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Topic: Your Ecological Footprint
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LibraSparkle Knowflake Posts: 6034 From: Vancouver USA Registered: May 2004
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posted November 14, 2005 03:01 AM
How much of an impact do you have on your environment?Take the quiz and find out. http://www.mec.ca/Apps/ecoCalc/ecoCalc.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302642709&bmUID=1131957010417 YOUR TOTAL FOOTPRINT is 8.15 acres. Your footprint measures 32.33% of an average North American's footprint and 41.22% of an average MEC Eco-Footprint Calculation (based on average results from this calculator).
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future_uncertain Knowflake Posts: 2681 From: ohio Registered: Aug 2004
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posted November 14, 2005 04:55 PM
Just wanted to say that I took the test and I won't post my answers... YIKES!The sad part is that I thought I was doing pretty well... I recycle a lot, walk if I can, monitor my gas/electric usage (can't afford it, anyway!) I'm a big, bad footprint on the planet. Kind of surprised... IP: Logged |
SunChild Moderator Posts: 4032 From: Australia Registered: Jan 2004
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posted November 14, 2005 06:08 PM
Wow...that's interesting!Food Footprint 1.52 acres Transportation Footprint 0.22 acres Housing Footprint 1.91 acres Other Footprint 1.35 acres YOUR TOTAL FOOTPRINT is 5.0 acres. IN COMPARISON Your footprint measures 19.86% of an average North American's footprint and 25.32% of an average MEC Eco-Footprint Calculation (based on average results from this calculator ) IP: Logged |
ScotScorp Knowflake Posts: 936 From: St. Louis, Missouri Registered: Aug 2004
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posted November 18, 2005 04:46 PM
Very interesting.... Food Footprint 4.12 acres Transportation Footprint 2.22 acres Housing Footprint 2.83 acres Other Footprint 3.38 acres YOUR TOTAL FOOTPRINT is 12.55 acres.
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