Low Carbon Network News:    Ayouthfulonlinegroupthatcallsitselfthe“Low-CarbonTribe”isleadingthewaytoaneco-friendlylifestyle.

　　Tribemembers，whorangeinagefrom20to40，saytheyaretryingtoreducecarbondioxideemissionsinarelaxedandfashionableway.

　　Helpingsavetheplanetispartoftheirdailyroutine，theyclaim，citingthewaytheydress，whattheyeatandhowtheytravel.

　　Followingtheleadofgovernment-sponsoredenvironmentalgroups，thewebsiteInternetForestwaslaunchedonWorldEarthDay，April22，andoffersnetizenstipsonhowtobeaLow-CarbonTribemember.

　　Anyonecangetinvolved.

　　SupermodelJiangPeilinsaidshehasbeenwearingcottonforalongtime，becauseitishealthyandeco-friendly.Sheneverdrinksbottledwater，becauseplasticharmstheenvironment.

　　LiHuiying，a27-year-oldofficeworkerinBeijing，takesthesubwaytoworkeveryday，eventhoughsheboughtacarin2006.Sheseldomusesherair-conditionerathomeandintheofficeturnsitdownacoupleofnotchestosaveenergy.

　　Alowcarbonwayoflifeisinvogue，Jiangsaid.

　　“Itshowsyoungpeoplealsocareaboutsocietyandwetrytoinfluencepeoplearoundus.”

　　LiYongmei，aspokeswomanforInternetForest，launchedbyscienceandtechnologycompanyhutong.com，saysthewebsitehashad17millionvisitorssofar.

　　Shesaidthereareonlinediscussionswithenvironmentalistsandstaffmembersofnon-governmentalorganizationsliketheClimateGroup.

　　Itofferscarbon-savingadvicesuchaswashingclothesbyhand，eatinglessmeatandclimbingstairsinsteadofusingelevators.

　　LisaidtheseactivitiesandthecarbonsavingstheyentailarebasedontheVoluntaryCarbonStandard(VCS)，initiatedbyTheClimateGroup，theInternationalEmissionsTradingAssociationandtheWorldEconomicForuminlate2005.

　　Sometribemembersbalancetheircarbondioxideemissionsbyplantingtrees.

　　CelebritieshavegotinontheactionandactressZhouXunsaidshespent6，000yuan($879)onbuyingandplanting238treesinBeijingatthebeginningofthisyear.