last year I took the Footprint calculator quiz and http://bitofsoil.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-big-is-your-footprint.html was surprised to learn how much I was using. So I took the quiz again this year after changing more of how we live. Our results are as followed
Last year - we needed 3.8 earths to live like we did- NOW - 2010 we need 3.5
Last year - we needed 16.9 global acres to sustain us - NOW 2010 we need 15.8
Of course we are not perfect. But just a little bit of change and being aware of what we buy makes a big difference.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Friday, April 3, 2009
How big is your footprint?
I finally found this site with an awesome footprint calculator. http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/
I just did our house and I was amazed that it will take 3.8 planet earths if everyone lived like we do. It will also take 16.9 global acres. We only have 3.6. I now understand that there are other things I need to do. I need to recycle more, buy less, drive less, and get the rest of the family interested in some renewable heat source, maybe solar. I also need to eat less meat. As big meat eaters, this will be hard.
Take the quiz. Leave me a comment on what your score is and how maybe you plan to make it better.
I just did our house and I was amazed that it will take 3.8 planet earths if everyone lived like we do. It will also take 16.9 global acres. We only have 3.6. I now understand that there are other things I need to do. I need to recycle more, buy less, drive less, and get the rest of the family interested in some renewable heat source, maybe solar. I also need to eat less meat. As big meat eaters, this will be hard.
Take the quiz. Leave me a comment on what your score is and how maybe you plan to make it better.
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