Eye Opener 1: Ecological Footprint

This assignment was very eye opening! I took a quiz on how much C02 and greenhouse gases are emitted into the air because of my lifestyle.  The quiz is found at http://www.carbonindependent.org/index.htm.  My Carbon footprint came out to be 10.9.  The highest contributor to this list was the food I eat.  I am a healthy eater but did not realize how much of a difference it can make to eat organic.  After learning how much I influence the environment, my goal is to make small changes at first.  It is important to develop habits, not just a little fad.  Even if it is not convenient to make changes, I will because of what I just read. We need to try and keep global warming from happening so rapidly.  My goal is to eat less packaged food and buy fair trade and tell more people to do the same.  Every little bit helps!