Many students using our footprint calculator said that they could not pledge to reduce their home footprints because they were not making the decisions for the household. Here is your chance to design your own sustainable virtual household!
If you had your own home, what would you do to make it more energy efficient? Where would you get your electricity from? Where would your house be? Would you live near to your school or work or local transit options? Where would you get your food from?
MY Family Footprint >
Taking a step, but leaving a smaller Carbon Footprint
My mother always harped on us for leaving the lights on in the room while we were not in there; As I have now do with my children! Small instances such as shutting off the water while brushing your teeth aid in the conservation of consumption of water. Riding a bike versus taking the car, or even carpooling helps eliminate the CO2 emissions into the air. It takes being aware of the little things that one can do to minimize their footprint. How do you get people to care? "Research in psychology offers clues as to why people engage in
unsustainable behaviors despite their concern about the broader consequences," is a quote from a study done by
Christie Manning, PhD, on "The Psychology of Sustainable Behavior."
Here is the website that includes her research:
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/defau … ee1-01.pdf