How to Minimize Your Footprint on Planet Earth.

Joe Bova, Henry Cooper, Davey Gibian, Alexandra Murata

Our Approach…

• What is the average Columbia student’s footprint?

• How big/small is this footprint in relation to other countries’ average footprints?

• What factors go into making up a footprint?

• What are simple ways that we can reduce the human footprint within Columbia University?

Food Sources

• Developing vs. Developed countries– i.e. China vs. United

States

• Processing of food results in food with far less nutritional value

• Volume wasted per year

Reducing Everyday Energy Use

• Leaving electronics plugged into the wall

• Misuse of heating and cooling

• Running water, especially when heated

• Amount of waste per year

The Social Costs and Benefits• Unsustainable habits have become the norm in

America• Removing a few luxuries would greatly improve

the status of the diminishing environment• Conserving what we have left vs. Trying to fix

what is already in trouble