Comments on: Getting down to 4.5 acres http://greenlagirl.com/getting-down-to-45-acres/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Sat, 26 May 2012 08:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/getting-down-to-45-acres/comment-page-1/#comment-24705 Siel Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:34:50 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/11/19/getting-down-to-45-acres/#comment-24705 Best of luck reducing your footpring, Monick! :) Thanks, Johan -- The whole hectare / acre thing makes me feel better :) I'm totally beating out simon! Also, thanks for the links to the other calculators :) Will see which one gives me the most amenable ranking -- tee hee :) And simon -- Yes, it does depend on what country -- and even what city -- you live in, cuz the quiz factors in climate and population. More deets in the other comments above. vanessa -- I just recently started an herb garden, so now I technically grow some of my own food too! I may have to bug you later re: gardening tips... Best of luck reducing your footpring, Monick! :)

Thanks, Johan — The whole hectare / acre thing makes me feel better :) I’m totally beating out simon! Also, thanks for the links to the other calculators :) Will see which one gives me the most amenable ranking — tee hee :)

And simon — Yes, it does depend on what country — and even what city — you live in, cuz the quiz factors in climate and population. More deets in the other comments above.

vanessa — I just recently started an herb garden, so now I technically grow some of my own food too! I may have to bug you later re: gardening tips…

]]> By: Monick http://greenlagirl.com/getting-down-to-45-acres/comment-page-1/#comment-23035 Monick Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:26:20 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/11/19/getting-down-to-45-acres/#comment-23035 I am a horrible, horrible person. I'm even worse than the average American -- 29 acres. I live in a big house, drive my car everywhere, and eat lots of meat from far away places. I will endeavor to do better. I am a horrible, horrible person. I’m even worse than the average American — 29 acres. I live in a big house, drive my car everywhere, and eat lots of meat from far away places. I will endeavor to do better.

]]> By: Johan http://greenlagirl.com/getting-down-to-45-acres/comment-page-1/#comment-23025 Johan Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:35:42 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/11/19/getting-down-to-45-acres/#comment-23025 here are some other calculators: this is a list of enviro-impact calculators http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/ecological_footprint_calculator.htm best foot forward http://www.bestfootforward.com/footprintlife.htm NZ Ministry of Environment http://www.mfe.govt.nz/withyou/do/footprint/calculator.html here are some other calculators:

this is a list of enviro-impact calculators
http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/ecological_footprint_calculator.htm

best foot forward
http://www.bestfootforward.com/footprintlife.htm

NZ Ministry of Environment
http://www.mfe.govt.nz/withyou/do/footprint/calculator.html

]]> By: vanessa http://greenlagirl.com/getting-down-to-45-acres/comment-page-1/#comment-23014 vanessa Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:58:18 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/11/19/getting-down-to-45-acres/#comment-23014 i got the same as you siel... we're doing a lot better than the avg american, but there is more work to be done cuz i want to live on one planet also. my score is probably because i live in a huge house, but i do share it with 10 other people (co-op style) and we grow some of our own food which is pretty uncommon in el lay (unfortunately). i also usually take one long-distance trip by air once a year, which i offset, but offsetting is still just a band aid on the problem and makes me feel less guilty. maybe i'll join the ranks of tim harvey and bike to europe this year ;) i got the same as you siel… we’re doing a lot better than the avg american, but there is more work to be done cuz i want to live on one planet also.

my score is probably because i live in a huge house, but i do share it with 10 other people (co-op style) and we grow some of our own food which is pretty uncommon in el lay (unfortunately). i also usually take one long-distance trip by air once a year, which i offset, but offsetting is still just a band aid on the problem and makes me feel less guilty. maybe i’ll join the ranks of tim harvey and bike to europe this year ;)

]]> By: Rafi http://greenlagirl.com/getting-down-to-45-acres/comment-page-1/#comment-22997 Rafi Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:42:32 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/11/19/getting-down-to-45-acres/#comment-22997 It's a very crude test. If I lived in LA rather than Long Beach, my footprint goes down, because that city is over 1 million. But, c'mon, does that really make sense. I wish their car fuel efficiency question was a little more realistic. An ok sedan that gets 25 mpg is in the same category as a clunker SUV that gets 15. Still, the test is a good tool to get us all thinking. It’s a very crude test. If I lived in LA rather than Long Beach, my footprint goes down, because that city is over 1 million. But, c’mon, does that really make sense.

I wish their car fuel efficiency question was a little more realistic. An ok sedan that gets 25 mpg is in the same category as a clunker SUV that gets 15.

Still, the test is a good tool to get us all thinking.

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