This was on Laura Flanders today

[BrklynLiberal]

http://www.ecofoot.org/

Ever wondered how much "nature" your lifestyle requires? You're about to find out.

This Ecological Footprint Quiz estimates how much productive land and water you need to support what you use and what you discard. After answering 15 easy questions you'll be able to compare your Ecological Footprint to what other people use and to what is available on this planet.

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

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Lower than average, but not by much

CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 4.2
MOBILITY 3.2
SHELTER 6.4
GOODS/SERVICES 8.6

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 22

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Wow! That is pretty good. I was good on food and mobility, but shelter

and goods and services got me up to above average...27.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. I bombed on the transportation questions

We have a really poor public transportation system where I live so I am dependent on a car.

[BrklynLiberal]

11. I live alone, with no solar panels..so my shelter score was not good.

[Goldeneye]

3. If everyone lived like me we'd need 3.7 planets.

CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 4
MOBILITY 0.5
SHELTER 6.9
GOODS/SERVICES 4.9
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 16

[bahrbearian]

4. Oh oh, 21 acres , 4.7 planets

[expatriot]

5. vegans rule!!!!!!!!!

If you eat almost all prepackaged, processed foods

Vegans need 2.7 acres to sustain themselves,
people who eat meat, eggs and dairy almost every meal: 6.9 acres

FOOD 2.5
MOBILITY 0.7
SHELTER 3.2
GOODS/SERVICES 2.7
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 8.7



IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.6 PLANETS.

I am sure it is more than this, DU sucking up all this electricity but I am fortunate enough to ride my bicycle to work...


:headbang:

Somebody asked the rhetorical question once: How can you be an environmentalist and still eat meat?

[PA Mamma]

7. the car is killing us !!!

CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 4.4
MOBILITY 2.7
SHELTER 4.9
GOODS/SERVICES 5.2
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 17



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 3.9 PLANETS.

[undeterred]

8. IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 5.1 PLANETS

Yikes.

[expatriot]

10. "On second thought, I'm all for increasing NASA's budget"

[Walt Starr]

9. It seems to be based on some pretty bogus assumptions

based upon nothing more than the quesions and choices for answers, it provides a bogus conclusion, IMO.

[Ignoramus]

12. What measures require only 1 planet?

This is like something I've asked about for years. What specifically is the extent of the problem. What specifically is needed in order to recover from disaster? Without this, it's just people battling over generalities.

I'm sending them the question:

If the measures taken would require more than 1 planet, then the measures are pointless to follow.

What answers result in only 1 planet being required?

In order to need only 1 planet, do people have to have no car, no electricity, live in a house with 7 or more people, consume only locally produced products? If so, isn't this not possible to happen?

[kittenpants]

13. One of the possible answers for what kind of building you live in...

was a free-standing structure without running water. Who the hell has an internet connection but no running water?!

[LizW]

14. Lack of public transportation and walking/biking paths killed me

And my food scores were not so great, either.

Two and a half Earths. :wow: