Although I would like to reduce my carbon footprint as much as possible, I there are a few things that I don't feel comfortable letting go of. For starter, I can't give up food. In my household, my mother does the shopping. This means that I do not have control over whether I eat locally grown food or not. Although, I can always encourage my mother to buy locally grown food. A second thing that I cannot give up is transportation. I already carpool to school, but other than that, I have no way of cutting down on my carbon footprint. All of the other drives that I do are too far to walk or bike in a timely fashion. The third thing that I cannot live without is electricity. My house already had LED bulbs and we try to keep the lights off as much as we can. But, when it comes to staying up late doing on homework, the lights have to be turned on. According to an article on TerraPass, home electricity use from the grid is the largest source of CO2 for an average American. Other than light bulbs, I have to keep my phone and laptop charged.

Grow plants to eat

i totally understand how that could be an issue. what i would suggest is telling her you want to start a garden and growing your own vegetables, or asking her what shes buying now that you could be buying locally grown. suggest she goes to a farmers market one day instead of the huge supermarket.