This semester has started out really well. We have been discussing the sustainable ethic and its implications for the future of the earth. I know sometimes these things seem so far removed from you personally so..... I want you to return to my website amoalf.com and go to notes and assignments. Find your class and scroll down until you ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT and click on it. Take the quiz you find there and post your score along with any recommendations it makes back here on the blog. In your response discuss WHY you think you think you received the score you did. Base your answer on things we have discussed in class or just ask a question that you have had. After posting your ideas please respond to two other posts you have read with a question or comment. I am looking forward to reading your ideas.
Ms. Stripling
Ms. Stripling
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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 1415 Newer› Newest»if everyone lived like me it would take 5.7 earths to sustain them. I think that everyone should work together to conserve our natural resources. I also think we should work an try and live a healthier life style. we need to work together to conserve our earth.
If everyone lived like me it will be 5.8 earths and 26 acres.
I believe that we should conserve our natural resources and not base our lifestyles on materialism things. We should think about the future generations to come.
I agree with Alexus Alexander we should use less electricity. I also agree with Travis, we should reduce driving and trash.
I will try my best to eat less meat to help out the earth and pick up trash. I will not promise but I can try.
Nekia Smith
If everyone in the world lived like I do, it would take 6.6 earths to sustain them! (Also 29.6 acres)
I am ashamed to say this may be one of the highest scores I’ve seen through the comments!
On another note, I agree with Goethe because we as Americans are running through our resources and destroying our planet faster than it can rebuild itself!
I also agree with Amoalf on the topic of "Going Green"! They stated that going green is really just a lifestyle. I believe you should do your part for the environment and make educated decisions based on cold hard facts.
One person can’t do it alone, changing the planet has to be a worldwide epidemic not just a community or state wide project!
If everyone lived like me it take 5.5 planets to sustain each and everyone of us. It would also be 24'7 global acres to support our lifestyle if they lived like me what i have to do to get that to go down is to cut down on services and eat less processed food if we all would cut down on that the world would be a lil better but to be honest we need to do more to make our earth sustainable but we are to lazy to do it
It would take 6 Earths to sustain us if we lived like me. To reduce this I could cut back on the amount of animal products I eat and the distance I travel on vacations. I believe if we weren't as materialist we would not need things such as bigger houses that exceed our needs.
I agree with Goethe when he said that we are given the resposibility to be stewards of the planet. We need to make people aware of the effects of flying, driving, electricity usage ect. are having on the Earth.
I also agree with Amoalf when they said that we should gradually go green. If we make a drastic change one day it won't become apart of your routine just an every now and then thing.
I also believe that God does not approve of the damage we have done to the planet. He tells us in Deuteronomy 20:19 that we should not take an ax to any tree that could provide man with food. We were meant to live off of the planet not processed meats and such.
kendall B
I used 5 and a half Earth's. I need to use less individually packaged products to have less trash. That would keep our water cleaner and cause less pollution.
J Lowe
They said they eat a lot of meat which was a reason they had so many earth's. You wouldn't think that would affect the world but I guess it does.
Jakee B.
They admitted to being high maintenance. Being high maintenance does have does have a huge affect on the world. It's hard not to live a big lifestyle, but we need to realize what it affects.
It takes 5.7 Earths to support our world if everyone lived like me. the main reason for this is I love to eat meat. therefore my food has to be feed, which takes up lots of space. if I shorten the amounts of meat I eat, then it would take less Earths to support us.
I agree with Keke, we can sit around all day talking about making changes but we wont see any changes just talking about it. Actions are louder than words.
I agree with Josh, if we all work together to conserve our natural resources then we will make them last longer in the long run.
If everyone in the world lived like I do, it would take 6.6 earths to sustain them 29.6 acres.
Its pretty high but thats the way i live.
I agree with Goethe and Lucas because we as are running through our resources faster than it can rebuild itself.
I also agree with Amoalf on the topic of "Going Green". They stated that going green is really just a lifestyle. While many people may have adopted this lifestyle i still believe that it will not be enough. It would take way to much to rebuild the earth in a few years, it will take hundreds of slow and plausible change for the earth to heal and the people change.
Well Jesse I suppose you could say that is just the way I roll. I won't change my lifestyle but I do realize that we are running out of resources. Maybe you could help future generations make good decisions?
Ok so maybe I did this whole thing wrong but it just said "44" when I was done. I seriously doubt it would take 44 Earths to sustain me, over on the side it was congratulating me for being so co-friendly! And there was nothing about how many acres I would need for my food. Did I do the wrong quiz or do I just suck at reading?
HI Luke. Your score came with a name attached to it. For instance if you have a score of 15 you are an eco novice. If you score is 51 then you are an eco ally.I do not know what the name for your score would be but 44 is pretty good actually. This quiz is different from the one that gives scores in Earth's. Jesse found the old quiz and took that one.
Ms. Stripling
this is a test
I got a 52 on the quiz. I believe I got this score because I recycle and do not buy things I do not need. If everyone on the planet recycled it would make a difference as well as conserving resources and not cutting down all the trees. more land should be set asdie for national parks so the wilderness can prosper. taking care of the planet is what we are suppose to do, not destroy it.
Crystal Schofield: I got a 52 on the quiz. I believe I got this score because I recycle and do not buy things I do not need. If everyone on the planet recycled it would make a difference as well as conserving resources and not cutting down all the trees. more land should be set asdie for national parks so the wilderness can prosper. taking care of the planet is what we are suppose to do, not destroy it.
Mine said 47% i think that is a little bit much but i think i can become better and start being more green.
Mine said 47% i think that is a little bit much but i think i can become better and start being more green.
Dustin Cox
23
I will work to clean up the woods around my house and try to recycle more.
My score was 32%. I feel like I should recycle more than I do. People take the world for granted and don't think about how they harm the earth. If people recycled everyday and didn't litter the world would be such a beautiful place.
I agree with Josh Blanton that everyone should work together to conserve our natural resources and try to live a healthier life style. If we need to work together to conserve our earth we would have such a peaceful and beautiful world.
I seriously think I did the wrong quiz. It just showed a huge 8 on the screen with (0-25) eco-novice. I have no idea what this means, but if it means it would take 8 earths to sustain me then I believe that's pretty bad. I got this score because I never recycle outside of school and to be honest the only time I really do recycle is in this class. I guess I too have the feeling that everything will just always be there.
To Crystal: I think its great that you recycle! I wish I could do it more often too. More people should be like you when it comes to our environment!
To Luke: After reading Mrs. Stripling explanation of your score I kind of understand mine better. It seems like you do a pretty good job taking care of our earth, you're doing a lot better than me. Keep up the good work Lukie ( :
Hannah sometimes even though we personally don't make a change perhaps voting for someone that you know supports the environment can help make changes that need to be done. If a law was enactEd that said you had to recycle would you be mad about it?
Ms stripling
My score was a 14 (eco-novice). I think it would take 14 earth's to sustain me. This score is great that some peoples but much less than what it should be. I should recycle more often and not just what I do in school on Thursday's. I don't think I recycle as much as I should. I think people (including myself) should take care of the planet more.
To Luke: I think it's great that I recycle, i should probably take after you a little.
To Crystal: I also think I shouldn't buy things that I don't really need.
In the above comment where I got 14, that was Klaudia.
My score was a twenty-eight. I'm not really sure how to interpret that number... Nonetheless, the site congratulated me and said I am an "eco-apprentice," so that must be pretty good. I don't think that I do anything too hard at home. I drive a truck with a small engine that gets great gas mileage and have a separate trash bin for recycling plastic bottles. I grow a garden in the summer time with no fertilizers or pesticides. Crystal, you have very strong opinions about these tyoes of things. Also, you have too many run-on sentences. Just saying. I feel like all of these posts are just more and more of the same thing... "I think I should recycle more." "I think we should take care of the planet." Well, anybody can point out a problem. Why is no one coming up with any solutions? Just getting by with the bare minimum required to make the grade... Anyways, I take steps to reduce my footprint, and I am always looking for new ways to be friendly to the planet on which we ALL live. I wish I could see more people stop saying they don't do enough and start commiting to actually doing something.
Thank you to CompromisingScenes for finally calling out the people who post to this blog. There are hundreds and hundreds of posts with people saying "I use a lot of resources...I ought to change...I wont change 'cause it is hard."
I am pretty sure this is designed to wake people up so they realize how much their consumer lifestyle affects the planet. The produce you love to buy out of season from California farms had to be trucked all across the country on a diesel-belching monstrosity instead of coming from your own backyard or a local farmer's market.
People just don't think about the ramifications of their choices each and every time they carelessly drop their bottle in the trash instead of the recycle bin right next to it.
Just some random soapbox proclamations from your friendly neighborhood antagonist.
Hello Hannah and Klaudia,
The scores you mention (14 and 8) were actually quite low, hence the name eco novice. These scores only indicate where you are now. It only takes one change to make a difference. Look at this website http://www.50waystohelp.com/. It lists many easy things you can do to make a small difference. If everyone just made one small change it could equal one huge change for the planet.
Margaret Mead said...."Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
Ms. Stripling
To Compromisingscenes
I applaud your vigilance in being an Earth gladiator by lowering your ecofootprint. I thought you might like that title.As far as why people think it is too hard to make the changes necessary to help the planet...well this same excuse is true for students school. Do you suppose this is an innate trait in humans or something they are taught? For many people helping the planet will only come when they are forced to and some will fight that to the death in their little well armed compounds.... where they do not recognize any horrible government and their rules. (just saying....)
Ms. Stripling
Ms. Stripling
DEB my was 30% as stustain. I could use more heath thingd around my house to flean with.
DEB I agree with peoole i need to become, more green as well as try to buy better thing for earth.
DEB to crystal i think we should have more land for parks. plus a place for animals to live and to have more trees.
I am 7% sustanable. I agree that it takes 7 earths to sustane me. I could lower my temperature in the winter and summer. Also, i could be more conservative.
A score of 7 is actually quite low. Perhaps if you went to website called 50 ways to help the planet you might find one thing that you can do to make a change.
Edward everett Hale said "I am only one but still I am one I cannot do everything but still I can do something I will not refuse to do something I can do".
Think about it.
Ms stripling
That's a good idea, I should do that.I know I can't do much all at one time but if more than one person helps then it could make a big difference. ~cmh 1st period
@savannah I agree with you! We can all do things to help our world. ~cmh 1st period
I got a 12 for my quiz and i dont think that is very good. But i can change by recycling more cans and bottles and stuff like that
collin anderson 1st block
I got a 12 for my quiz and i dont think that is very good. But i can change by recycling more cans and bottles and stuff like that
collin anderson 1st block
It took me 5 1/2 earths for me to live i need to use less plastic
To CompromisingScenes' question I'd seriously encourage people like Klaudia and Hannah to start doing things like recycle outside of class and at home, turn off lights, unplug electronics you're not using, and maybe even if you're up for it go out and volunteer in some "green' movement. My church adopted the road its on with another church so every other week a few of us go out there and pick up trash. I know it sounds like the end of the world to some people but every bit counts PLUS the road doesn't look so ugly all the time :)
Hunter Cannon-
I received a 8 which is eco- novice. I believe I got this score because I NEVER recycle. I do think I should recycle or be more "earth-friendly".
To Crystal: It seems like a lot of us need to be like you. More people should be like you to make our earth better.
To CompromosingSenses: its cool how you garden and stuff. Our family used to do the same, to better the earth I will consider to start to garden again.
If everyone lived like me it would take 12 earths to support them. That is not good, so I need to recycle and help the earth more.
I agree with Savannah, people do take this world for granted and they take is as it will be here forever, but the things we do are killing this planet.
I agree with Jamie. People should learn how to carpool and conserve things because the simplest things can make a difference.
This is Stephanie Spalding-
I received a 7 on the quiz. From reading the description, I should become more aware of what I do at home and at school. Of course at school I recycle, because I'll be receiving a grade but beside that I do not recycle. I do appreciate the earth but I guess I do not show it the way I should.
To Hannah: I got around the same grade you received, we should work together to come up with new idea or ways to encourage us to be more friendly to the earth.
To Hunter and Kain: It seems like having a garden would not only be good us the environment but also good for our bodies. We all can work together to plant a garden. It seems like it would be a lot of fun!
I got a 24. It said I was an Eco-novice. It also said I needed more help and that I needed to more careful. I don't really recycle or do anything for the Earth. I'm one of those people that just thinks that the Earth will always be here and I take that for granted.
-Amber Hodge
This is Kara Jackson
I received a 8 on the test, from the description I am an Eco novice . I never recycle and I can't say that I am actually aware of what I do at home. At school we recycle but besides that I do not appreciate the earth like I should. I honestly did not realize how we harm the earth until this class.
To Amber : I agree with what you said. I should be more Eco friendly , I'm kind of in the same boat you're in.
To Stephanie: I think gardening sounds fun too ! maybe we all can start a garden together .
I scored a 12 I know I can be more helpful the planet by recycling more often to compromising seen you are right more people should stop saying I need to do this and that and actually do something to Denver stripling we should all go and visit the website 50 ways to save the planet. Tj
I am not very good job at bein green but i think we should take a stand and move up in life. Also we should car ride with people and walk more we are killing the earth with not being consertive and reusing things. Furthermore we should reuse plastics and bags. Time to make a change
This is jacob gregorys
Hey its nick gregory, i got the score of 5.9 global earths. So i everyone lived like i do, it would take 5.9 earths to hold everyone. I think the reason i got this score is because i dont recycle, and i use alot of gas in my truck. I think i can make that number go down if we used less gas, recycled more, and use the bare minimum instead of just wasteing.
It says that it would take 6.7 Earths to support my family. It said that i needed to quit eating so much wildlife. But if we do that the animal population will become to high.
This is correct God gave us the earth To do as we pleased with it. Some people may get mad or upset. But if God does come fix the earth from all the bad we have put into it an the poisons into the air. People will realize that yhe earth really is a great place to planet to live on but you have to be able to help make the earth a safe place to live.
You are right we need to conserve with the stuff we buy an what we leave on at home. We also need to be more conservative with where we go.
On my quiz I made a 41. I know I have a long ways to go, and I am willing to make lifestyle changes in order to help not only myself but generations to come. I don't want to be a selfish person who only looks out for themselves. I'm scared that at the rate we as human beings (especially us Americans)or going that pretty soon our beautiful planet is going to be a hollow shell of what it used to be. I want my children and my children's children to be able to see the beauty that our planet still holds, and pretty soon, who knows?
On my quiz I made a 41. I know I have a long ways to go, and I am willing to make lifestyle changes in order to help not only myself but generations to come. I don't want to be a selfish person who only looks out for themselves. I'm scared that at the rate we as human beings (especially us Americans)or going that pretty soon our beautiful planet is going to be a hollow shell of what it used to be. I want my children and my children's children to be able to see the beauty that our planet still holds, and pretty soon, who knows?
To Sawyer
I really appreciate the efforts I see making in class. I can read in your post your sincerity and that is important. I think you will have an effect on future generations as you go forward because you are a thinker....well except for crayons that is haha. Just had to say that.
Ms. Stripling
I had 12 as my score. I think it's not that bad but not that good either, because most of this comunity are learning to recycle. Our planet is full of animals, and certain things to survive, like trees for paper, animals for coats and food, now in days we shoul try to sustain this earth by recycling, because we are obe world that should take care of it.
You are right Michael most of the americans dont even know that they are not being sustainable to the earth. Most of the peolpe dont even pay attention to the news to watch and see whats effecting our earth.
I made an 11 I dont really recycle like I should. And I dont have a garden or anything to help the earth. But I know if I put my mind to it I could make one small change. And I could help the earth a lot more.
And to summer jones, we all need to recycle more. End of story.
Alright I'm trying for the 3rd time commenting! Not sure why I'm having trouble getting it to work. I made a 6 when I took the quiz. My family doesn't do much toward being sustainable. We recycle little but had a garden once we worked and kept up with.i think a garden would be something we could keep up with as a class possibly like how we recycle around the school.
I took the quiz, and scored a 14. That just means I am not a econovice. I agree with Josh, we should work harder to live more healthy. I also agree with Jesse. Americans are too lazy to recycle, unless there is something in it for them.
(Evan Kirby, Im in a hurry so I'll just use Mrs. Striplings Profile)I scored a 23(Eco-Novice) pretty sure that aint to good considering my family only drinks bottled products and not once have we recycled them.I would probably have a decent impact with recycling our bottles since two or three 12 packs of green teas and about six, six packs of diet mountain dews are drank weekly, so I could probably save a few fish if I recycled them but its not something me or my family was raised around. Although we do have a small garden that grows tomatoes, a little corn, potatoes, peppers and such. Other than that Im not to much of an eco-friendly person.
(Evan Kirby again)
@ Austin, keeping a garden up aint to hard of a task its quite easy really. Just plant, water and let it grow naturally. A school garden wouldnt be a bad idea, we could grow some fruits and veggies for the school cafeteria.
(Evan Kirby)
@ Sawyer Your right about us destroying our own planet. We should all do more to help the Earth and educate generations to come about being eco-friendly cause if its bad with our generation imagine what it will be like when our grandkids come around.
If everyone on the earth lived like me it would take 16.68 earths. I would recommend myself and others to recycle more. We need to help clean the world instead of destroying it more. I agree with Josh Blanton and Nekia Smith we need to live a better life style and conserve out earth more instead of hurting it.
Kennedi Burnett
It would take 4.75 earths to sustain everyone if they lived like me. I think I got a pretty good number. Everyone else is getting like 5 and 6 earths.
I agree with what kennedi said. we should all recycle more and try to keep our earth clean.
I also agree with Josh Blanton that we should work together and conserve our natural resources.
I had 6.05 earths and that's pretty bad. I agree with kennedi that we need to recycle more. I also agree with austin that we need gardens
Hi Bob,
How would gardens help make people have less of a carbon footprint?
Why is it more sustainable to buy locally?
Ms. Stripling
To Cailynn,
What suggestions do you have to help lower the number ? Should you be looking at how yours compares to others?
Ms. Stripling
To Kennedi,
What do you think was the main factor behind the number of earth's you received?
Ms. Stripling
If everyone lived the same lifestyle as I do, it would comsume over 5 Earths. Personally, this is hard to comprehend for the reason that I do not understand how it could take up one Earth. As for change, I wish that there was easier ways to recycle at home. I believe that if it were more convenient for people to recycle, for example, the grocery store or in bins to be picked up with trash every week, people would. As for me, I believe I live as efficient as I can while maintaining my regular needs in life.
To Austin,
I like the garden idea. Great way to learn how to garden later in life. And Kara, you're right. We should appreciate our planet more.
Well we wouldn't have to travle far for our food so less pollution would come from cars and a small garden wouldn't destroy the soil like the large farms that most of us get our food from
To Ms.Stripling,
The main factor I think why my number is so high is because I do not recycle like I should.
Kennedi
If everyone on the planet lived my lifestyle, we would need 4.66 earths. I was actually surprised that my result was this low. I thought I would have a higher number. However after seeing the questions I can see how it could have been. My mom buys organic foods and I’m always the one who turns lights off when leaving the room. I also unplug my sister’s straighteners, hair dryers, and phone chargers when she forgets to. I still need to do a better job of conserving energy and help keeping the earth clean. I think everyone could try to recycle and conserve energy but, saying and actually doing it or two completely different things.
To Debbie Ezell,
I think that is a good idea. I think if people had an easier way to recycle, they would. However, you will still have those people in the world he still will not care and you cannot make them.
To Evan Kirby,
I think that the fact you have a garden is great. You are helping the environment out a little just by doing that. In addition, just because you were not raised to recycle does not mean you cannot start. You can start any day you want to but the only one holding yourself back is you.
If everyone lived like me it would take 5.2 Earth's to sustain everyone. I think it is very important to help conserve our natural resources. I also think I should try to reduce my carbon footprint. I think it took so many Earth's because I don't recycle at home, maybe if all the trash cans were recycling bins I might would recycle more.
-Josh Blanton
I agree with Megan H I think that saying you are going to recycle and actually recycling are two different things. I think if you say your are going to recycle than you should do your best to do so.
-Josh Blanton
If everyone on earth lived like me, then we would need 5.18 earths. I wasn't extremely surprised with my result. Compared to other people's results, it seems pretty average. My family doesn't do much to recycle. We turn of the lights and try to conserve water, not to help the planet, but to save money. However, when we take our trash out, my mom separates the cardboard and plastic bottles. Personally, I think if people knew what they were doing to the planet they would be more motivated to recycle. Before this class, I did not care about recycling at all. Now, I do care.
I agree with Bob I think gardens would help save the Earth because it would cut down on trips to the store and we would cut down on the use od gas.
-Josh Blanton
To Megan H,
I think it is great that you unplug your sister's appliances. If everyone unplugged their things, imagine how much energy we would save. Also, I think you are absolutely right that saying and doing is totally different.
To Debbie Ezell,
There are many easy ways you can recycle and conserve energy at home. You can do simple little things like turn off the lights when you leave the room and turn off the water when you brush you teeth. All the little things will add up and you'll end up helping the planet a lot. :)
It would take 4.2 earths to sustain my lifestyle. I Think that is pretty good, I think I could do some more recycling and carpooling.
I agree with Keke there are so many people saying that there going to make a change but we need to make a change instead of just talking about it!
I agree with josh Blanton, we need to conserve our natural resources because we are using all them up and its killing the earth and we only have one earth we don't need to waste what we have.
This is William Wojtylko. According to the quiz, we would require 6.45 Earths if everyone lived as I do. Whilst my household does use energy efficient appliances and lights as well as conservative techniques to reduce energy expenditure, my score (and the environment)suffers in part do to my driving habits and our extensive use of gasoline powered, 2-stroke yard equipment. My easiest and primary change could be to alter my driving habits; I drive at least 35-40K miles per year in larger, thirstier cars.
To Wilt
It seems you have a good handle on your ecofootprint. Understanding is the first step to change.
Ms. Stripling
To Josh
I am curious how this semesters response stands up to last time you did this blog? One of the hardest things for people is realizing once you have learned and understand you then become responsible to whatever that is....
Ms. Stripling
To Josh
I am curious how this semesters response stands up to last time you did this blog? One of the hardest things for people is realizing once you have learned and understand you then become responsible to whatever that is....
Ms. Stripling
If people lived like me it would take 5.79 earths to sustain their living ability. I was suprised it was so high but I realized there are many things I can change as in:reduce goods and services, walk, ride a bike, or take public transportation.To be honest some of those things I probably would not do because its easier to just eat fast food sometimes and ride in your own car. I am not saying I would not try but it most likely will not happen.
I agree with Megan on recycling more, turning the lights off when not in use, and buying more organic food because it will help the earth be more sustainable for the future.
I also agree with Timothy on carpooling because it cuts back on gas, the exhaust that cars give off, and saves on fossil fuels.
To Jeffrey
Public transportation? If only! Having a public bus or train system in Chesnee would make many peoples' lives much easier as well as making transportation far more efficient!
It took 6.39 earths to sustain me. The quiz told me that I should recycle and not use as much electricity and water.
Alex Fine
It took 8.13 earths if everyone lived like me. Who cares about the environment the earths going to end one day so why not enjoy it while we can.
the one before this is Caleb Waddell
Caleb Waddell
If everyone in the world lived like me it would take 4.68 Earths to sustain us. I do not think this is too bad seeing how it will take more Earths for other people, but it could be improved seeing scores such as 3.5 and so on. I think the reason my score is not less is because I do not recycle no appliances. I never thought anything of it because my whole life I was raised just throw it away. But what has really helped me was I love taking things apart, figuring out what is wrong, and fixing it. Also growing a somewhat large garden has helped that too.
Megan I think that it is very good that you go back and unplug things that are not in use. It is crazy to think that I used to do that a lot and sometimes still do. For the longest time I did not know that if something was plugged in, it was still using power.
Debbie Ezell, I do work at a grocery store (Bilo) and at registers we have a recycling bin right under cashiers. However, some still choose to just throw paper away, along with other things, because it is not enforced to recycle what you can. Even as soon as you walk into Bilo (as well as right next to the doors on the outside) there is a place for plastic, paper, and trash.
Not trying to be rude, but for some people to recycle there has to be a law and someone right beside them making them do it.
To Jesse,
You open up quite a can of worms when you start talking about forcing people to do the right thing....Laws to force recycling? Any comments anyone?
Ms. Stripling
To Wilt,
I wish we had public transportation ......what are some of the reasons we do not?
Ms. Stripling
It would take 4.5 Earths to sustain me. It's crazy to think the smallest things have such a big effect. I'm going to unplug electronics that are not in use to save energy, recycle more, and get eco friendly products for my home.c
To Mrs. Stripling,
Forcing people to do the right thing (Such as recycling) it could go two ways. They could take it in a positive way and help with the enviorment. People (espically big factories that dump waste) could take it in a negative way by doing a lot more to hurt the environment just beacause they are being forced to do something so they don't have to lazy.
My results were that it would take 4.93 Earth's if everyone lived like me. Honestly, don't think that is too bad. I was expecting worse. I guess I'm more sustainable than I expected.
I agree with Josh. We do not work together as much as we could (although, that will more thank likely never happen because of obvious reasons.) But, if we were to "come together", we could sustain the Earth more effectively.
I also agree with Savannah. I think I should take action, outside of school, as far as my recycling habits go!
It would take 9.64 earths to sutain me. I know not everyone can live like this. Im sure there are a lot of things I can work on to bring the number down.
-Blake Turner
My scores were:
_5.20 Earths to sustain everybody if they all lived with my lifestyle all the time forever.
_Carbon Footprint: 54.17
_Food Footprint: 65.74
_Housing Footprint: 29.81
_Goods & Services Footprint: 52.11
_Total Footprint: 201.83
_Biome Share Footprint: Error too much information to input in comment box.
What was that word? Historically... idk the other word for this term, but it means we(the world), are all historically...[BLANK]... and a example of this is that most people in America are getting angry/upset about foreigners immigrating into the United States. But most people who are the ones getting upset about immigration, they and there families are mostly immegrents and immigrated over to the United States...... ARE THEY IGNORANT STUBBORN RETARDED IDIOTS??!?!??
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THE FOOD CHAIN AND THE FOOD WEB ARE COMPLETELY NOT THE SAME BUT ARE SOMEWHAT BASICALLY SOMEWHAT SIMILAR AND SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT BASICALLY!!!
************************************A FOOD CHAIN is a linked sequence of who eats what in a ecosystem to get nutrition.
**********************************A FOOD WEB consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem. Each living thing in an ecosystem is part of multiple food chains.
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After taking the quiz it told me that if everyone lived like I do, we would need 6.65 Earths. That is not good at ALL. I figured that since we have energy saving features in my house and we usually have energy saving habits, that my footprint would be at least 3-4 earths smaller. I stand corrected. I mean, I realize I'm not the best at being sustainable, but I didn't expect that many Earths. Also, my food and housing footprint is above the country average. I know that we have limited sources, and I admit to thinking in the past that "it's not my problem", but I need to work towards helping the environment because I sure don't want everyone on Earth living like me.
-Hannah Walden
September 1, 2012 6:31 p.m.
After taking the quiz it told me that if everyone lived like I do, we would need 6.65 Earths. That is not good at ALL. I figured that since we have energy saving features in my house and we usually have energy saving habits, that my footprint would be at least 3-4 earths smaller. I stand corrected. I mean, I realize I'm not the best at being sustainable, but I didn't expect that many Earths. Also, my food and housing footprint is above the country average. I know that we have limited sources, and I admit to thinking in the past that "it's not my problem", but I need to work towards helping the environment because I sure don't want everyone on Earth living like me.
-Hannah Walden
September 1, 2012 6:31 p.m.
If everyone lived like me it would take 4.33 earths just to sustain us in our decomposing world. The truth is I didn't know most of the questions and had to guess, but some were right and others were wrong. I was recommended to use cleaner transport like riding a bike, or walking and adopt more energy saving habits. This world is already unsustainable to begin with, but we can change the way we look at things and come up with better ideas to protect our world for the future generation.
I was suprised that it would take 5.53 Earths and 25.7 global acres for everyone to live like me. Where I live,there isn't a recycling center nearby, but if there was, I would frequently recycle more. Also, I think it would be a good idea if we used more energy efficient appliances, use natural resources, and to take better care of the Earth. If we don't do so now, future generations won't have much clean environment to enjoy.
Hannah Justice
I was shocked that if everyone live like me it would take 1.08 earths to sustain them. I thought the country I live has been seriously damaged, using burning coal to make electric. It is the worse thing that polluted the atmosphere I think. If everyone live like me in China, may be the earth won't be destroy so bad, but the population will decrease sharply. -Ling Jing
I agree with what Hannah Walden says about alot of people on Earth thinking pollution isn't they're problem, when the exact opposite is true. People thinking this way is a big part of the reason that many people are living unsustainable lifestyles.
If everyone lived like me, we would need 4.49 earths. I was expecting a lot more earths than what I got. I do separate my trash from recycling and I turn off lights whenever I'm not using them but I'm quite surprised. I don't think that I do so much for the earth but now realizing this I'm going change how I do things at home.
After taking the quiz, if everyone lived like me, it would take 6.50 earths. I thought that the lifestyle that I lived was okay for the earth, now I realize that it's not. Showing me how much damage I do makes me want to do better. Recycling is something that I should definitely start taking up on. The earth deserves a whole lot better than the way I have been treating it. I'm going to make a difference.
I agree with Sylas M when he says he's going to change how he does things. I think that I should also change the way I do things. I definitely do nothing for the earth and that has to change in order to live in a healthy and safe environment.
I agree with Hannah J when she said if we don't do anything to help or make the world better our future generation wont have a clean environment to enjoy. Our existence on Earth is nothing but divide and conquer and in history that was our motto. We took over other new worlds, abuse the land and animals, including humans, that live on it. We most times didn't know it happened or didn't care if it did. If we don't learn from history. History will repeat again and again.
I also agree with Hannah J when she says that she was surprised how many earths it would take if everyone lived like her. That is a lot of earths that is being used when we can just recycle and do better. Another thing I agree on is the fact that I would recycle more if there was a recycle center near by. I would hurt the earth by driving to a recycle center rather than helping it, trying to recycle trash.
I agree with Deion Holmes when he said that the earth does deserve a whole lot better than the way we have been treating it. We pollute it with harmful gases, take away the forests so we can put concrete and skyscrapers to live in, and barely try to fix anything and let someone else deal with it. In class we discussed new ways for more sustainable by recycling more, saving or turn off electricity when we aren't using it, and use cleaner appliances for our daily uses. These are only some little things to do but, if we all do it together it can be a big difference.
I agree with Deion and Sylas about how we should change our ways to make the planet a unique world. The only thing is that people are selfish to the point where they wont listen to others, but if we get them to realize their mistakes there is a possibility of change for the planet. We must spread the word about how recycling and other saving habits could save our planet from destruction.
After taking the Ecological Footprint quiz, I was surprised to learn that if everyone on the planet lived like I do, it would take 5.51 Earths to sustain us all. It came as a little bit of a surprise honestly. Prior to this newly found knowledge, I stood on the belief that I actually was not causing our Earth to collapse. The results changed my viewpoint. With this being brought to light, I would hate to learn how the habits of other people affect the way we live, and how many earths it would take to sustain them if everyone lived like them... I agree with Hannah to a certain extent. Trust me, I know I'm no saint, and I was surprised as well at my results, but I've never been so apathetical as to say "that's not my problem." I've always been aware of the Earth's eminent downfall, and I've at least tried to do a little to help sustain the planet, but obviously not enough. I plan on rethinking my habits as well as inspire others to do this as well. I think everyone is basically saying all the same things on this blog. Deion, Hannah J, Hannah W, etc. all claim they were surprised by their results. Additionally, they express their ignorance regarding the effects their regular habits have had on the world. They say this newly found knowledge will inspire them as individuals to try harder, and discover new habits. However, no one is explaining exactly how they are going to do this. They all say they will start recycling more, but is that it? Is that all you’re going to do to save the planet from its utter destruction? How about inspire others to help. Tell them the consequences of their actions. Tell your friends to take the ecological footprint quiz so it changes their viewpoints too! Let everyone know that the way they are living is putting the world in a deeper peril than it already is, and that we can work to revive the nation as a whole.
After taking the Ecological Footprint quiz, I was surprised to learn that if everyone on the planet lived like I do, it would take 5.51 Earths to sustain us all. It came as a little bit of a surprise honestly. Prior to this newly found knowledge, I stood on the belief that I actually was not causing our Earth to collapse. The results changed my viewpoint. With this being brought to light, I would hate to learn how the habits of other people affect the way we live, and how many earths it would take to sustain them if everyone lived like them... I agree with Hannah to a certain extent. Trust me, I know I'm no saint, and I was surprised as well at my results, but I've never been so apathetical as to say "that's not my problem." I've always been aware of the Earth's eminent downfall, and I've at least tried to do a little to help sustain the planet, but obviously not enough. I plan on rethinking my habits as well as inspire others to do this as well. I think everyone is basically saying all the same things on this blog. Deion, Hannah J, Hannah W, etc. all claim they were surprised by their results. Additionally, they express their ignorance regarding the effects their regular habits have had on the world. They say this newly found knowledge will inspire them as individuals to try harder, and discover new habits. However, no one is explaining exactly how they are going to do this. They all say they will start recycling more, but is that it? Is that all you’re going to do to save the planet from its utter destruction? How about inspire others to help. Tell them the consequences of their actions. Tell your friends to take the ecological footprint quiz so it changes their viewpoints too! Let everyone know that the way they are living is putting the world in a deeper peril than it already is, and that we can work to revive the nation as a whole.
According to the quiz, it would take 5.8 Earths to sustain everyone if everyone lived like me. To be honest, I was shocked. I did not think my footprint would be a lot. Thank God everyone does not live like me! I could reduce my footprint though by changing things like turning off my bedroom lights when I do not need them or turning off the sink when I am brushing my teeth and I don't need the water.
If everyone lived like me it would take 3.5 earths and 56 acres. I think that everyone should start making little changes to their lifestyles and by them changing what they do will maybe change other peoples outlook on things.
I agree with Maritza. If more people would start doing little things as small as turning lights off when you leave the room and small things like that then I believe overtime that would become just a habit to do so we wouldn't be using electricity when its not needed.
I also agree with Josh. In the Bible it tells us in Deuteronomy 20:19 that we should not take an ax to any tree that could provide man with food. We were meant to live off of the planet not processed meats and such. If everyone lived off of this verse we would all be living a healthy lifestyle and taking better care of the earth.
I agree with josh we should have a healthier life style and we need to work together to get our world back from the mess we have now. Stop thinking that everything will be fix by science and start thinking that maybe if I would stop myself this, myself that.
I agree with J. Smith, everyone is just to lazy to do the work to get our planet back. Maybe just maybe if everyone would get up a hour a day and do something that would help the planet in some sort of way. We could have great world again some. Make a change you lazy people.
I agree with what Hannah Walden said. The source on our earth is limited but what we have done is wasting source.This is too bad, cause we need to support our lives but we have no chance to change the using of source. The only thing we can do is to change our life ways. Recycling and economize on electricity.
I agree with Brandon F. We need to inspire others to change their lifestyles in order to see the outcome. We all need to come together and take care of our home.
I agree with Hannah J. I think people would want to recycle more if there was a local recycling center. This would benefit everyone if we did have one locally.
In response to "That Dude Lucas"-2013
I also feel ashamed of my score because it is one of the highest I've seen. I also agree with him about how we are "running through our resources and destroying our planet faster than it can build itself." But when I think about that statement I think, "can the earth truly rebuild itself in some ways or are we just using all of its life and leaving it with nothing but a future that is sure to be deadly (for the earth and us)."
In response to Josh Blanton-2013
I absolutely agree with Josh that we should all work together to conserve our natural resources, because who knows when they are going to run out. Also, I agree that we should all try and live a healthier life style, not just for the earth, but for ourselves too.
September 13, at 11:31 p.m.
I'm glad that every one does not live like me because if they did there would be no earth. My score was that it would take 6.44 earth if every one was to live like me. I know I am not the best person when it comes to conserving the earth but I did not think I was that bad. Now that I know how I really impact the environment I think I can change my every day life by just a little bit to help the enviroment
I'm so glad that everyone doesn't live like me. My quiz results showed that if everyone lived like me then we would need 9.33 earths. That crazy! I know now how bad I've been living and now I know how much I can improve. I can become more sustainable by getting energy saving household supplies and I can start recycling more. I always thought that my way of living was okay but now I understand what I need to start doing to be more sustainable.
I'm responding to Christian. I agree with you when you said you didn't know you were that bad. I didn't think I was nearly as bad as I am either.
I agree with Keke Blackley. It's a lot harder said than done!
If everyone lived like me, it would take 5.42 Earths. I was surprised that the number was so high. My food and housing footprint are both higher than the country average. To reduce my food footprint, I could eat out less and buy foods with less packaging on them. This would reduce the plastic waste that comes from packaging. Also, to reduce my housing footprint we could use sustainable cleaning products and recycled materials. Before this class, I was apathetic and didn't really care about how I was affecting the environment. Now, I see that it's my job to help the environment and I need to change some of my habits. I could also take shorter showers and turn off the water when I am brushing my teeth or putting my contacts in.
I am responding to Brandon Fiorenza. I agree that everyone is saying that they need to recycle more and do all these things but that we also need to make others aware of what they are doing to the Earth. Don't get me wrong those things are important, but we need to get other people to see their impact. We didn't realize what we were doing to the Earth and most likely, other people don't either.
I am responding to Sylas Miller. I recycle plastic, aluminum, paper, and some glass and when I leave a room I try to always turn off the light. I was surprised to see that my footprint was so big. I thought that I was doing a good job and helping the environment but now I understand that I should be doing more. Even the little things help more than doing nothing at all and I'm going to try and do more to help the environment.
I agree with Brandon on trying to get people to see how their lifestyle changes our planets course toward destruction rather than evolution. It will take more than one person to change the habits of others, so we should try and make a video of all the things that are harmful to our planet. The video will also have suggestions on how to change the bad habits into helpful ones and lead the people of today toward a better future.
Apparently it would take almost 7 Earths (6.90) to sustain the human race if they all lived like me... Which is less than I thought it would be. My biggest footprints are with pastureland and farmland footprint, and that's probably because we always go to supermarkets and don't really buy things that are made of recycled materials. I figured if I went back to living like I used to in Europe (recycle almost everything, ride bikes everywhere, etc...) then I could probably reduce my number to less than 2 Earths.. which still isn't great but its better lol
I agree with D. Holmes a good place to start to help the earth would be recycling. I think in chesnee our abilities to recycle are limited to school. Because we really do not have any where to take recycled materials. So I think that we should have a center to take recycling which would help the earth alot.
@Christian Newton: Sometimes it's the small things that make a big difference! Even if its just conserving a little water and electricity or reusing old glass bottles.
@Megan Wood: Ya, most people don't think about buying sustainable products but it would be pretty cool to see the difference if everyone decided to
If everyone lived like me it would take 4.62 Earths. I think that if I recycled more and started unplugging things when I don't use them it would go down
I agree with Skylar that I should start recycling more.
I agree with Megan that we should buy more Eco-friendly cleaning products and use recycled products.
I had 5.4 earths as my score. After seeing this it seems like I should make a few changes. I can use this score to help me change my lifestyle as well as help others understand the problems we have on earth. One thing I can change is using less water. One thing is to not rinse the dishes before you put them in the dishwasher. It is a small change but every little bit counts. Here is a website you can use for suggestions.
http://www.50waystohelp.com/
I had 4.72 earths as my score. After reviewing my score I can see that I need to make some changes in my life and the way I do things. The quiz tells me many things I can do to change my lifestyle, such as I should walk or ride a bike when possible. I am not a big fan of this but if it is a short distance I think I am capable of walking and it would also help me and my health. Also the quiz says I should avoid short airplane trips-take a bus or train instead. I think this will be a good idea and I would like to do this because I am kind of scared of planes. After reviewing the many changes I can make I think that if I was to take this quiz again in the future then my number would decrease.
Raven
I am replying to Skylar S. I understand that you have noticed that you are worse than what you thought . Now that you have realized that it would be good if many of us start to do better things and do more things that will help this earth. I am worse then what I thought also but I think if we all get together and start to make a change then everyone would start and we could make the world a better place.
Raven
I am replying to deion holmes I totally agree with what he says. I know I wasn't all that good but I thought I helped more than what I thought . I also thinks the earth deserves better . If we are gone talk about making the earth better I think we should start acting and doing things. The earth is just not gone get better by us saying something we got to do something about it also . We should let our actions do the talking . I think we as young people are capable of making the world better , we just need to get together and start making a change in this world. We should not only make a change for ourselves but we should make a change for the future and the generations to come .
Raven
After taking the quiz, it didn't surprise me when I seen that it would take 5.19 Earths to sustain us all. I didn't realize how much I needed to improve the way I was living until I took the quiz. I need to start recycling and changing little things so I could possibly reduce the amounts of earths it would take to sustain us.
Brystal Mosley
If everyone lived like me, it would take 4.63 earths and ~180 acres. I expected my number to be this high. We do little things around my house that are sustainable but we could definitely do better. The only one I was above national average was housing foot print. We could fix this by making more of our appliances sustainable and use more solar energy. We can talk all we want but being sustainable is a lot harder than it looks.
*ABBY HARRIS
I agree with Hannah Justice. If we don't worry about the Earth now, it will be the next generations problem to deal with and matters will be worse.
Brystal Mosley
I'm replying to Megan Wood's reply to Brandon. I completely agree with what Megan is saying, not only do we need to fix ourselves, we need to help other people become aware of what they are doing to the earth.
I also agree with Jesse Burke. I was raised to just throw things away instead of recycling them, but in this time, we have to change these bad habits or things will continue to get worse.
Brystal Mosley
I'm replying to Clayton Pruitt. I agree with him. Things as simple as how much of something we eat can affect our footprint. Cutting down on the meat we eat is an easy fix.
It takes 4.40 earths to support my lifestyle. I think it would be best if we reduce some of the amounts of things we use.
I agree with abby harris in cutting down on meat. If we cut down on meat we can reduce a lot of things.
I also agree with Brystal Mosely by recycling more and more to be able to help to save our planet.
I dont like the way BREANNA REYNOLDS treats her statement of... "Honestly, i was expecting worse.. i guess i am more sustainable than i thought..."
WRONG!!!!!!!!
She needs to think she can do whole lot better than sitting on her butt & not doing it herself in real life REALITY not her dreams, daydreams, and thought is not even close to the real thing... GET OFF YOUR BUTT & DO SOMETHING REAL FOR A CHANGE!!!!!!
I am happy to see so many of you are thinking about the need to make more people aware of what is happening on our planet!!!
Amoalf
When I took the quiz it said that it would take 6.5 Earths to support me and my living habits. This comes as a surprise since I do attempt to do little things to make a difference such as energy efficient light bulbs, water conservation, energy efficient appliances, recycling, and car pooling. I guess this comes as an eye opener, it makes me want to think of more ways to reduce my environmental footprint.
-Dylan Blackwell
I agree with Megan Woods statement, " Before this class, I was apathetic and didn't really care about how I was affecting the environment. Now, I see that it's my job to help the environment and I need to change some of my habits." The reason this statement stuck out so much is because is the same mind set I had. Before this class I had really never thought about how much effect I had on the environment. Now I have changed some of my ways to try and help our dying earth.
I agree with Brandon Fiorenza in getting people to realize the effect they are having on the earth. If we can change peoples way just a little bit it will have a major effect on our earth.
-Dylan Blackwell
If everyone lived the lifestyle that I lived, then we would need 12.66 earths. This number is very sad for me and everyone's future. I have got to do something to change my ways. I always thought that I wasn't doing anything wrong. I have to do a better job at using more natural resources, recycling and living a more sustainable lifestyle.
I agree with Deion Holmes because we both live a similar lifestyle. I as well, have to do a better job at being more sustainable to help save our earth.
I also agree with Sylas Miller because now, I realize the harm that I have been doing and hopefully will do my part to change that lifestyle. I also thought that I would have had a higher number of earths but am still disappointed with my actions.
Bobby Foos
I agree with Megan Wood who says we should use more natural cleaning products and make more eco freindly choices.
I agree with Abby when she said that we should use more renewable energy such as solar, hydroelectric, and other renewable energy sources. That would help out the environment alot.
On my quiz I scored 5.12 earths and actually expected it to be higher but when I got the number, I was ashamed as well. At first I thought, well I'm better than some people.. But am I really better at all? Is it really even good news that I take up five earths and then some? Absolutely not. Taking all of this into consideration though maybe we could use our competitive personalities and put them to good use by seeing who can make a more positive effect on the earth.. Or at least solve the problems we have created.
In response to a Megan Woods, I feel like apathy should be applied in order to save the planet and ourselves. But at the same time.. There is no apathy left. Sure there are some, but when you look at the human race as a whole, all they see is one thing: money. To humans, money leads to food, to shelter, to great social standing, to bragging rights, and ultimately materialism. When and if we can actually teach people that money is certainly not useful to a dead person, we might be able to gain apathy as a societal whole.
In response to Raven, I agree that the young adamant people of our generation is the only hope that our world will turn out any different. When we look at history, we see that every generation has a problem, and sometimes they don't solve them.. And if they do, it's detrimental to either the earth or another party. If we, the young people, look deep and realize that we're not our ancestor's mishaps but rather our children's savior's, we could save them and ourselves.
According to the quiz, it would take 6 earths to support the population if everyone lived like me. Even though it is lower than some others on the blog, it is a very disappointing number. I feel like I am the reason the Earth is wasting away. I think I could use a lot less water. I am a water waster. Also, my food and housing footprint are higher than the US normal. This really upset me.
In response to Lee Alexander, the little things don't always help though. I do the little things and I still take up 6 Earths.
In response to Skylar Schmidt, I also had no idea that I was this wasteful and I wish I could help a lot more.
If everyone lived like me it would take 5.69 earth to sustain them.
I believe that we should conserve our natural resource.
I agree with Nekia Smith that we need to use less electricity.
I also agree with everyone that says that we need to stop talking about changing our habits and just do it.
I would have to agree with Megan Wood when she said, " I could eat out less and buy foods with less packaging on them. This would reduce the plastic waste that comes from packaging". This would definantly make a huge impact on not only reducing waste but the amount that we put into the environment.
Jonathan Phillips
I would also agree with Scott Defore when he says that we should conserve our natural resource. This would help decrease the amount of waste that people carelessly throw away and cut down on pollution.
Jonathan Phillips
If everyone lived the lifestyle that I live, Then we would need 10.65 earths to support us. This really didn’t surprise me because before this class I never realized how much damage I was doing to the Earth. Taking this quiz I have realized that I really need to change the way I do things. I plan to recycle more, use less water, turn off lights more, and start carpooling.
Kelsea Solomon
when I did my eco footprint it said I used 8.76 earths. I did not know that I would use that many earths, I was really shocked. I think that I need to change my ways and recycle more and try to be a better person and take care of the earth
Alijiah
I agree with kelsea. I think I need to start recycling more and do better things to take care of the earth.
Alijiah
in response to Deion H I agree that we should change or lifestyles and become better people to take care of the earth by recycling more and using less electricity.
Alijiah
I have to agree with Elijah, I do need to start recycling and changing my ways too. I agree with Brystal when she says we all need to start recycling and changing little things. This will make the earth a little better.
Kelsey
According to the Eco. Footprint survey, for the world to live like me, it would take 6.99 earths just to live this here lifestyleee. Thank goodness it doesn't take 7 earths or we would be in some big trouble! Even though 6.99 is a lot of earths, the survey could be true. Being in this class shows that I am hurting the earth more than I'm helping it. I plan to start recycling, cut back on electricity usage, & alllll that good jazz. So that way we can make this world a step better like we talked about in class.
In response to Renee, I agree completely. You would think you were doing better than another but in reality, we are tearing this world apart together and it's time to work together and clean the mess we made.
In response to Kelsea, I agree with her also. Taking this class does make you realize that we need to do a whole lot better than what we are doing like recycling and other positive solutions to make this world cleaner.
I had a 6.02 I think I can change my score by save more power and unpliging stuff when I am not using. It and also I could. Take the time to recycle my trash instead of just throwing it away. Kenneth Bradley
According to the Ecological Footprint test, it would take 3.58 Earths to live my lifestyle. Honestly, that number came as a shock to me while everyone else is shocked because their number is so high. Which makes no sense with the way society is today. Although, I would have assumed it would have taken more Earths to live my lifestyle.
In response to Kelsea, are you actually going to do those things to better the environment or are you just saying that for the grade?
In response to Brystal, since she also had a lower number than everyone else and still thinks she could improve her ways is great. I completely agree with her and I also am going to do so.
When I took the quiz I learned that my normal everyday life would use 7.81 Earths and 14.9 acres. Many people probably look at that and think that I could care less about the Earth. The truth is I do care about the earth but I just don't take the time to do what need to do. To be honest I don't think it really matters, if it isn't hurting me right now then why should I worry about it. I f I dried my clothes outside instead of a dryer that might help the environment.
Abby Harris said we could use more eco friendly appliances. I agree with that and we could do a better job of adapting to our environment.
I do not agree with Deion Holmes because we could be more sustainable if its not going to affect us in the end what is the point?
the comment above was Tristan Thompson
according to the quiz it would take 5.36 earths to support the population if everyone lived like me. This number was surprisingly high to me. I knew I wasn't the best at helping the earth but I had no idea I caused this much damage. I am definitely going to try better at helping the earth. Before this class I never paid much attention to how I affected the environment, but now I know I must do a better job. I am going to try my best to use less water and recycle.
I am responding to megan Wood. She and I both never went out of the way to help the environment before this class. Now we know we must do our best at keeping it as healthy as possible. We need to try our best to help the earth from now on and we should hold each other accountable.
I am responding to Tyler Hamilton. We are both surprised at our results. We are both also upset with ourselves. But since now we know the damage we are causing we can make a change. We can do this together.
Dylan
I got a score of 5.34 Earth' on the ecofootprint quiz. I was surprised to see that if everyone lived like I do we would need almost 5 and a half earth's. This tells me I need to be more restricted with my resources. especially the unneeded resources people in America "can't" live without.
Responding to Brandon I agree with you about cutting down on energy 100%. This is a good way I could help also.
Responding to Andrea Hall. I understand cutting down on the meat we eat, but I honestly don't think I could do that. I am also sure there are many people that couldn't either.
Austin
It would take 5.5 earth's if everyone lived like me. I think that is extremely to high. Because I think I live pretty good. I save a lot of energy myself. I guess I could eat some more produced food.
I agree with BT I could eat less produced food. But I would just be soooo hard switching up my eating habits. It is easier said than done.
I agree with Myle Suber I guess I could cut back on some electricity and water. Because sometimes I keep my phone plugged in the wall when I am not even around at all. That could save a lot. And as far as water. I know I can always stop running water when I am not in the shower yet. I could turn it on when I actually get in, that might make a difference.
Cyla
According to the quiz it would take 6.3 Earths to live like me. To me that number is too high and I know that I could do better. I just don't think about the little things like, unplugging electronics when I am done using them.
I agree with Dylan. The my number also came as a shock to me and I plan on doing a better job helping out the environment before it's too late.
I also agree with Cyla. I could also cut back on electricity by unplugging my cell phone charger from the wall when I'm not using it.
If everyone lived like me then we would need 8.95 earths. I think this is mostly from the electricity and the amount of money spent. if all I do is unplug my electronics whenever I'm not using them and try to spend less money on things that I don't need.
I agree with Josh Blanton if we all lived healthier then we would be able to conserve the earth for a bit longer.
to Mrs. Stripling I agree with you about if we would just walk or ride a bike then the world wouldn't be as polluted as it is.
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