Overall, I have reduced my footprint quite a bit in only a few months. I went from a 5.52 to a 5.20. Although this does not seem like a really big step it is to me. I am still changing a lot of things so hopefully this number will continue to decrease and my overall impact will lessen. There are still a lot of things I am trying to change and I will continue working towards these goals once the quarter is over. I know one of my biggest issues is driving because I drive my car all the time. It is very convienent for me and saves me a lot of time when I don't have too much to spare. I really enjoyed doing this project and setting goals for myself because it made me realize how big of an effect we are truly having on this earth and if we don't decide to change things soon who knows what will end up happening. The way we are living right now, I don't know how this earth has sustained us up to know. We are depleting resources we will never get back and destroying others we will never be able to fix in our lifetime and even further. I am trying to implement some of these goals at my parents house to gain their help in building this awareness.
I think one of the biggest issues with this is that most people just are not aware of the impact they are having. If there was a way we could open peoples eyes to this I think a lot more would be willing to help and change their ways of life. Right now, a lot of people do things out of habit or convience. If we could change these couple things, step by step we can help lower our overall carbon footprint on this earth. I know this is not easy for a lot of people, but easy or not we need to start changing things so we have a place to live in our future. I'm not saying we have to completely change our lifestyles right now, we all just need to take continuous steps in the right direction, continually changing our lives for the better. With each step we can form habits and end up saving this earth for the furture.
Congratulations Amanda - I think your reductions are significant! I agree with you - an awareness campaign alone might persuade a lot of individuals to change.
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