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Simple ways that you can reduce your car carbon footprint… And have fun doing it.

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Simple ways that you can reduce your car carbon footprint…

And have fun doing it.

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Cars• Cars are an easy way of getting

around but each of them produces carbon that gets in the air. Look out the window next time your mom or dad is driving you somewhere and see how many other cars there are.• Can you count that high?• Why do you think having that

many cars is a problem?

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Cars• Even if each car makes only a little

carbon each, there are so many cars on the road that a lot of carbon gets in the air. • It can also get frustrating for your

parents because the more cars that are on the road the slower your parents have to drive. This can cause a traffic jam and make you late.• So what can you do?

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Cars• Try reducing the number of cars

on the road. • You can’t make the other cars

disappear but you can affect what you or your parents do.• If everyone tries to minimize the

use of their car then there will be a lot less cars on the road. • Remember, a lot of a little thing

is still a lot.

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Alternatives• So what can you do?• Don’t take the car if you don’t

have to.• Walk to your friends house if you

live close enough• That way you won’t have to rely on

your parents to pick you up and you may be able to stay longer.

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Alternatives• Bike places that are too far to

walk.• Like school, no more waiting on the

bus or the parent pick up line.• My bike has saddle bags on it so I

can take it to the store and buy things.

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Alternatives• If school is too far to walk or bike

to, invite your friends to ride with you in your parent’s car. That way, you can spend more time with them and as a bonus their parents don’t use their cars to drive to the exact same place you are going. It’s called carpooling.

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What else?• Is there anything else you can

do?• What other sources of car

carbon might there be?• Pizza delivery people?• Trucks?• Package delivery services?

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What else?• Every time you get something

new it needs to be delivered to the store you bought it from or to you directly.• That’s more cars on the road and

also, more carbon in the air.

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Alternatives• Try planting a gardan.• It’s fun and means less trips to the

store, for you, your parents, and the delivery people.

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Alternatives• Try finding new uses for old

things. This will also result in less store trips. • Plastic, like old credit cards, can be

cut into a shape that will let you break into your sibling’s room.• Old cloths can be re-worked into

fun costumes.• And old candle stubs can be

melted down into new rainbow ones with the help of an old toilet paper tube.

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The End• So what can you come up with?• Just remember to be safe and

have fun.