Faded in and out of some serious nappage while FSTV ran a program on ecological footprints. Keep an eye on Footprint Network for a footprint calculator for the US, right now they only have one for Australia.
Meanwhile I did the Earth Day Footprint Quiz.
By looking at how you live it tells you roughly how much acreage it takes to support your specific lifestyle. For me, that is 18 acres. In a world with only enough footprint room for 4.5 acres per person, it would take 3.9 earths to support our world population if they all lived like me. So I feel bad.
But, it takes 24 acres to support the average American, and I'd like to think I could knock a few acres off since I support a kid inside my lifestyle. And it least I'm not a shopping center, it takes acreage equal 1600 shopping centers to support that beast. Wow.
Anyway, think local. World food prices are shooting up right now and transportation costs are one important ingredient. Support your local farmer or farmers market. Unless yours, like mine, sells produce shipped from California :p
posted by quash @ 2:33 PM
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I got a 38. Maybe I should be a republican. And I support my local restaurants. Does that count?
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