No doubt it is a very familiar subject that I am referring to, and we all are aware of what this means to us, but how many of us contribute to it..? Is it really possible to live a carbon free 'Green life'???
The Energy Resources Institute (http://www.teriin.org) is one such place where one can witness this in action. A couple of days spent in the company of scientists and biotech engineers in TERI was fulfilling and memorable experience. It was overwhelming to see the knowledge being put to such constructive use. WoW is the word.
The campus - no one could ever imagine that such a place existed in the midst of a concrete city!!! The entire campus runs only on solar energy. They have battery operated cars. The airconditioning is done using the air which is sucked from 30metres under the ground, and the temperature at this depth is 25.6 degrees at all times - did you know this? The campus has green buildings. They have inhouse nursery where many variety of plants are grown and also plantation related tests are carried out to have good quality seeds etc for agri purposes. They have a lavish golf course too and one can become a member to enjoy it (will do that on retirement) :)
The institute is funded by Ratan Tata - he is a leader !!!
While there are big initiatives under way, our small contributions like - use of white lamps, use of less plastic, wear cotton/jute, walk rather than drive to the gym that is just around the corner, use stairs rather than elevators to the second/third floor etc does make a difference.
Do keep contributing
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