Friday, February 25, 2011

Journal 5 - Ecological
Footprint

When I played the game to find out if I live a sustainable life, I had a few consumer consequences. I got a score of 4.1 planet earths. This means it would take 4.1 planets it would take to sustain all the people if they lived like me. My score: Housing is 1, Electricity is 1, Transportation is 2, Carpooling is 1, Food and Drinking is 9, and Shopping is 5.

I have a big family, so we do many things that aren’t sustainable. For example, have over 5 bags of trash every week and few energy saving light bulbs. It’s really hard to change my family’s habits because this is how they grew up, but I definitely will not be the same when I have my own place. I definitely need to change a few of my habits to become more sustainable. I feel it's my job to change some of their habits before I move out and start my life. This will be one of my short-term goals!

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