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?
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reducing carbon emissions by using LED lights
using LED lights is a very simple and efficient way of reducing carbon emissions. LED lights use about 85% less than light bulb. Not only do you save the environment, you also save money. if you replace 30 light bulbs with LED lights, you can reduce your C02 by about 4000 pounds per year.
source: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/reduc … nt-at-home