All of you have calculated your emissions and you have surely discovered the unexpectedly high impact of some of your behaviors (eating meat, flying to a sunny destination, etc.) on your total footprints.
Are there any behaviors that you are really willing to change or to improve for the sake of the environment? What challenges do you encounter or think you will encounter while trying to change these things? What help, support, and insights from others would make your life easier with these new behaviors?
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Changing the Carbon Footprint
After calculating my carbon footprint, I realized almost everything was about the same or below the average in my area except transportation. My transportation was double the average. I live about half an hour away from the school I attend; make that an hour with traffic. I'm an only child, and I had no close friends living near me that was willing to carpool. I'm willing to carpool with others, and I'm in the process right now of trying to arrange who to carpool with. Another change I'm willing to make is in my home. For the past few days, I've been taking cold and shorter showers. It's a very different change, but I know it's going towards a better result. What are doing for a change?