I thought I did better than these results show - for example, I have about the same ammount of waste as others, but about 4/5 of our rubbish is recyled...
We also "grow" our own meat and milk... doesn't that count for something too?
CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 3.1
MOBILITY 0.3
SHELTER 0.3
GOODS/SERVICES 0.6
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 4.3
IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 8.7 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 2.4 PLANETS.
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02-13-2007, 07:27 PM #1
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Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow".
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02-14-2007, 01:45 AM #2
I am the cheese. ^_^
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CATEGORY GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 1.6
MOBILITY 0.5
SHELTER 1.3
GOODS/SERVICES 1.4
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 4.8
I don't think this is right. I mean I use my car once per weekend (usually to get to Tris
) and only use my bike during the week, I shop at the local green flea markets and our Recycling bin is OVERFLOWING compared to our garbage. PLUS our water restictions are so tight we're timing our showers.
they ask nothing about water.
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02-14-2007, 03:45 AM #3
Head up. Shoulders down.
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CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 5.4
MOBILITY 1
SHELTER 9.4
GOODS/SERVICES 7.2
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.
Hopelessly average.
Somehow, this seems very simplistic, but interesting nonetheless.2007 Seven ID8 - Bontrager InForm
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02-14-2007, 03:53 AM #4
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Total footprint 5.6, average for Germany 4.7. Hmm, food for thought there.
I think it is easier for people to be green over here when there is already a good infrastructure for it - for instance the closest tram stop is about 200m from my front door, so I never use the car to get to work (anyway, I'm scared of our car).
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