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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Shower Power
One of the things that surprised me the most with my carbon footprint is how much of a difference showers made. According to the Washington Post, Americans waste around 1 trillion gallons of water per year. I have always known I had taken long showers, but I never knew how much it would greatly effect the ethical part of my life. I also was surprised with how temperature took part of it as well, originally thinking that it wouldn't make such a difference.
Throughout the past few days, I have been trying to both cut time and lower water temperature when taking a shower. It has surprised me on how much I enjoyed taking a cooler and shorter shower than most, originally thinking that I would be in a complete state of misery throughout this experience. It has made me realize how much water and energy I was wasting. I feel that if more people are aware of how much simple things such as leaks and showers take up and waste energy, than there will be much better chances of lowering the overall carbon footprint.
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I'm doing the same to reduce my carbon footprint too! And it really has made a difference, decreasing it by about 50%.