LinkedIn continues to recognize group activity as an important visibility strategy, a means of driving one's footprint deep and wide on the site.
Plus, about 20% of our carbon footprint comes from driving, and 86% of us drive to work alone.
A couple of international trips can be worse for your carbon footprint than driving a Hummer for a year.
Shipping goods over longer distances would certainly seem to require more energy, and a bigger carbon footprint, than driving to a local video store.
LCAs tells us that buying food in one store that's been shipped in bulk leaves a smaller carbon footprint than driving around town to the local bakery, farmer's market, and dairy.
The reason: the carbon footprint of driving goes beyond just what comes out of the tailpipe to include everything from the manufacturing of that car to the concrete upon which its driven, Further, when your only form of transportation is a car, "everything you need becomes a trip," he said.
One hamburger takes about 1,300 gallons of water to produce and has a carbon footprint equivalent to driving a car for hundreds of miles.
If you're aiming to help the environment, car-free shopping earns you a pat on the back: Carrying your groceries instead of driving them reduces your carbon footprint and your gas bill.
To find out how big your footprint is, use a free carbon footprint calculator.[1] Your driving habits, spending habits, diet, and a number of other factors are taken into account to calculate how much carbon you're responsible for releasing into the atmosphere.
For example, using public transportation, such as buses and trains, reduces an individual's carbon footprint when compared with driving.
