16 ACRES

. . . is my Ecological Footprint according to a quiz I took on this Earthday website.  (Click on the Ecological Footprint link on the right side of the page.)

• IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN MY COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.
• WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.
• IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE ME, WE WOULD NEED 3.6 PLANETS.

Here are my stats by category:

CATEGORY	ACRES
	FOOD	5.4
	MOBILITY	2.5
	SHELTER	3
	GOODS/SERVICES	4.9
	TOTAL FOOTPRINT	16

Translation:  I eat too much meat.  I create too much garbage.  My house it too big.  I drive too much.  I need to be a better ecological citizen . . . I will add it to my list.

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