My mom's family is all in Massachusetts and my family and I live out in California. We fly back every summer to see them and that is not something that I can or am willing to give up. Not only is it vacation but it is also visiting family. I previously did not think about how my taking a flight would contribute to my carbon footprint.

However I do sometimes think that even if I did not fly on that plane it would more than likely still make the trip anyway. There are many people who need to travel for work or other reasons and plane may be the only way to do that. So if I am not in that seat I do not doubt that the airline company will just fill the seat with someone else who wants/needs to go somewhere. Therefore I think that instead of not flying we should find ways to make travel better for the environment. I know that it is not something that can be done over night but is there a way that we could work to lessen our carbon foot print while still being able to  go on the trips we want? Driving across country is not time efficient but flying is defiantly not the best for the environment.