I just went and took the ECP Test to identify my carbon footprint in the United States. I came up with a 261 ECP Score or as they consider a Carbon Output of 8 tons. It amazes me that it could be that since both my husband and I work from home. We hardly drive anywhere (we are a bit of work-a-holics) and we fly for business about 4-8x's a year.
We run a medical billing and consulting service using virtually ZERO paper and we also offer online training videos, use online training tools and electronic training tools for our clients. So I guess it's possible that Home Bodies can actually still damage the universe with driving under 7000 miles a year.
Take your test through EarthLab by visiting earthlab.com/carbonprofile. They score people from a 150 - 900 with the United States Averages being 325 (Canada is at 305).
Steps I have taken since I was a child to conserve
- I recycled aluminum cans, milk jugs, newspapers and glass.
- Turned off the lights (even when at times the hallway seemed scary to go down in the dark I was conserving energy)
- Took shorter showers (does 10 minutes count as short?)
- Recycled toilet paper rolls
- We planted two beautiful Maple Trees this year
- Use Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) Lighting
- I have tried carpooling a few times (Hate it)
- Turn off my computer monitors at night
- Recycle paper from my desk (the shredding company recycles it for us)
- Water - Efficient Shower head
- I buy LOCAL products at Whole Foods
Seriously I can't imagine why I have a Carbon Output of 8 tons. What is everyone else getting?
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