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My carbon footprint was much higher than I would like it to be. Our family uses cars frequently and traveling is a big part of many of the members of family's lives. We put up a ton of miles each year in our cars. I live in an area where trucks are necessary, so naturally, we do not have the best gas mileage on our vehicles. I think one major way my family could decrease its carbon footprint is buy purchasing vehicles with better gas mileage or by purchasing hybrid/electric cars.

My family also uses a lot of outdoor machinery such as small tractors, chainsaws, etc., and I am sure that these do not help our carbon footprint either. If my family were to be more careful about our engine uses, I think that our carbon footprint would decreases a fair amount. Also, if my family were to travel less, I think that it would contribute greatly to the amount of carbon we emit as a group.

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