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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 4:50 am
by spoimala
Have you ever stopped to wonder how your lifestyle impacts the planet we're living on?
What is your ecological footprint?
http://www.mec.ca/Apps/ecoCalc/ecoCalc.jsp
Mine is 5.93 hectares.
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 5:07 am
by Nisse
Mine is 4.52 hectares. Only 44.28% of the average american, but if everyone on Earth lived like me it would take approximately 3 Earths to support us all. And I consider myself environmentally aware, dont drive a car etc.
Depressing.
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 6:18 am
by rodos1979
5.02 hectares... shit! that is a lot! but still only 49.17% of the average American!!...
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 6:22 am
by samplaire
Mine is 5.83
Time to consider it
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 6:25 am
by samplaire
Have you seen the film "Fucking Åmål"? It's about young people, love and pro-consumption commercial lifestyle
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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 6:51 am
by siberiansun
4.55 hectares.
hmmm considering i'm lazy and tubby that's pretty low.
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 6:52 am
by astroman
the small print says it doesn't apply to non-North Americans
... but a market survey can be easy if it's packaged right
cheers, tom
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 7:25 am
by Nisse
Samplaire:
"Have you seen the film "Fucking Amal"? It's about young people, love and pro-consumption commercial lifestyle"
Yes I have, but Im surprised anyone outside Sweden has seen it
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 7:53 am
by deejaysly
8.05 hectares (5.46 earths). Gee, I'm rubbish. lol
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:32 am
by valis
3.71 hectares. (3.07 Earths)
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:40 am
by Michu
3.38 hectares.
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:00 am
by samplaire
On 2004-04-15 08:25, Nisse wrote:
Samplaire:
"Have you seen the film "Fucking Amal"? It's about young people, love and pro-consumption commercial lifestyle"
Yes I have, but Im surprised anyone outside Sweden has seen it
It was quite popular here due to a very active non commercial films distributor. I consider it one of 5 best films I've ever seen!
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:20 am
by Spirit
8.52 hectares ! I win ! And only about 5 Earths needed - but that's OK, I've been advocating a much accelerated space program for years. This survey just proves how we need to get off this planet. If we keep concentrating on this recycling green theme without halting population growth then we'll just end up drinking recycled urine and having roast soylent green every night.
No point in letting our species stagnate on this muddy ball.
(* Please note: humourous content)
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:25 am
by samplaire
On 2004-04-15 10:20, Spirit wrote:
(* Please note: humourous content)
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:56 am
by deejaysly
Spirit's truth telling just made me yak (throw up/vommit) in the sink.
yeeeesh!
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:10 am
by at0m
I can't believe this. 24.28 hectares footprint. 16 Earths. I must get out of aviation.
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:22 am
by Nisse
Whoa!
at0mic? 24 hectares? Thats almost sinful.
Im really curious, how did you manage that?
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:35 am
by Michu
by workin in aviation i'd guess
[edit] At0m, read caveat in small print about livin outside of NA and
atypica style tho'
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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:47 am
by samplaire
for the result to be circa 10ha somebody has to be higher then at0mic. Considering MANY people living in deep powerty or just in a village there should be large group of people having 20ha
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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:25 pm
by borg
4.0something... must be my miserably small apartment, no car and lots of biking. and flying once every 5 years. still a relative high score...
i told mister survey to give only 20% of the earth to us folks, and then we would need almost 10 earths... gotta admit i just went through rather quick and didn't check what seperates north americans from western europeans...