What's your ecological footprint? I found this interesting quiz that measures your consumption of the earth's resources. It asks questions about how you live day to day and determines how much land and water is needed to support your lifestyle. The biological capacity with 6.2 billion people allows for 4.5 acres per person. According to the quiz my consumption is 18 acres, and if everyone lived like me, we would need 4.2 earths to support my type of lifestyle. Even more surprisingly was that I was below average. The quiz gives you a comparison of how you rate to other people in your country. The average person in this area needs 24 acres to support their way of life. This number is crazy! Especially when we are allotted 4.5 acres. Once you take the quiz, and realize how much energy and resources you consume, they encourage you to follow up on it. Learn about how to improve your lifestyle and live lightly; they want you to join in the effort to make people around you aware.
They have a great website that lets you learn more about the cause and quiz. It answers questions about how the quiz rates you. It lets you see how your food choices, where you live, and the population of your city affects your footprint. It offers suggestions and ideas on how to change your lifestyle. The whole idea is interesting and gives you a measurable number to represent your demand on the environment.
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