聖誕與環保 Christmas and Environmental Protection

聖誕對於不是教徒的人，只是一個假日。看看環保團體如世界自然基金會香港分會說聖誕節的活動如大吃大喝可能加重二氧化碳排放。

另一方面，維港璨爛燈飾甚至是一般大廈的裝飾，也用了很多能源雖然我們現在少用聖誕卡，少用木的聖誕樹，但是如果我們慶祝節日的時候也想想我們的生態足跡，也許能慢慢但肯定地向好的方面改變。


So with Christmas around the corner, do you think about the carbon emission increased, indirectly of the extra food or products consumed? For example the CO2 emission from shipping some exortic delicacy across the Pacific Ocean? For Hong Kong, I guess it is the lightings - from the skycrapers dotting both sides of the Victoria Harbour to just ordinary residential or commercial buildings in your neck of the woods. We better catch up before the whole of China has that kind of light pollution like in Hong Kong. You don't believe it? The pics in this post are taken in Beijing, and these installations are growing everywhere.

Extra: my enviromentally unrelated blog entry on Christmas.