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What is your ecological footprint?

I have just calculated my family’s ecological footprint. It is not good. We are living as if there are 1.9 planet’s resources available for us to squander. OOOPS!!!!!

I have done this type of calculation before but it was a British version. I like the fact that this one is designed for Australians.

What is your ecological footprint????

*edited to add….

Please don’t let the fact that this is an ‘Australian’ calculator thingy put you off doing the test.. cheers kim 🙂

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  • Dawn May 31, 2008, 1:27 pm

    I’m American, my footprint is more like an SUV tire track. Sigh.

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  • Casdok May 31, 2008, 7:13 pm

    Mine was 2.1, so room for improvement. Loved the calculator!

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  • river May 31, 2008, 8:41 pm

    I use 1.8, also room for improvement. My house (unit) is rented however so I can’t do much about the electricity etc, but I recycle the waste and grow some of my own fruit, I don’t drive, never fly, rarely take the bus,don’t buy clothes or appliances unless something breaks, so I really thought my footprint would be smaller.

  • Xbox4NappyRash May 31, 2008, 8:53 pm

    3.6 planets.

    btw the airplane featured, is Aer Lingue, the Irish national airline.

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  • Veronica May 31, 2008, 8:55 pm

    I am just about to check mine.

    Oh and it should be family’s not families. You only have one family.

    Man that site is taking ages to load. I am still waiting here.

    Waiting waiting. Man, I need to pee again. brb.

    Back! Next time you can do the caculating for me, mmmkay?

    It has been stuck at 27% for ages. Sigh. Maybe 27 is a good number for me. Still waiting. Hang on, I’ll press submit so I don’t lose the comment.

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  • Veronica May 31, 2008, 9:08 pm

    I even had to refresh the silly calculator page. Tell me, why didn’t I do this at your house today?

    Oh oh oh, it’s at 49% now. 66%, 69%, 84%

    Woo, we are getting close! 100%! YAYAY

    Boo, I think it froze. Tell me, do you like the commentary?

    Oh wow, all that loaded was an avatar generator. I am loading the actual quiz now. Sheesh.

    A Current Affair is doing another thing on getting babies to sleep. Gah, people are stupid. Some babies just don’t sleep!!!

    La la la. tap tap tap.

    hmmmmmph.

    I will return. Later. After it is loaded.

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  • frogpondsrock May 31, 2008, 9:18 pm

    I am loving the commentary Veronica..

    I might offer you a job as a guest commenter. xxx

  • Xbox4NappyRash May 31, 2008, 9:23 pm

    Someone should can that chick’s comments…

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  • Veronica May 31, 2008, 9:33 pm

    Yay! 25%. 10 mins later. 27%. I feel like giving up, but I have come SO far.

    Grrr, it froze again. Sigh.

    :::Gives Up:::

    Maybe another time.

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  • Veronica May 31, 2008, 9:37 pm

    Lmao @ Xbox. Seriously the damn thing took WAY too long, then it started freezing. I have given up.

    Hmmmph.

    Hey, can you save some cake for me? Pretty please? And I will get it….um….well….hmmmph. Maybe I will make another cake.

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  • frogpondsrock May 31, 2008, 9:44 pm

    (changes xboxs name to andy)

  • Xbox4NappyRash May 31, 2008, 9:47 pm

    I’ve been told I ‘look’ like a David…

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  • Veronica May 31, 2008, 9:50 pm

    You can do that you know, just nip along to edit comments….

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  • Bettina May 31, 2008, 9:53 pm

    interesting.

    I don’t know about some of those calculators though. Like we don’t use public transport much cos we don’t have much of it. And there are some recycling stuff that our council won’t process.

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  • frogpondsrock May 31, 2008, 9:58 pm

    Same here Bettina.I live in the country and the public transport is non-existent. Our house is built out of recycled materials.. etc etc
    But I think that it is a pretty good tool to use to get an idea of how we can be just a bit less wasteful..

    cheers kim 🙂

  • Veronica May 31, 2008, 10:10 pm

    It would be a great tool if it would load. Hmmmph.

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  • lceel June 1, 2008, 1:16 pm

    I’m lke Dawn – an American with a REALLY LARGE tireprint.

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  • Taz June 1, 2008, 7:25 pm

    2.2 for me

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  • Tanya June 2, 2008, 1:17 pm

    I did it and it was 2.1 it said that I eat too many animals (it didn’t count that we get then from a butcher who’s animals are free ranging, living in paddocks instead of pens) and because I drive to work everyday I should catch public transport. Trust me, if there was pt available in my area I would be on it. Who wants to drive peak hour traffic everyday?

  • Veronica June 5, 2008, 9:43 pm

    I got 2.1. I think it is badly skewed for Tassie, because we have no public transport.

    Also, it growled at me about the food we eat. Hello, most of it is local and fresh! Sheesh.

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