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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Reduce, reuse, and recycle
Many people don't think about the environment. They take long showers, liter, and constantly use non reusable plastic bottles and bags. This will lead to the world's resources being destroyed and/or use up. We need to think about the future of our environment so we are proud to live on this planet. In addition we could use reusable bottles and containers, and take shorter showers. This will help generations to come, have natural resources and a great environment to live in.
I agree with you 100 percent. Growing up we have always been told to reduce, reuse, and recycle and try to save water and energy but does anyone actually know the effects of it? Does everyone think about how to converse our planet at least a few times a day? Does a majority of our society take any action? The answer to all of these is no. Yeah, we are growing up told that but imagine yourself at home. Are you putting your cans and bottles in the recycling while putting your food scarps in a compost bin? A majority of people don't even own a compost bin and i bet many people get too lazy to put things in the recycling. Starting to help save our planet cans begin with any action, no matter the size. Wether it is starting to reduce your shower, turning off the water when your brushing your teeth, or you might even set up a recycling system for your neighborhood. No matter what you do, we need to start taking actions by ourselves instead of relying on others to do it for us.