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This is a 2 step assignment:Step 1: Use the EPA's Carbon Footprint Calculator at https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/ (Links to an external site.) to calculate your own, personal carbon footprint. Find out exactly how much YOU, personally, are contributing to the global climate crisis. What to submit: In a short (150-300 word) essay: discuss 3 ways in which your carbon footprint is higher than you expected and, for each, come up with a realistic (one that's actually feasible for you to do, starting today) plan for reducing your footprint.Step 2: Unfortunately, reducing our future footprints is only part of the equation. We also need to remove the carbon we've already released in to the atmosphere. We can do this through "carbon offsetting". Watch the video below for information on how carbon offsetting works, why it's necessary and its fall backs (nothing is perfect, but perfection should not be the enemy of the good). Then, visit https://www.carbonfootprint.com/carbonoffsetprojects.html (Links to an external site.) and using the website identify one project you'd be willing to support now, or in the future. Scroll to the bottom of the website, and enter the information on your carbon footprint from step 1, convert your answer from step 1 (which is in lbs) to US tons by dividing by 2000. Calculate how much it would cost to offset enough of your carbon footprint to become carbon-neutral (no net emissions of carbon in to the atmosphere) by entering the value in the appropriate box and finding your selected project in the list that pops up. Note: when you click 'get prices' the projects are grouped in to regional projects so your chosen project may be put in to one of those categories (click the titles to explore further). Example of a carbon offset policy: FIU's Earth and Environment Department has committed to offsetting all official department air travel related carbon emissions by paying for carbon offsets through Native Energy https://nativeenergy.com/ (Links to an external site.) .What to submit: After your step 1 essay, add another 150-300 words discuss which project you chose, why you chose it, and how much it would cost for you, per year, to offset enough of your carbon footprint to live a carbon-neutral lifestyle. In one final sentence, commit to what you are personally willing and able to do, starting today, to achieve that goal. Hot tip: saying you're not willing/able to do anything would not be considered a right answer.Video to watch: Carbon Offsetting - Funding Solutions to Climate Change (Links to an external site.) Rubriccarbon footprint and offset assignment rubriccarbon footprint and offset assignment rubricCriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome3 ways your carbon footprint is too high15 ptsFull Marks3 sources of your personal carbon footprint identified using the calculator7.5 ptshalf credit1-2 sources of your carbon footprint identified using the calculator0 ptsmissingtopic not satisfied15 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome3 ways to fix your carbon footprint15 ptsFull Marks3 feasible ways to reduce your personal carbon footprint substantively discussed7.5 ptshalf creditDiscussion present but not feasible, or lacking in details0 ptsmissingtopic not satisfied15 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCarbon offsetting project identified5 ptsProject identified0 ptsMissing5 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWhy did you choose that carbon offsetting project?10 ptsFull MarksSubstantive discussion of the project's goals and why those mesh with your own personal decision5 ptshalf creditDiscussion lacking depth or substantive details, but present0 ptsmissingtopic not satisfied10 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCost calculation provided5 ptsCalculation provided0 ptsMissing5 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWhat are YOU going to do?10 ptsFull MarksSubstantive and realistic discussion of how YOU are going to achieve carbon neutrality5 ptshalf creditDiscussion lacking depth or substantive details, but present0 ptsmissingtopic not satisfied10 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTimelieness10 ptsFull MarksProject submitted on time and in the proper format0 ptsNo MarksProject 24 hours or more late10 ptsTotal Points: 70

There is no debate that gun violence in the United States is a significant public health problem. What is debated however, are the methods, primarily through policy changes, that will reduce injuries and deaths associated with firearms. As you have learned in this unit, before a public health policy can be developed, there must be empirical data to justify the need for policy and to measure its effectiveness.For this discussion, you are to place yourself in an imaginary role of a public health advisor to a state legislator. After the legislator read the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) article Firearm Homicides and Suicides in Major Metropolitan Areas - United States, 2006-2007 and 2009-2010, she asked you to use the data in this article to justify the need for a state policy and to propose an effective policy to reduce the prevalence of homicides and suicides in the United States. Click HERE to download this article.Use the data and information provided in the MMWR article identified above to:Briefly, discuss the problem with firearm homicides. (You can define this in terms of 10 - 19 age group or all ages). Please be specific by using data in your problem definition.Propose at least one policy strategy to solve the problem you defined. (This strategy does not have to be mentioned in the article).You are expected to question your classmates’ policy(s) and effectively defend challenges to your policy proposal.ExampleHere is an example:According to the MMWR article, August 2, 2013 / 62(30); 597-602, the 2009 "– 2010 homicide rate of 6.2 per 100,000 population among 10 "– 19 year olds in Hampton Roads Virginia (HR) is higher than rates in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area (5.1) and United States (4.9). Having an above average homicide rate for this young age group is likely diverting limited healthcare resources to response and treating victims of firearm violence that could be used to treat other child associated health conditions. Considering the high rate of military associated families living in Hampton Roads, I suspect that there are many families comfortable with firearms and, therefore, these families are likely to have guns in their homes. It is not likely that gun control policies to limit firearm purchases or possession will be supported by these constituents. Therefore, I recommend to my legislator a policy to support an amnesty period so individuals can turn in firearms with the local police in exchange for monetary vouchers to be used in local businesses. I would also recommend a policy to fund a multifaceted campaign to educate the community on gun safety and to offer free gun trigger locks to families with children.