Carbon Footprint

Transportation

I walk or bike as my main method of transportation to avoid carbon emissions

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

Transportation

When I need to go somewhere far away, I take a bus or I carpool

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

Transportation

My family drives an electric/emissions-free vehicle

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

Food

I eat mostly vegetables and less meat and dairy, because meat production produces lots of greenhouse gases

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

Food

I buy food that is produced in my local community so that it does not have to travel far to get to me

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

Food

I rarely eat at fast-food restaurants to avoid the wasteful packaging and plastic that it comes in and to avoid using the drive-thru

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

Home

When I feel too hot at home I use fans or ice to cool down instead of turning up the air conditioning, and when I feel cold I use blankets and sweaters to warm up instead of turning up the heat

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

Home

I turn off lights, computers, TVs and appliances when I am not using them

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

Home

I turn off the tap while brushing my teeth

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

Home

My family and I have removed all incandescent light bulbs and switched to energy-efficient fluorescent bulbs

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No