{"id":1570,"date":"2017-02-23T10:59:34","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T10:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/?p=1570"},"modified":"2021-12-01T12:37:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:37:00","slug":"breathing-car-exhaust-is-my-daily-dose-of-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/en\/story\/1570\/breathing-car-exhaust-is-my-daily-dose-of-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"Breathing car exhaust is my daily dose of nutrition!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nobody is going to tell you this, unless by nutrition they mean deprivation. But there is nourishment in store in what I\u2019m going to share with you today.<\/p>\n

Let me first introduce you to my badass, red-coloured, bicycle which I got two-and-a-half years ago. I was excited, I always wanted to pedal to work. I know it\u2019s cutting my carbon footprint probably only by a tiny notch, but it\u2019s important to note that when we think we are saving the environment, all we are really saving is ourselves. So whatever little it may seem, we know we\u2019re doing this for ourselves and our future. Every small effort adds together to\u00a0create a big ripple that changes the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My commute to work is just 4km. On a good day it takes me about 10 minutes, on a bad, maybe 20. That\u2019s short and sweet, you\u2019d say, but let me tell you, it is not all.that.nice.<\/p>\n

Before I got my bike, I used to picture myself cycling around on the streets of Bangalore, cutting down my carbon footprint, breaking the norms, setting an example, and having a fitter lifestyle. What I did not, however, imagine was –<\/p>\n

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Auto exhaust <\/strong>Traffic Troubles \u00a9 Greenpeace\/Sajan Ponappa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n