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?
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My Family Footprint
If I had my own home I would use solar panels to provide electricity. Solar panels are known to be environmentally friendly and cause less pollution. I would live in close proximity to work/school in order to be able to walk or bike. In my family car pollution is a big part of our carbon footprint. Living in a city, would make it easier to take public transit if necessary, eliminating the carbon output of a car. I would get food The goal would be to have a small garden or something to grow my own produce. Although this might be difficult when living in a city, it would be best if we could at least grow some of our own food. Other than that, I would buy the rest locally.