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 start by having at least 4 vegetarian or vegan meals a week, if not all. I would also locate my house closer to my school and work, so I could walk or cycle to where I need to go. My CO2 footprint went up quite a bit with transportation, because I need to drive everywhere I go. I would also make sure to always turn off the TV and computer and unplug everything that is not in use. I would also like to have my own vegetable garden in the back to grow some of our foods ourselves.