Gold

So to be honest, I have never considered myself “Green” – I’ve actually been kind of ignorant, or as most of my friends call me – American.  I have never really done my part in the Green Revolution.  I barely recycle and I waste things, I am not proud of it and I am VERY aware I need to do a better job.  Ever since the move to Vancouver, however, I have been able to do a much better job.  As you can see my total output is 5.596 tonnes of CO2 per year.  When that number was displayed from the carbon footprint calculator, I was actually extremely surprised.

Totem Park (Dante's Gates of Hell)

I guess it had to do with the fact that currently I reside in a dorm room and and could not answer half of the questions regarding utilities because I personally have no clue how the Totem Park Residence at UBC manages them.  Seeing that I will no longer live in a dorm room after this year for the rest of my life (I’ve been living in one for 5 years straight), I am very excited.  With this in mind however, I am positive my carbon footprint will go up.  I will have to commute longer not living on campus, cook my own food, manage my own utilities and all that jazz that comes with having your own place.  So what can I do?  Knowing that my footprint will increase in the coming years, I can do my best to make that increase as minimal as possible.