Many students using our footprint calculator said that they could not pledge to reduce their home footprints because they were not making the decisions for the household. Here is your chance to design your own sustainable virtual household!
If you had your own home, what would you do to make it more energy efficient? Where would you get your electricity from? Where would your house be? Would you live near to your school or work or local transit options? Where would you get your food from?
MY Family Footprint >
Home Energy Use
My home energy use was calculated to be 3,927 kilograms compared to an average of 9,385 kilograms. Though this number is low compared to my area, it's still more than the world average for total carbon footprint, which is 3,791 kilograms. I know we can reduce our footprint by turning off lights and fans when leaving a room and not leaving things plugged in all the time, but that alone won't fix it. Here's a great list of ways to reduce household energy waste from the Natural Resources Defense Council:
http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/genergy.asp
If you guys have any other ideas, please post below.