As initiatives to live a greener lifestyle become more popular, our vocabulary is changing. One term you’ve probably heard in the news a lot lately is”carbon footprint.” CarbonFootprint.com describes it as “a measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide.” This useful web site out of England includes a quiz that measures your family’s carbon footprint as well as helpful ways to reduce it.

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