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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being thrifty
In today's society material things are a big deal such as clothes, cars, phones, shoes and much more but buying those things all the time can be bad for our environment. Thrift shopping is a great idea with many benefits! When you thrift shop you can get some quality items for very cheap and you aren't supporting a company that has unsafe working conditions and doesn't respect employees. Unsafe sweatshops are a big problem in places like Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica, Indonesia and many more countries and thrift shopping can give you piece of mind that your money isnt going toward those businesses. http://unwrinkling.com/why-thrift/ here is a link to learn more about how thrifting is great for the environment and for you personally!