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?
Student Footprints >
Hey guys I was wondering how do in preserve my house energy?
You could recycle stuff, compost leftover food, and use your car less
the biggest contributors to home energy for most people are
-heat or air conditioning (or in some locations and homes, both!)
-using the drier when you could hang your clothes
-using hot water for washing clothes when warm or cold would do (and making sure you use full loads if your machine doesn't have a small load setting)
-running the dishwasher (if you have one) when it is not full
-inefficient lighting