Ecological Footprint
how to reduce your ecological footprint
What is an Ecological Footprint?
the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources
footprintnetwork.org Footprint test
i chose this calculator because it made things easy to understand and the questions its self were easy to connect with. All the questions had an answer that pertained to me. I learned from this, that i waste a lot of things that can be saved or reused and i'm kind of a terrible person on the environment. It was a very visual like test that shows things pictures of how much you would actually use something.
From the Video:
They define the carbons Market as an economical efficiency to reduce the admissions of green house gasses.
5 ways to reduce you carbon footprints:
1. Use energy saving fluorescent light bulbs
2. Open Windows instead of using fans or air conditioning
3.Eat less meat. If you’re already a vegetarian, you save at least 3,000 pounds of CO2 per year compared to meat eaters.
4. Walk or use public transportation
5. Turn off the lights when not using them.