Reduce Your Footprint.

How To Reduce Our Carbon Footprint.

WHAT MAKES THIS ARTICLE IMPORTANT TO YOU:
Reducing carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere seems like an overwhelming task, but if we each do our part we can effect change. Read what you can do specifically, practically to reduce your carbon footprint.

WHY WE EACH NEED TO REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT:
Gases clogging our atmosphere contribute to global warming and the rise of oceans and the threatened mass extinction of sea life, a disaster for one of our most important food sources. These gases also reduce air quality, contributing to sickness and diseases.

COMMENT:
While the warnings are important and dire, with small shifts in our personal habits, we can turn around the situation we’re now in. The good news is, the changes are not that difficult to make.

TWO QUICK READS:
”How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint”
from the New York Times | by Livia Albeck-Ripka

”Reducing Your Carbon Footprint”
from International Journal of Research

"35 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint"
by Renee Cho, for Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet

"25+ Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint"
by Carbon Offsets to Alleviate Poverty, COTAP.org

"Simple Tips to Reduce Your Carbon Footprints: Top 10 Ways to Save Energy"
by Georgetown University, Sustainability Planning Department