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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Transportation
I found that out of all the categories, my transportation had the largest carbon footprint. I don't take many trips by plane so I narrowed it down to my transportation to and from events, specifically school. I don't really have access to public transportation to my school because I live a distance away, although I do try and carpool a few times a week. So for the time being, although it might not be a permanent solution, I've found that if I don't have access to public transportation to my school there are other environmentally friendly ways to get myself there, like carpooling.