Post 8: WEB QUEST: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PART 1 (http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx)

What's the average carbon footprint of a person (in your house)? 

Your footprint is 6,3 metric tons per year

PART 2: Take these Recycling Quizzes and Complete (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/green-lifestyle-quiz/)

1.- Hand washing dishes can use up to 50 % more of water than using an efficient dishwasher.

2.- Only about 10 % of global energy comes from renewables.

3.- True or false? Appliances that are turned off don’t use any electricity. FALSE

4.- Can you make paper out of hemp? Yes, hemp is the more humane and clean option to make paper, it requires less land acreage to grow than timber, has fewer chemical byproducts, and can be recycled more frequently that tree timber

PART 3: Best Tips from this video, in your opinion 

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjbSEIOUp4w)

1) Have a reusable bag for your purchases

2) Make the most from the bin space stepping on the paperboard boxes and smashing the plastic bottles

3) Try to use cloth diapers