Question: are long showers bad for the environment?
Answer: Well, yes, taking long showers is actually bad for the environment. ... Some things that I didn't know is that long, hot showers release large amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. It takes energy to heat your water tank and keep it hot. A five-minute shower creates 2.25 lbs of CO2 and a ten-minute shower 4.5 lbs of CO2.