Well, I learned today that if everyone on Earth lived like me, it would take 3.81 earths (in terms of resources) to sustain that level of consumption. I tried to be really honest. For example, we do eat out a lot, and our food isn't produced locally (that I know of). But on the positive side, I do walk to school (helps that it's close), and we only replace things when they're broken or really old. In terms of recycling, we always recycle our aluminum but not plastic or paper. Sorry Earth... we'll do better. *I would LOVE to grow my own food if I could.
If you want to see your footprint check out: http://www.myfootprint.org/en/
My results compared to the average in the U.S. (numbers in bold):
(in global acres) Footprint Country Average
Carbon footprint 32.14 91.43
Food footprint 76.46 65.74
Housing footprint 9.08 31.58
Goods /services 30.29 57.66
My total footprint 147.97 246.41
(in global acres) Footprint Country Average
Cropland footprint 18.60 29.61
Pastureland footprint 42.33 68.02
Fisheries footprint 30.72 49.33
Forestland footprint 56.33 99.45
My total footprint 147.97 246.41
Number of Earths 3.81 6.35
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