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http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp This was fun. My global ethics class got a real kick out the whole thing until the last page. I think they were shocked into silence.

-Another stupid monkey

Wow,I like that. Well, I don t like my results, but my ability to chose where i live just got a bit more informed as in the last few months. I will have to retake this again.

Results:
CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 1.6
MOBILITY 0.9
SHELTER 0.8
GOODS/SERVICES 1.3
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 4.6



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 5.3 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.



IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 2.6 PLANETS.

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Anyone know where we can find another 1.6 Earths lying around? Better than average at least!! :D

17

20

yeah this one is sorta a downer...but it can be fun

Fun things to try...

-Try to get it down to 1 planet
-try other countries to see what their avgs are

US is worst, as you might have guessed. We have to transport everything hundreds if not thousands of miles. Anyone who thinks we will not be hurt at all is in denial. Its hard to say how much tho. I try to stay opimistic, but there is a fine line between denial and optimism.

-ASM

Got it down to one planet! :D

Trouble is...had to get a lodger in, everyone has to go vegan, everyone must travel using bicycles or on foot and we have to stop flying.

At least that's feasible - to a certain degree. Although not at all desirable.

13 for me. Which is half the average for my area, but still sucks.

21... yikes! I must get out of Phoenix, no local food and the air-conditioner runs 24/7...

OT: found a good interview with James Howard Kunstler http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/INTERVIEWS/JAMES.HOWARD.KUNSTLER/

5, what on earth are you people doing to use so much space?

FOOD 1.3
MOBILITY 0.6
SHELTER 1.5
GOODS/SERVICES 1.6
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 5

There didn't seem to be an option not own a car, that was odd.

born2respawn wrote:5, what on earth are you people doing to use so much space?

FOOD 1.3
MOBILITY 0.6
SHELTER 1.5
GOODS/SERVICES 1.6
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 5

There didn't seem to be an option not own a car, that was odd.

Depends on your country mostly...

And the other questions too...but the country really makes a difference.

"US is worst, as you might have guessed. We have to transport everything hundreds if not thousands of miles."

wow.
I'm using more than I thought... and we grow a lot of our own food... but I drive far more than I would like for my job... yet one more reason to quit the damn job and start investing my time where it will be more productive in the long run - my homestead.
Kathy

FOOD 1.4
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 0.5
GOODS/SERVICES 1.1
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 3.2

3.2 -> 1.8 planets.

Doh.

Attempting to ditch the car didn't seem to make too much difference :

3.0 -> 1.7 planets.

Ah well. Managed to get down to 1.0 planet with no car, no public transport (100% telecommuting?), very little meat eating, dump much less rubbish, etc.

"We're not going to make it, are we?"

14 in Florida. Just so you know, southern Florida is one of the worst largely populated areas in the country for public transportation.

5, what on earth are you people doing to use so much space?

there are 2.47 acres in a hectare. The american numbers are in acres.

Anyone gonna try going vegan...


If you need any coaxing try the PETA website. I'm not gonna thrst this on anyone cause its a real lifestyle changer. But what could be worse than the oil crisis...

The other day, I sat down with my wife to a really tasty dinner of noodles and tofu (we eat tofu periodically, as well as meat) when it suddenly dawned on me that the meal was vegan, not a trace of animal product in it, and it was delicious!

While I still enjoy eating meat, it was shocking to me that a vegan meal could be delicious and filling and that I could be satisfied.

I guess the point is that we weren't trying to be vegan but the recipe just happened to be.

Post the recipe. :D

nero wrote:

5, what on earth are you people doing to use so much space?

there are 2.47 acres in a hectare. The american numbers are in acres.

Thanks, that dawned on me about 5 minutes ago, I'm quick on the uptake I am.