analyzes your average consumption levels and breaks them down into an ecological footprint. Worldwide ?there exists 4.5 biologically productive acres per person. See how many acres your daily life consumes. Please post your footprint size in comments.
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I scored a 10. If everyone on the planet lived like me - we would need 2.2 Earths to sustain everyone. This is very disturbing.
I feel even worse. I scored 15. If everyone on the planet lived like me - we would need 3.3 Earths. That can't be right.
19, but below the US average of 24
Geez, mine is 12. I guess being an American, we're already bad for the environment by default.
3.7 global hectares
2.1 planets
(note that the result was posted in hectares, not acres.. )
average here (France) is 5.3 gh (+/-13 acres)
4.4 average here is 8.4 (hectares)...
I need 8 acres. Anyone know of another earth for sale? I only need 80% of it.
terrible -- 25 acres, and we would need 5.7 earths. i suppose it's from living in the wide-open midwest, with no public transport, and driving everywhere. "you must change your life".
score 28 or 6.4 planets
somehow i thought i was doing better than average (24). i ride my bike to work. we're buying wind power for our elec.
eating meat and living as a couple in a single family house seems to be my downfall
however, at this point, i'm still unrepentant.
NOTE: calculations of acres / hectares
- 2.47 acres to hectare -hectare 100m x 100m
FYI
TOTAL FOOTPRINT: 18
IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 4 PLANETS.
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Some friends of mine just came to visit after living in England for the last 6 years. They told me one of the first things that struck them at the airport here was how "big" Americans are...
19 acres needed for me.
given that public transportation is not an option in my area...
i guess i should consider riding my bike to my work... 20 miles away from house in the houston area... wait... i'll need an extra shower since i will be completely soaked in sweat from the 95 degree heat and 100% humidity... that wastes water and electricity... and i'll have to wash an extra set of clothes...
or maybe my clients will understand the good i'm doing... and live with my gym-like aura.
hmm.
i score 16. worse than i'd hoped, but better by a bit than avg americans. rarely using my car probably helps, but otherwise living, breathing and consuming in this culture worked against me i fear...
for me:
CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 4.9
MOBILITY 1.5
SHELTER 4
GOODS/SERVICES 3.7
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 14
IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 3.2 PLANETS.
here is my stats:
FOOD 3.7
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 3.2
GOODS/SERVICES 2.5
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 10
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 2.2 PLANETS.
John, how the hell did you score a 10?
I don't have a car (side note I've never had a drivers license). I hardly travel - except for last year for the snow show. I only take public transit to work and then I hang in wicker park or pilsen which are both close to where I live. I cook at home all the time either me or my gf. The only processed food I eat with the exception of the occasional bag o chips is hot sauce or whatever crazy chinese condinments my gf uses. I try to only eat meat twice a week. We share our apartment with a renter so there just happens to be three people instead of two. I imagine if I start flying alot or buy a car i'll go way up. My mobility with flying changes so if I take a few more trips to NYC or Cali I'll be a 12 arces, but for now I'm a perfect 10.
oh and I'm not counting being in Finland in February for tax purposes.
huh?
I have took one trip to NYC this year and one to Finland, but I count the one to finland as last year because I purchased the ticket the year before.
12 or 13 acres, depending on how many BigMacs I had that week.
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