Is having the latest technology a want or a need?
How often do you get a new cel phone or mp3 player? Did you really need a new model? Do you consider the environmental impact of these purchases? If you are addicted, how can you break your addiction?
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Purchases and what they mean for your carbon footprint.
One of the reasons that the american carbon footprint is so large is due to our spending habits. Our culture has become accustomed to frequently replacing items which take a lot of greenhouse gasses to make. for instance what fuels the fire that melts the metal to make that brand new pan. the answer most likely fossil fuels.
We are also one of the most industrially developed countries in the world, if not, the most. This increases the amount of factories and transportation which all release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
If the US just had all electric cars then carbon emissions would be cut in half!