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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Unplugging your charger
We should all work to unplugging not needed chargers and electronics. The average American spends $2,000 each year for electricity. The more we leave not used electronics plugged the more our electricity bill goes up. Not only that but it wastes energy. If you want to lower your carbon footprint you should invest in power strips or unplug not used electronics. Here's a website to help you become more sustainable. http://www.horizonservicesinc.com/blog- … appliances
I agree Malia, and another great thing about power strips is that you can just flip the power switch on when you are using it and flip it off when you aren't. You would not have to worry about unplugging the individual cords themselves.
Along with leaving your charger plugged in, heating in your home consumes a lot of energy. Making sure you are not heating your home unnecessarily is important and can save save energy as well as reduce your carbon footprint. It is also important to make sure you have good insulation in your home, because wasted heat means wasted energy. Also, if you are interested in some smart ways to make your home more heat efficient, and are willing to make changes around your home, this website has good solutions to many heating efficiency problems. http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2013/1 … pture.html
I as well agree with Malia. I hate to admit it but before i go to sleep I leave my charger's in at night and they sometimes don't work the day after. When you leave you chargers in too long, it it not good for the environment and for your phones. A way to make your house more organized you can use switches to turn your lights on and off, and also your chargers.
Wow! I did not know that. Like Lauren I forget to unplug my charger at night. I agree with Malia If we unplug our electronics I feel that our carbon footprint will go a bit down. Also what helps is buying energy saving lightbulbs to reduce you electric bill.
i agree with all the comments. Unplugging all chargers wether it is our phone or our computer charger will reduce the amount of our carbon footprint because even though you unplug your device the electricity.
I agree that we should waste less electricity, but I've always wondered is how much does electrical use contribute to our carbon footprint? Is it really that big of a problem with wasting?
I agree with you Malia. Many people do leave their electronics in when they are not used and it does raise your energy use bill through the roof. Unused electronics that are plugged in or on should be turned off to lower your carbon footprint around the house.
There are lots of simple thing that you can do to conserve energy and limit pollution. Go check out http://des.nh.gov/organization/division … /share.htm. Another cool cite I found is http://www.npi.gov.au/reducing-pollution.
I would have to agree with you malia. We use so much electricity just siting our phones plugged in and not unplugging! by doing this simple task we would improve our carbon footprint and save money!
Definitely! People will plug in there phone when it is close to 100% charged when that is very unnecessary. Using outlets only when they are needed can help reduce your carbon footprint by a lot more than people think.
i agree