The Daily Telegraph
Natalie Isaacs was surprised how easy it was to do something to help save the planet from climate change.
But first she had to get her head around an issue that can be overwhelming even to experts.
"Until a few years ago it all seemed too hard. I wasn't connected to the problem and then I took a closer look and found you can help by changing little things in your daily life,'' the Newport businesswoman and mother of four said yesterday.
"We did simple things. Turned off appliances at the power point, lights off if someone's not in the room, the kids have two worm farms for organic waste. I use green bags. We try to use as little packaging as possible.
"We've cut our carbon emissions and saved money too -- our last quarter power bill was down 12 per cent on the year before.''
Her epiphany led to a desire to show other women they can do what her family had done.
Yesterday NSW Governor Marie Bashir helped launch 1 Million Women, a campaign co-founded by Natalie, 48, and conservationist and mother of three Michelle Grosvenor.
The campaign aims to have one million women cut carbon emissions by a tonne each with simple changes to daily lives.
More than half of the women who took part in research have never sought out such information. "Our website shows how you can cut carbon emissions daily,'' Natalie said.
find out more at www.1millionwomen. com.au