Students from around the world calculated their class mean and standard deviations for their footprints and posted them on our world map.
Do you see differences across the globe? If so, why do you think those differences exist?
Did you use the calculator to try to reduce your footprint down to the average from a citizen of another country? What changes would you have to make to lower your footprint in this way? Are you going to try and take some of these actions in your daily life?
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Farmers Market vs Super Market
Even though shopping at your supermarket can be cheaper and more convenient, it is much more eco friendly to shop for food at your local farmers market. This is because the products take less fuel to transport because they are locally grown. Also, they take less energy to produce due to manufacturing without large factories. My family tries to go to our local farmers market as much as possible. The food tastes fresher and more natural as well.