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What's your environmental footprint?

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starlagurl	Mar 19 2008, 11:41 AM Post #1
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	The National Geographic Channel has a bunch of videos up on the environmental cost of living. I particularly liked the one on cars. These people take apart a car and then arrange it on a big world map. It's a really neat visual. I had no idea the pieces of a car came from so far away. That's pretty amazing. Find three of the videos here I also want to add this ecological footprint calculator: Mine is 11.9 hectares, and it says that if everyone lived like me, we would need 6.6 worlds to support the entire population of the world... http://www.earthday.net/Footprint/index.asp -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

coryandlaura	Mar 29 2008, 12:47 PM Post #2
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 23-December 07 From: Orlando Florida Member No.: 117995 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Well I like to think that I am pretty environmental but I am ashamed to say that my total footprint is 14 acres. I have about half the average footprint of others in my country but it would still take about 3 planets to support everyone on earth the same way that I live. Wow really put things into perspective!

introducinlyric	Mar 29 2008, 08:58 PM Post #3
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	the quiz is silly as i was forced to answer the car questions when i dont drive nor own a car ....pffft -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

starlagurl	Apr 2 2008, 10:11 AM Post #4
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Hey coryandlaura: that's really good! Better than me anyway... Gerre: Strange, I don't drive and nobody asked very many questions about a car, I don't think... -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

rbisset	Apr 10 2008, 04:35 AM Post #5
Planet Pioneer Group: Local Expert Posts: 2215 Joined: 3-May 06 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 692	8.7 for me I thought it'd be higher to be honest. Not about to start offsetting my carbon emissions though! -------------------- My Travelogue Rich

starlagurl	Apr 10 2008, 08:44 AM Post #6
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	I think I'm the worst so far...eek! -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

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