491 trees by the population assuming everyone is as thrifty as you. Now multiply that by how many years industrial man has been around. Doesn’t that seem just A LITTLE BIT EXAGGERATED?????? I’m calling BS on that web site you used.
You randomly popped up in my feed, I love what you are doing with your platform. Thank you
You know, Starbuck--I always loved you, from the first time I ever saw you, but damn do I not love you 1000% more for this vid. I hope all your fans watch this and think about the impact they are having on the planet. You remain badass in all you do.
Thanks for this!!!
Hi, Katee,
While I’m well aware this is random and weird, as you well know, show-business is bananas, and considering this journey you’ve embarked on, I was hoping you’d see the value in an unconventional approach, so I’m figuring it’s worth a shot to ask....
Would you please star in our movie?
We’re making a SAG-AFTRA feature adaptation of Poe’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ in NJ with Peter Greene starring, and Mickey Rourke supporting, we need an actress to round out the cast, and it would be a dream come true if you could play the role.
We’ll be shooting for a month in northern NJ in the fall, and have accommodations for the cast and crew on location.
Your role would wrap in 5-7 days.
Sure, I could call your agent, but I just watched you do goat yoga, and go electronics free for three days, so I’m thinking you’re open-minded.
Hence- why not try to cast you through a RUclips comment?
I hope you’ll consider this very odd request.
No matter what, you have a lovely channel here, and you look like you’re laughing a lot, and having a great time. That’s a wonderful way to start.
I hope it continues, and this endeavor brings you everything for which you’ve hoped.
We need Another life season 2 heh
While gardening and recycling alone, only goes so far...I love to see people growing their own food in raised beds, and composting.
Just "composting" your table scraps...back into YOUR garden, instead of the county landfill is rewarding!
Congrats on using the deva Cup 😂
subscribed .. I enjoy your channel it's very informative - the grocery store, carbon footprint and electronics! cool stuff - thank you
I read an article recently where there were tiny bits of plastic coming down with a snowfall in the arctic. It's like WTF have we done!!! And there's trump, pretending it doesn't even exist. It's sick. The planet is sick. It's dying. There's no way around it. It's shameful. I'm ashamed
Ms Sackhoff, the next step is a concept of #circulareconomy aka “made to be made again” . If you look up the Ellen MacArthur foundation that will explain the concept. It goes beyond recycling, reuse, reduce. It begins at design stage.
Thank you for using your platform to increase our awareness and prod us to action!
I think it's horrible all this plastic. Why don't we bring are own cups and utensils when we fly? Bring our own bags when we shop. Things we can use all the time. Not throw away. That should be really looked at. You don't bring. You don't drink or eat. Simple. It should be law
Wow! Great video Katee. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Will definitely be looking at more ways I can help.
Also, after learning that I would need to 132 trees per year or 11 trees a month, here in Texas I found the Texas Trees Foundation which offers a monthly volunteer program in my area to... plant trees. The next open volunteer outing to sign up for will be in October. Thank you again for inspiring me and I look forward to seeing more content from your channel.
Here is a link for anyone in Texas looking to get their hands a little dirty.
www.texastrees.org/volunteer/
Loving the content Kate. In Scotland we recycle glass, plastic, cans and we are on the way to being completely green by 2020. 3/4 of the way there Jn. It’s policy for Our new homes to have solar panels installed but the older homes are left alone. We have wind farms that can power our cities because of our tidal and wind potential in the highlands.
Planting trees is more important now than ever before. (south American & african fires). You should get ahold of Jason momoa. Water in cans instead of plastic. Plastic isn't recyclable. Also look into algae farming. 8 cubic meters can provide as much oxygen as 400 trees, plus you can eat the algea or use it to produce biofuel/diesel.
You know, I won't say I'm prepared to make such drastic lifestyle changes but I appreciate hearing from an instructor about sustainability and promise to be more conscious of my impact. I've wondered about a number of the things discussed here and I like learning as much about our planet as I can. I think part of the reason I was so hesitant to commit to more sustainable practices in my youth was because it was always clear to me that society would need to change in a drastic and fundamental way to stop the bleeding of mother nature. I will never forget watching an episode of Reading Rainbow in my youth where Lavar travels into the future only to discover that pollution has made the planet inhospitable. It was sad and harrowing. The fact that this episode told me, nearly 30 some odd years ago, that our planet was doomed and people only seem to be waking up to this realization en masse now is part of the problem. Until our assess are literally on the edge of that cliff and not the walruses, people will largely continue to live the way they do because it does not require drastic change and because we are too dependent on our current infrastructure to change without significant loss. Jobs used to be so much easier to get to because we used to live in small communities where everyone worked in the town they lived in. And there are a million more examples beyond that. My hope is that I'm not leaving the planet for future generations to suffer, but that someone will sci-fi us into a future where our impact is irrelevant to the planet. This is why I enjoy scifi and why I'm on your channel in the first place - innovative solutions to problems that have been predicted for lifetimes. Maybe that's just wishful thinking. But I find comfort in hope.
Your carbon footprint score should come down now and you shouldn't have to plant so many tree's because you have inspired some of your viewers to pay attention to what environmental damage they are causing. I would say if you reach one viewer with this knowledge it will keep you from planting 400 tree's a year.
I love a bit of lemon in my water or tea. Ten years ago I started growing lemon trees from the seeds in the lemons, and I gave them out as gifts to family and friends. Some are now 10 feet tall. A few people killed them, but others took care of them. I can't plant hundreds of trees, but I can give them out, and it gets people interested in doing the same.
Thank you for this cool video. I will share it.
I said the same thing watching our planet. I showed my boyfriend and he’s like oh, you weren’t the only one who completely fell apart...hahaha
I would assume, please correct me if I'm wrong, that the reason hotels are carbon footprint heavy is because after your stay all of the linens in your room require laundering. At home, most people launder their bedspreads and towels on a semi-regular basis - whereas a hotel requires this for each guest regardless of the duration of use.
The Walrus scene was so tragic... I am so happy you are raising issues like this to your audience and spreading awareness... Such a refreshing change.
Is it hard for you talk to people? asking because it doesn't seem like it. Also, how does one change their "carbon footprint"? When a lot of people use so much as it is, how do you start without going completely nuts trying to change it all at once? Thanks for the information you give on every video you have put out so far.
It is intimidating right?? But I think that's the key, you don't need to change everything all at once, just start making small changes over time and setting the example for other people. Getting educated is really the first step which is what I did for myself and hope this video can do for others :) Thanks for watching!
@@KateeSackhoffOfficial What small changes can contribute to helping? Jsut automatically stopping something can be hard for anybody who has used it their whole life or part of it, they get use to doing a certain thing and its near impossible to change it within say a week.
@@NikkiBoi760 lots of things to try in the video! Even just some of the stuff I show that I do in the first few minutes is a good place to start.
@@KateeSackhoffOfficial Okay...
Does saving energy actually help? cause in the video you said something about the light bulbs, do you do anything else in that aspect? It doesn't all have to do with plastics and I don't know why tin foil is bad, I'm sure it is in some way, but I was never really taught this stuff, so I'm techinally learning about it right now :P
very insightful video! thought about getting enough solar for your house to take you off the grid? that and an electric car should help your carbon footprint a lot.
does anybody else wear their jeans or shorts more than 1 day a week or just me? unless I get them really dirty or something...
Ahh Katee now I HAVE to SUB 🤘😜🤘 now bring in the CAT
274 trees... ugh. I thought I was doing SO great! Interesting for sure.
Very good show. Thought provoking
I have been enjoying your content, thanks.
Love love love this video! Inspiring me to do even more!
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