How Green Are You?
One of the best sites on the web to see how much of a carbon footprint you are leaving is GreenIQ. They have a great and easy quiz that you can take. For example, here are my results:
I was very happy to see that I am at a 54%. Both my carbon emissions and ecological footprint were taken into account to give me my score. That is better than most people. However, it also shows that there is a lot more that we need to do as a family. They have a lot of really good resources to learn how to reduce your carbon footprint. They have a list of 100 things that you can do today to help. Some of the easy things that you can do include using reusable bags at the grocery store, drink tap water, turn the faucet off when you brush your teeth, use a low flow toilet, and washing full loads of laundry. I found that I did a lot of things on the list without realizing the environmental impact. I even enjoyed the section on Kids Gifts that help make less of an impact on the environment. Another thing that you can do is when you are looking for travel deals, vacation packages , cheap cruises, or cheap travel, you check out the airlines beforehand. Some are greener than others. Not all
flight tickets nor are all the
cheapest cruises created equal.
If you are looking for ways to reduce your imprint, you should definitely check GreenIQ out and take their quiz.
