FOOD 5.2
MOBILITY 0.7SHELTER 7.4
GOODS/SERVICES 5.4
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 19 (in acres)
IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 4.2 PLANETS.
via Pale Blue Dot
I know that we could do better than 19 acres per person just around the house. David drives a lot farther to work each day; his acreage is higher than mine.
The fact that we don’t have kids is another factor that reduces our footprint – we don’t have any cheap plastic crap messing up the landscape, not to mention a baby shower party cake made of disposable diapers.
I kid you not about that last item; I have a picture of one such on my harddrive at home. Note to sister: Sorry, Timmy, to me it’s bizarre. YMMV.
As for our ecological footprint, David used to ride his bike home from work, until he changed jobs. I could definitely ride my bike home from work (part of the ride would be quite pleasant). And God knows I need the exercise. It would take me about 30-35 minutes of riding, unless I took a really scenic route and crossed 53/I290 over the Elk Grove bike bridge.
I really ought to ride a few times this summer.
