We should all do what we can to reduce our ecological footprint. University of Illinois Extension Energy and Environmental Stewardship Educator Dr. Ashley Belle started out by describing what the ecological footprint is. 

Transportation consumption is a huge part of most ecological footprints. To reduce your transportation consumption, you can carpool, use public transportation, or get a car with better gas mileage.

Food consumption is another big part of our ecological footprint. To reduce your food consumption you want to look at how often you’re eating animal based products and eat local fresh foods. 

University of Illinois Extension Energy and Environment Stewardship Educator Dr. Ashley Belle was a guest on the NEWSTALK WTIM Morning Show.