Earth Day Footprint Quiz

[sbp]

Yesterday was Earth Day.

Naturally {heh} I'm suspicious of sites like this but just to be a good sport I took the quiz. http://www.earthday.net/Footprint/index.asp#

CAUTION: THIS QUIZ MAY SURPRISE YOU, SHOCK YOU, OR MAKE YOU THINK. PLEASE REMAIN CALM...BUT NOT TOO CALM!!

CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 4.7
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 9.4
GOODS/SERVICES 8.6
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 23


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 5.2 PLANETS.

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They really need to throw exclamation points in there!

[BigJon]

category/acres
Food 5.9
Mobility 0.5
Shelter 4
Goods/services 4
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.

A lot better than 5.2 earths!

[Jenny]

Category Acres
Food 6.9
Mobility 0.2
Shelter 5.2
Goods/services 4.9
Total Footprint 17

If Everyone Lived Like You, We Would Need 3.9 Planets.

[CrystalDuck]

CATEGORY/GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 1.4
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 0.7
GOODS/SERVICES 1.1

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 3.4

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 2.5 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

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

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.9 PLANETS

Okay, the units are different, but still only 1.9 planets. Biking to school and work really helped me out. Should I really be eating less animal products and buying food from closer to home? It'll feel nice to have my own garden and compost heap someday.

[InfiniteNothing]

CATEGORY/GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 1.4
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 0.7
GOODS/SERVICES 1.1

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 3.4

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 2.5 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

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

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.9 PLANETS

Okay, the units are different, but still only 1.9 planets. Biking to school and work really helped me out. Should I really be eating less animal products and buying food from closer to home? It'll feel nice to have my own garden and compost heap someday.

It's not really fair in that they don't put in what percentage of meat you eat. If your diet is 15% meat but you eat meat every day (for B12, calcium, iron, etc) you're still a big consumer. I needed 2.7 planets.

[Airencracken]

I needed 2.3, but I drive a lot for the family.

[ShawnLee]

An earth full of me's would need 5.8 earths. But then an earth full of me's wouldn't have that many kids, and would probably drop it down to 1 earth through that.

[RoniMan]

Category Acres
Food 5.2
Mobility 4
Shelter 1.2
Goods/services 3.5
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 3.1 Planets.

[whitak24]

Category
Food 3.5
Mobility 1.5
Shelter 2.7
Goods/services 3

Total Footprint 11

If Everyone Lived Like You, We Would Need 2.4 Planets.

[WhiskeyPapa]

FOOD 3.2
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 4
GOODS/SERVICES 3
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 10

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 2.3 PLANETS.

Funny how my total footprint is 10 acres, because that's how much we own...

The quiz didn't take into account your productivity. I come from a family of farmers. The last statistic I heard is that my dad alone feeds 279 people each year.