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Topic: What's Your Ecological Footprint?
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Mr. Magoo
guilty-pleasure
Babbler # 3469
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posted 14 June 2005 05:46 PM
quote: I have yet to see one of those that doesn't plug up all the time.
Ya, that's why you can cut your footprint by using a low-flush toilet, or by adopting a totally vegetarian diet, but not both.
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gula
rabble-rouser
Babbler # 6474
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posted 14 June 2005 06:52 PM
Flying definitely seems to make the difference. I came to 5.3 without and 32.1 with. Wow. quote: Originally posted by K Connor: A much more sophisticated calculator can be found here.I gave false answers to get to using only 1 Earth (assuming everyone living at the same standard); it's pretty much impossible, even with 10 people living in 45 m2 of space. That's partly because of assumptions they make about the North American lifestyle, esp. drivin. There are also perverse effects where the more public transit you use, the lower your score because the assumption is that you're driving less, instead of biking less. The One Ton Challenge calculator has similar problems: the more you recycle the better even though this could mean you're buying more stuff.
Exactly, it won't let me do the test unless I specifiy miles/gallon for my non-existent car. Perhaps not so sophisticated after all?
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Drinkmore
rabble-rouser
Babbler # 7371
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posted 14 June 2005 07:06 PM
7.6As for the MEC one: quote: Originally posted by gula: Exactly, it won't let me do the test unless I specifiy miles/gallon for my non-existent car. Perhaps not so sophisticated after all?
And 60+ km per week or fewer was the lowest choice for driving - mines closer to 60 km per year. [ 14 June 2005: Message edited by: Drinkmore ]
From: the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger | Registered: Nov 2004
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shaolin
rabble-rouser
Babbler # 4270
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posted 14 June 2005 10:34 PM
20.87 with my flights and 5.06 without them. Wow. I already knew that flying put your score up huge on these things but still - wow.I found it difficult to make my food estimations, since I don't eat meat and eat dairy less than weekly. I put 22lbs of fruit and veg and 21 servings of pasta. I'm not sure how accurate that is but an extra serving of pasta only tacked on about .01 extra anyway. Edited: Even with my flights the MEC calculator tells me my footprint is 11.29 acres. Strange. [ 14 June 2005: Message edited by: shaolin ]
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RichardGreen
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Babbler # 9161
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posted 14 June 2005 10:57 PM
I am 5.3I don't: eat meat, drive, drink wine, drink milk, drink coffee, use airplane I also live in a tiny tiny apartment and I use very little water/energy. I am very low but probably less to do with my conservation than my poverty.
From: Toronto, Ontario | Registered: May 2005
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