Ecological Footprint

If everyone on the planet lived my lifestyle, we would need 4.75 Earths. To reduce my carbon footprint I should use cleaner transportation, add energy-saving features to my house, adopt energy saving habits, and adopt water saving habits. For cleaner transportation I think that I could improve but it is very hard to get around southwest Florida without a car. I drive my car almost everyday to get to the places I need to go. Without my car it would take me much more time and a lot more energy. Next I am renting right now so any home improvements I would have to run across my land lord. I would be willing to use energy saving light bulbs. For my energy saving habits I could improve by keeping my thermostat low in the winter and higher in the summer. Also when leaving the house I could raise it and then when I am home I could turn it down a little. Another thing I could do would be unplug electronics when not in use. Finally, to adopt water saving habits I could take shorter showers and only run the dishwasher/ washing machine when full. Overall I could also reduce my footprint by buying local foods and buying recycled products. I think the most beneficial thing I could do would be BUY LESS!! I have the shopping bug and I really need to slow it down. From now on I am going to try to only by the necessities