GO GREEN

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 4.4

MOBILITY 1

SHELTER 2.7

GOODS/SERVICES 3.5

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 12

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 2.6 PLANETS.

I never would of thought that if everyone lived like me, we would need 2.6 planets. I barely get in a car here at Purdue and when I do, it's a two mile drive at the farthest. Also, I walk pretty much everywhere except when it rains. I think that it's not fair that we consume more resources than we are allowed. Just because we have the technology in more developed countries, doesn't mean we should use it like there's no tomorrow. If I lived in a third world country I would definitely be upset with the way Americans treat the environment and how we are so ecologically inefficient. I know in the past few years or so there has really been a big push for "going green." I believe we have taken big steps to save our Earth and everyone needs to contribute to keeping the world clean. In addition, countries that make lots of our products have very loose laws on pollution and waste. These other countries need to be more strict about how they dispose of their waste, take care of their cars and do their day to day activities. Since there's no cure for restocking the Earth's resources, us as Americans should use our knowledge of keeping our Earth alive and spread it across the world.

-Britt