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Science 3: How to Reduce My Carbon Footprint 7 Views
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We were thinking you could just wear smaller shoes, but that might get uncomfortable. Maybe you should try some of the things in the video instead.
Transcript
- 00:04
[Dino and Coop singing]
- 00:13
A footprint can tell you a lot about a person... [Footprints in the sand]
- 00:16
What shoe brand they prefer...
- 00:18
…whether or not they just stepped on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich... [Someone with a sandwich hanging off their shoe]
- 00:21
…or whether or not they're a clown.
Full Transcript
- 00:23
And just like a regular footprint, a carbon footprint can tell you a lot about a person, too!
- 00:27
And in the case of the carbon footprint, the smaller, the better. [A small car next to a big truck]
- 00:31
Seriously, you should always strive to be the tip-toe-y ballerina of the carbon footprint world. [Ballerina dancing]
- 00:36
In case you're a bit confused, we're not talking about an actual footprint here. [Girl looking puzzled]
- 00:40
A carbon footprint is a way for each individual to measure how much greenhouse gas they make. [Smoke coming from factories]
- 00:45
The bigger the footprint, the more you're contributing to global warming.
- 00:49
So if you fly a private jet to school every day, then your carbon footprint is going to [Jet landing at school]
- 00:54
be huge.
- 00:55
Also, you'll probably really freak out the other people at school… [Other people running away]
- 00:58
But even if you aren't flying high every day of the week, there's probably still a few
- 01:02
ways you could reduce your carbon footprint, and help the Earth cool off a bit… [The Earth sweating next to the Sun]
- 01:05
And no, none of them include giant water balloon fights. [Kid holding a water balloon]
- 01:08
Sorry.
- 01:09
So what do we have in mind?
- 01:10
Well, instead of driving to school each day, you could ride a bike, take public transportation,
- 01:14
walk, or even car pool. [Different methods of transport shown]
- 01:15
Or, you could bring reusable bags to the store with you instead of using store supplied plastic bags. [Plastic bag with a cross over it]
- 01:20
And instead of buying plastic water bottles, get a reusable one!
- 01:23
And bonus: you can get some pretty cool designs on reusable bottles…nothing like a happy
- 01:27
lil' turtle to encourage you to save the planet! [Bottle with a turtle on it]
- 01:30
Hm, okay…what else, what else…
- 01:32
Oh!
- 01:33
If you're not using an electronic like a TV or computer, turn it off – and even unplug it. [Guy switching his TV off]
- 01:38
Little known fact: most TVs still use electricity, even when they're off! [Guy holding the plug]
- 01:42
You could also replace all the light-bulbs in your house with more energy-efficient ones
- 01:46
– they'll last longer anyway. [Pictures of light bulbs]
- 01:47
And if the weather is nice, why not skip the dryer and use the warm rays of the sun to
- 01:51
dry your clothing? [Lots of clothes hung up]
- 01:53
And speaking of seasons, it's much more eco-friendly to put on an extra sweater in the winter,
- 01:57
rather than crank up the furnace. [Guy puts on his Christmas jumper]
- 01:59
And in the summer, try and keep the air-conditioning to a minimum – may we suggest a giant water
- 02:03
balloon fight?
- 02:04
Ooh, speaking of water balloons, who do you think would win in this situation? [Kid with a lot of balloons]
- 02:08
Someone with 20 water balloons, or someone with two thousand?
- 02:11
Yup, our money's on the two thousand kid, too.
- 02:13
Good thing they bought in bulk!
- 02:14
And good for the planet, too––there's less packaging that way and it's usually cheaper.
- 02:18
And always remember three R's.
- 02:20
Red, Rabid, Rectangles—wait, never mind, those are from the geometry-themed horror [Scary looking rectangle]
- 02:24
novel we're writing…sorry…
- 02:26
We meant reduce, reuse and recycle!
- 02:29
If everyone kept those R's in mind, the world would be a much better place. [Sunny field]
- 02:32
…The recycling ones, not the evil rectangles. [Man being chased by the rectangle]
- 02:35
Just to clarify.
- 02:36
We know it sounds like a lot of work to reduce your carbon footprint, but it's really easy
- 02:40
once you get used to it.
- 02:41
Way easier than convincing a publisher to buy a book about evil rectangles. [Publisher looking unimpressed]
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