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 lived in my own home, I would do a lot to reduce my carbon footprint, starting off with the location of my house. I would live near the city so I wouldn’t need to use my car often, reducing pollution in the atmosphere. I would walk or use a bike to get around. I don’t usually waste my food, but I save it until I know it’s ready to be thrown away. I do use a compost bin. Growing my own food wood reduce my carbon footprint. I would be cautious about the amount of energy I’m using, so I would turn off my lights when I’m not using them, install solar panels, turn of my tv, etc.
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