Posted by
RecknHavic on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 11:47:28 AM
I would like to propose a "Hold Your Breath For One Minute Per Day" day. Think of the reduction of Co2 emissions this would bring. According to the USDA, the average person takes 18 breaths per minute. This means we produce approx 900 grams (or .03285 tonnes) of carbon dioxide per day. Times this by the estimated 6.5 billion people world wide, and you can begin to see the environmental benefits of less breathing.
Global Co2 output from breathing is about 25 billion tonnes per year. If the entire populace of planet earth were to simply take a "breathing break" for one minute a day (perhaps using that time instead to plant a small shrub) we could reduce our carbon footprint by 1% annually. And the best part is, it would cost nothing. No economic woes, no start-up cost, no 25 year plans of implementation.
If the world is serious about going green, we should all turn blue, for atleast a minute a day.
