ecological footprint

I think pretty much everyone agrees that the environment will be one of our greatest challenges the next 4 years, and long after that. The damage we do or the changes we make to fix the damage could be part of what defines our generation. Our generation is much more environmentally conscious than previous generations, but that alone is not enough. it is up to our generation to take action and make changes.
I thought I was pretty good about recycling and saving energy, but when I calculated my carbon foot print, I was surprised how high it was. By reading the analysis, I learned that you need to do allot more than just recycle and turn off a few lights now and then. Drastically reducing you environmental requires much more than that. I tried by taking the bus to school instead of driving to save gas and cut emissions. (that was scary) I recycled everything I used, which is something I usually do. I turned off and unplugged everything in my apartment that wasn't absolutely necessary since things still use energy if they are plugged up, even if they aren't on or being used. I did everything I could think of to reduce the amount of energy I was using, but when I recalculated my footprint, I was really disappointed. Pretty much no matter what you do, humans in general are unsustainable. I really wish I had the money to install solar panels in my apartment and buy a hydrogen fuel cell car, but those things just aren't possible. While my level did go down, it was not nearly how much I thought it might be.