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.
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THE Carbon Footprint Thread (merged)
Ecological Footprint Quiz
by turmoil » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 10:29:50
Last edited by Ferretlover on Tue 17 Mar 2009, 09:55:24, edited 2 times in total.
Reason: Merged with THE Carbon Footprint Thread.
Reason: Merged with THE Carbon Footprint Thread.
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by azreal60 » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 10:35:15
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.
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by OilBurner » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 10:37:18
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
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!! :DBurning the midnight oil, whilst I still can.
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by Aaron » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 10:38:48
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The problem is, of course, that not only is economics bankrupt, but it has always been nothing more than politics in disguise... economics is a form of brain damage.
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by KiddieKorral » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 10:45:42
20 
American by birth, Muslim by choice, Southern by the grace of God!
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by turmoil » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 10:57:12
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
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
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by OilBurner » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 11:08:48
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.
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.
Burning the midnight oil, whilst I still can.
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by Rabga » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 12:00:14
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/
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by born2respawn » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 12:38:07
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.
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.
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by turmoil » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 12:40:45
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('born2respawn', '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.
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...
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by turmoil » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 12:42:55
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."
"US is worst, as you might have guessed. We have to transport everything hundreds if not thousands of miles."
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by CarlinsDarlin » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 12:56:39
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.
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by lowem » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 13:23:45
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?"
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?"
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by Falconoffury » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 13:49:30
14 in Florida. Just so you know, southern Florida is one of the worst largely populated areas in the country for public transportation.
"If humans don't control their numbers, nature will." -Pimentel
"There is not enough trash to go around for everyone," said Banrel, one of the participants in the cattle massacre.
"Bush, Bush, listen well: Two shoes on your head," the protesters chant
"There is not enough trash to go around for everyone," said Banrel, one of the participants in the cattle massacre.
"Bush, Bush, listen well: Two shoes on your head," the protesters chant
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by turmoil » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 15:27:57
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...
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...
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vegan without knowing it
by tkn317071 » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 15:48:00
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.
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.
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by born2respawn » Fri 13 Aug 2004, 17:22:53
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nero', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '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.
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