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
When I saw my carbon footprint I was surprised about a two things. First I saw that the carbon footprint my transportation left was way over the norm. I realized that I do go on long flights to see my family on the east coast and visit my family in Los Angeles by car a lot. I could definitely take public transportation way more often to go to school and take less long distance travels. Second I noticed the food I ate really made a difference on my carbon footprint. I eat a lot of meat and had never considered if my food was organic or not. So in the future I will pay attention to where I get my food from and how it affects the environment.