Even though it's been around for a year or so, I've just started to watch some of Plant Green's TV shows (http://planetgreen.discovery.com/). The two that I'm currently addicted to are Wa$ted and Living with Ed. As part of performing an eco-intervention on its selected wayward family, Wa$ted states that it uses an internationally recognized EcoCalculator to first determine how big the family's problem is. I began to wonder if this EcoCalculator was available through Planet Green's web site and found that it was. It is actually provided by an independent web called the Global Footprint Network (www.footprintnetwork.com) and takes into consideration not only your energy usage for home and travel, but also your recycling habits, your grocery shopping habits, and your typical clothing, books, and electronic purchases. (Noticably absent - personal product purchases, including cosmetics, paper products, diapers, and cleaning supplies.) I took the quiz and it told me that my footprint was about 20 global acres. Compared to the people on Wa$ted, that is pretty good, but our family could always do better.
Check out this EcoCalculator. By using a variety of different calculators, I think it will give you a better impression of your overall environmental impact than just using one calculator.
Take Care, Kara
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