Sunday, September 7, 2008

Think about it!!!!

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

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Anonymous said...

hi

Anonymous said...

you hear that man want to build a wall

Anonymous said...

how are you doing

Anonymous said...

Mine stated that there would need to be 1.5 earths for us to live like me. it said that the world would end on August 24. i believe that the earths economy is really being hurt by the government like for example trump got rid of all the environmental laws in two weeks like why would you get rid of them. the environmental laws is what keeps the environment in a OK position. i believe that we need to stop putting out so much pollution and crap in the air and stop throwing our trash anywhere we want because its going to destroy the earth.You never know much much longer the earth is gonna last with all the stupid people in the world. and i believe that trump should bring back the environmental laws to help the economy rather than destroy it.

Anonymous said...

It would take 3 earths to support my lifestyle and my personal overshoot is the 16th of May. We would take up 14.729 of the earth's reproductive area. My Economical footprint is 4.6, Carbon footprint is 5.7 of CO2 emissions, other carbon footprint is 43% of Eco footprint.

Solutions:
With 70-80% of the worlds population expected to live in cities by 2050, smart urban planning and development strategies are crucial to managing our resources. Renewable energy is a direct path to reducing economical footprint and addressing climate change for my planets. For food, we will have to diet and cut food waste for powerful sustainability levers. For population, we will have to address the size to create a sustaining future for all with my planet's ecological budget.

Anonymous said...

I feel like 1.5 to 2.9 earths is a pretty good score considering the little bit of resources you need. The only bad things would be not enough food and public transportation. You need to eat and plus if you live in the city, you need to get around.

Anonymous said...

I think that some simple things I could do to improve my score is to turn off the light after I leave a room, even if I am coming back. Before I leave my house everyday I could go around making sure all unnecessary things are not plugged into outlets. I could reduce the amount of plastic that I use by simply not buying single packaged items.

Anonymous said...

Personally, i don't notice myself recycling much or reusing plastic bottles, etc. My earth overshoot day is March 13th which is less than two months away which is pretty bad. If everybody lived like me we would need to have 5.1 earths available. To reduce my pollution i would start to reuse plastic bottles, turn lights/electricity off when im not using them, and only buy food i know i will eat to reduce waste. I feel like my score is a little bad but yet pretty average for a teenager considering we are ignorant to recycling and how damaged the earth truly is.
Skylar Camp

Anonymous said...

Replying to Jaeden R , you need a lot of resources in modern day life, to live you really only need food, water and shelter but people of today (teenagers and children) are very picky about food and we need certain technology to get us through life.

Anonymous said...

Replying to unknown, while you make a good point people could diet and cut back on food, some people need certain vitamins or are allergic to certain foods so most of the population would die off either way.

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Anonymous said...

Nyquille...It would take 4.1 Earths for me and my date way Mar 30. I feel like I could do more recycling and I leave my lights on a lot. Maybe me and my family could go without some of the food and waste we use but like really it would be hard cause we're use to living like this.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Skylar Camp, It really is crazy how ignorant we are with resources but most of us don't understand what we are doing to the earth. We are supposed to use the earth to live but we are draining and if we don't stop being ignorant it won't survive.

Anonymous said...

Responding to Saela I never knew how much the little things effected the earth cause my light is always on. The little things make a huge difference cause small things that the whole population does makes it a huge thing which is a problem.

Anonymous said...

I believe 4.1 Earths is not that bad considering the resources you have.

Anonymous said...

It would take 3 earths to support my lifestyle and my personal overshoot is the 16th of May. We would take up 14.729 of the earth's reproductive area. My Economical footprint is 4.6, Carbon footprint is 5.7 of CO2 emissions, other carbon footprint is 43% of Eco footprint.

Solutions:
With 70-80% of the worlds population expected to live in cities by 2050, smart urban planning and development strategies are crucial to managing our resources. Renewable energy is a direct path to reducing economical footprint and addressing climate change for my planets. For food, we will have to diet and cut food waste for powerful sustainability levers. For population, we will have to address the size to create a sustaining future for all with my planet's ecological budget.

Anonymous said...

My Ecological Footprint said if everyone lived like I did it would take 4.5 earths and that we would run out of resources on March 23. I think there are some things I can change. One thing would be turning of the lights when I leave a room instead of leaving them on. Another way would be to try and recycle more instead of throwing the things away. I think a good score would be 1 to 2 earths because that means that you are good at using your resources. I think I got a 4.5 because I use a lot of electricity and I drive a lot. I use a lot of water too.

Anonymous said...

It would take 3 earths to support my lifestyle if civilization lived like me. Our overshoot day would be May 1. Some simple things I could change is cutting off lights every time I leave a room and traveling less each week. I also need to reduce the time on how long I spend in the shower.

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Anonymous said...

If the rest of the world lived like I do, it would take 2.4 earths to maintain sustainability. Our overshoot day would be June 4th. I could reduce this by using less water in the bathroom and in the kitchen. I could also reduce this by turning off the lights when I'm not home and turn off the heat/air when I'm away from home.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Layla, it's good that your number is low considering that some people are in the double digits.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Cjswann21 becoming more aware of your actions and learning what you can do to help better the environment is great and this is a great way to begin.

Anonymous said...

If the rest of the world lived like I do, it would take 2.7 Earths and the overshoot day will be on May 18. I could reduce this score by turning your car off when you are in line for pick up, carpool to school or work, and when you are away turn off the lights along unplugging unnecessary thing.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Skylar Camp I don't realize how much stuff we actually throw away which is very ignorant of the world.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Saela if we just started to unplug things we don't use all the time that could decrease the amount of electricity we use each month

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Anonymous said...


My personal earth overshoot day is March 23rd. If everyone lived the way i did, we would need 4.5 earths. In my opinion, this is a lot. Somethings i could do to be more sustainable is take less longer showers, stop leaving my lights on, stop leaving my phone and watch charger plugged in at all times, stop eating meat, and stop buying things individually wrapped. -skylar stephens

Anonymous said...

Replying to kimari, that is true because i dont think we realize how much water and electricity we use without meaning to.-Skylar Stephens

Anonymous said...

Replying to Skylar Camp, I think that recycling plastic bottles can be a great start. -skylar stephens

Sustainability said...

Christian Briggs
It would take 3.9 Earths to support the population if they all lived like me and would overshot of the resources will be on the 5th of April. The main reason it is so high is because I use a lot of food, if I stopped using so much food then I can cut the food used in half.

Replying to Skylar Camp: this is true because if you waste all that energy then you won't need as much Earths

Anonymous said...

If everyone lived like me it would take 3.3 Earths to sustain each of us. It would also take 14.8 global acres of Earth's productive area to support our lifestyles. I believe that we should conserve our natural resources, be encouraged to eat healthier foods, and not base our lifestyles on a materialism based society. We should also preserve the planet for future generations and for the betterment of our generation.


Terrin Long

Anonymous said...

Replying to Christian Briggs i disagree about using a lot of food. It could be the use of energy . Also not using food but consuming lots of meat would cut food use in half.


Terrin Long

Anonymous said...

Replying to Jessa Beach i agree If the world lived like her with 2.7 Earths and the overshoot day being on May 18. We could reduce this score by turning off the car when sitting in line for pick up , school or work and when your out turn off the lights also unplugging all unnecessary things using power.


Terrin Long

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Anonymous said...

replying to christian briggs i think we should eat less food from animals and more that we grow.

-Preston Mejia

Anonymous said...

If everyone lived like me it would take us 3.4 earths to survive. My overshoot day would be April 1st. I believe we should eat healthier foods, and use less energy then we have to use. Ways to stop using resources is to cut off lights when not needed, don't use as much water, for example leaving the water on while brushing your teeth.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Skylar, i think we should take shorter showers and use less water. i also agree that we should by less food products individually wrapped

Sustainability said...

“The American people have demanded action to combat the climate crisis, which threatens our public health, our economy, our national security and the whole of God’s creation,” said Pelosi. Nancy Pelosi cares about the environment unlike the conservatives. If it were up to conservatives, we would all be radioactive.. maybe all the conservatives should be shipped to china so they can see what the real pollution.

Houston

Goethe said...

I have awoken from my slumber...Who dares invoke the name of the almighty, all knowing, all wise Nancy Pelosi? I’m just kidding. Pelosi is a washed up kook. I would have been super impressed if you had quoted Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s New Green Deal. She wants to eliminate coal, natural gas, and nuclear power...ban 99%of cars...completely gut out and then retrofit every building with better materials and greener technologies...and eliminate all air travel and give us high speed trains...ALL IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS!! This lady is a space cadet because I am sure she had no way to pay for this ridiculousness!!

Unknown said...

Pay for it the same way Trump is paying for the wall. Say someone else is going to pay for it.....then say no what I meant was they will pay with special things are going to pay and then reallly just make the taxpayers pay for it.

Sustainability said...

60 Co-Sponsors in the house agreed to the upstanding for the environment BUT it will coast us Trillions of dollars! "Even the solutions that we have considered big and bold are nowhere near the scale of the actual problem that climate change presents to us, our country, our world". Said Ocasio-Cortez One person's opinion can change the attitude of others if its strong enough. WE as Americans Judge everything that doesn't seem [NORMAL] to us. Doesn't mean it's right but we do it anyway. Austin Siebenthall

Anonymous said...

Aleiyha Crittenden
Ecofoorprint Quiz - 4.5 earths
I plan to cut down on food waste because it will help with the waste in the world ...

Anonymous said...

Storm Dixson, i need 3.6 earths on eco footprint quiz, i choose to use less gas.
it will help us be more sustainable because we wont take up alot of gas and we can safe up on it.

Anonymous said...

Brandon Mills
I need 4.9 earths so to reduce this. I am going to drive less so that I don't use up as much fossil fuels.

Anonymous said...

Dakota Parker
I have 4.4 earths on the ecofoot print quiz. I will make a garden and not use pesticides an grow only organic crops.

Anonymous said...

leonna brannon

i made a 1.8 on the ecofootprint quiz and i plan to eat organic food for a week to try and exit pestisides from my life.

Anonymous said...

Carson McDowell
It would take 4.9 earths if everyone lived like me. To help that i chose to plant my own peppers that take no pesticides or herbicides to eat and it will take carbon out of the air like other plants and also take away from me buying food from the store.

Anonymous said...

Timothy Stacey
i got 4.7 earths on the ecofootprint quiz.
i have chosen to take less amount of time to take a shower one whole week. i take a 10 min shower ever day my goal is too take a 5 min shower to save money and waste less water at home.

Anonymous said...

Cole Trout

I am not very sustainable at all right now I need 8.7 according to the ecofootprintquiz. What I'm going to do is try to eat more efficiently less food with plastic wrappers ect. That will help the earth by reducing consumption of processed food and help keep plastic out of our landfills

Anonymous said...

Justin Gossett
My ecological footprint said i needed 5 earths, in order to lower that down a little bit I am going to consume more plastic bottles. It will help by the recycling matter and also it will help save plastic.

Anonymous said...

Alexia Mejia

If everyone lived like me, there would have to be 3.8 Earths to sustain us. I will help the environment by eating no meat for a week to decrease my Ecological Footprint. I started it last night, Sunday, and I already feel better.

Anonymous said...

I am going to use less plastic so that I save petroleum from being used to make plastic bottles. - Jody Luedeman

Anonymous said...

mine said my overshoot day was April 16th and i would need 3.4 earths.
I want to help the environment by turning lights off whenever i'm leaving a room or not using it to reduce energy usage.

Jody Luedeman said...

amoalf
I like all of your comments, especially the one where you mention that you are going to make some changes in your lifestyle. Using less plastic is a great idea.

Anonymous said...

yesterday was day one of eating organic foods and i was in the process of buying the food and the only problem is it a little bit expensive but its good for the earth.



leonna brannon

Anonymous said...

I picked going to a fresh market for a week. This will help because you can get cloth bags instead of plactic bags you can reus the cloth bags instead of throwing them in the trash and it ending up in the ocean. Madison Small

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storm dixson said...

i learn that using less gas helps the environment and using less gas is helpful because i dont have to keep going to buy gas

Anonymous said...

It would take 2.9 earths in order to support my lifestyle. My quiz suggested that I could mix up my diet in order to prevent the extinction of a population of animals. In the past week, I have put recycling bins in the rooms of my house where we use products that can be recycled. I have placed two in the kitchen, one in my room, and one in the bathroom. There has been a tremendous amount of paper and plastic in each room, and seeing the bins full has made my family realize we need to cut back on our usage of papers and plastics. - Caroline Blake
August 27th, 2019

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Anonymous said...

Replying to Jessa Beach - I think that is a great idea. I am going to turn my car off while waiting in the parking lot in the mornings. -Caroline Blake
August 27th, 2019

Anonymous said...

Replying to Jessa Beach - I think that is a great idea. I am going to turn my car off while waiting in the parking lot in the mornings. -Caroline Blake
August 27th, 2019

Anonymous said...

Replying to Jessa Beach - I think that is a great idea. I am going to turn my car off while waiting in the parking lot in the mornings. -Caroline Blake
August 27th, 2019

Anonymous said...

Replying to Skylar Camp - I think you made great points. I am going to try to buy things at the grocery store that I know I will eat so that I do not waste food. I also have a tendency to leave lights on in my house, so I am going to make notes that I can place on my doors that remind me to turn off the lights. - Caroline Blake
August 27th, 2019

Anonymous said...

Alexia Mejia

(2nd Entry)

Alright, On Monday, we had scrambled egg, onion and tomato tacos. I felt a lot better, I didn't feel stuffed and i think I even lost a little bit of weight. yesterday, we had loaded potato soup, without the bacon, I still feel very good unlike every other day that we have meat with a meal. I think eating no meat is a very good way to help decrease my ecological footprint. maybe if everyone tries it, they'll feel the same way, maybe we can save our planet.

Anonymous said...

Carson McDowell
i could not grow my plants fast enough but i am still growing them but i have started eating less bagged fruit and vegetables and more fresh food. its going well and honestly the fresh food taste better and you don't waste it because you know its gonna go bad unlike the bagged food.

Anonymous said...

Luis Abarca.
One way i am helping the earth is by using tote bags instead of plastic bags. Tote bags are reusable. Plastic bags may tear so are not easily reusable, they tear and it is a mess.

Anonymous said...

Cole Trout

I have been eating less individually wrapped food so that I cut down on waste. I have been filling up my trash can slower, so I know that this method of sustainability is working in a sense. It takes petroleum to make plastic and using less plastic is using less petroleum. I think if everyone tried to cut back on a bag of chips or a candy bar here and there it would make a significant difference.

Anonymous said...

CJ Robinson

I don’t think climate change, or global warming is a major problem. People say it is emissions and fossil fuels but in actuality fossil fuels do not play that big of a role in global nor do humans. I think maybe humans and fossil fuels have maybe a little over 10% or less of the impact on the Earth. Scientifically the Earth is heating up by itself, and you have to think that the Earth has a molten core that is extremely hot. The surface is already hot because of Earth’s inner core along with the heat the Sun generates which makes it hot on Earth, so the general idea is that the Earth is heating up naturally. There have been recent events where the liberals said that the Amazon Forest caught on fire because of climate change, in which they later reported that it was intentionally set for clear cutting. Also to mention the Earth’s temperature fluctuates which can cause natural disruptions, so in theory the nature can be held responsible for many natural disruptions that have happened and then it balances out. Through this humans have a minor role to play in global warming, if anything I think more advancements in efficiency have increased more than in the last 10-16 years.

Mine said it would take 5.7 Earth's to provide enough resources for me. I am going to cut back on driving (driving less), and watching how much food I eat . I chose to use rechargeable batteries for a week, and it is going well. I do not think the rechargeable batteries will do to much besides me having to use less batteries, and having to buy less batteries. Eventually the charge on rechargeable batteries start to become inefficient over time in which they will not last as long thus having to charge them more often. The along with the rechargeable batteries I bought some batteries that have a life up to 7 years, and those have proven to be more efficient than the rechargeable batteries and charger I have had for about 7 years, and the regular batteries I have bought.

dj ya dig x3 said...

i chose to unplug stuff when i wasent useing it. i did it about 60% of the time like unplug my phone charger and the toaster and microwave for the first 3 days then i forgot about it.

Anonymous said...

What i did was to save electricity and i felt like it was easy because all i had to do was unplug stuff that i wasn't using

Anonymous said...

I started using two sides of paper to save trees. Because trees give use oxygen and we have to have oxygen to live.

dj ya dig x3 said...

Im going to start to unplug stuff when I am not using it. I started with my phone charger then i did the toaster and then the microwave. I i did about 12 times then i forgot after the 5th day it got hard to do becuase im so used to not unplugging stuff. I used my ps4 from 25 hours to 12 hours to save power. I did it about 60% of the time.

dj ya dig x3 said...

Im going to start to unplug stuff when I am not using it. I started with my phone charger then i did the toaster and then the microwave. I i did about 12 times then i forgot after the 5th day it got hard to do because im so used to not unplugging stuff. I used my ps4 from 25 hours to 12 hours to save power. I did it about 60% of the time.

Anonymous said...

What I choose to do was use both sides of paper, and I think its not that hard to use both sides of paper. My score on the ecofootprint was 3.6. Something they said to try were veganism, geothermal heath and sustainable solar greenhouses.

Anonymous said...

on Eco footprint i got a 3.5 and i choose not to litter for a week. its been working out good I throw away all of my trash or ill pick up something in the yard and try to keep it all clean.I also do a lot of bass fishing and i started putting all of my extra soft plastic bates in a trash bag and throw them away when i done fishing.

Anonymous said...

On the ecofootprint quiz I got 5.7 Earths and 17.5 carbon footprints. So I chose to start recycling to become more sustainable. I never really realize how much we can recycle and I never really have recycled, so it is hard to stop myself from just throwing it away. Sheherazade Goldsmith said, “Consuming less means throwing away less, while reusing things actually helps to save the planet as well as the pennies.” this quote means that in order to be sustainable we need to consume less and recycle more.

Ricky Henderson

Williebob222 said...

On the eco-footprint test i made 1.7 earths so my way of helping the earth is becoming pescatarian by eating not eating meat from warm blooded animals, so far this is easy to do.

I might stay a pescatarian, this is seeming to be a good thing and will help the planet as much as it can.

I recommend that many other people try this.

Anonymous said...

lyric

One way I choose to help the environment is writing on both sides of the paper for the trees. That week went really well it was easy.i liked helping the earth for one week. I am sustainable by thinking about people and the world instead of thinking about myself. I got 5 earths for the way that I live. My thoughts on that is ok.

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Prentiss Jefferies said...

My Ecofootprint score was 5.1.They told me I needed to either start carpooling or save water I chose to turn the water off while I’m brushing my teeth when I’m not using it. I only did it for 1 day after that I forgot about it. It wasn’t really that hard it wasn’t part of my daily routine so I didn’t care about it anymore.

Anonymous said...

Donald Millis

My score was 3.3 earth's. Some of the suggestions that they gave me were use energy efficient lights and drive less, but the thing I chose was use less throw away plates/silverware to cut back on trash pollution.

The week was easy because I never use plastic plates or silverware plates anyways because i'm use to cleaning the dishes so it wasn’t to bad. I didn’t count school lunches because they only serve in throw away plates and silverware.

Anonymous said...

By the way I live it would take 4 earths to supply everything I need, the thing that I need to do is get involved in the community more, I need to try and recycle a little bit more, and I need to use a car a little less. For a week I have been using both sides of paper, it has actually been really easy. I think I will continue doing this because it’s really easy and it is saving more trees so we won’t have to cut down anymore than we need to. I can be more sustainable by using less paper.
-Madison Teal

Gavin Scruggs said...

My ecological footprint is 3.3 so i chose to cut the plastic soda holders because they get stuck on animals. I cut at least 5-8 soda holders over the week.

Anonymous said...

I choose to be a vegetarian for a week but it was a little challenge but I managed to do it. When we did the earth thing I got 3 and a half earths so i’m going to try to do something different. I would totally do this every day because it’s good to save the earth. If people did got what I got the earth would not be so bad.

Anonymous said...

Alexia, I love what you are doing. How's it going with no meat? How are you getting your protein?

Ms. Luedeman

CJ Robinson said...

Replying to Timothy Stacey- I think that is a good idea using less water like taking shorter showers, and turning the water off when your not using is a smart idea. It is a habit to leave the water running, but if you can remember to turn off the water when you do not need it then you can save water and money.

CJ Robinson said...

Replying to Justin Gossett- I think that is good thing to do instead of throwing your plastic bottles in the trash, recycling them is a good thing to do. Getting used to recycling them takes some adjusting instead of just throwing them in the trash. I am going to start recycling more of my plastic bottles instead of just throwing them in the trash.

CJ Robinson said...

Replying to Carson McDowell- That is an interesting idea planting your own fruits, and vegetables at least you know where your produce is coming from. At least it is safe from pesticides that could harm you and it is good you are taking your time into growing your own food and not just buying it.

Anonymous said...

Earlier this year, South Carolina passed what has been called the “mugshot extortion bill” into law, which makes it a crime for individuals or companies to publish information about a person's arrest and then charge fees to remove the information. There is no way to "successfully refuse to comply with police to fingerprint and take a mugshot after an arrest without charges." That would be obstruction of law enforcement. Sorry. The Supreme Court has said that this is legal. It is perfectly legal to post them online. Those are all the things i found about posting mugshots. In my opinion this is wrong in so many ways. First it leaves a trail of bad news attached to it, even when the person is innocent. I like to look at them as much as the next person, but i feel we should only publish mug shots of people who are convicted. ~Rachel Stone 4th Block Forensic.

Anonymous said...

I chose to start to unplug stuff that is not being used. I started with the lamp in my room I unplugged it whenever I walked out or went to sleep. I did this for about 2 days and then totally forgot about it because I normally just leave it plugged in.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Timothy Stacey...
Alexia Mejia

It's a great idea. Taking a faster shower is very good because it uses less water. maybe I should take faster ones too. I even started doing it!

Anonymous said...

i feel that i am growing and making my life better when eating organic foods they taste better and they are bright and fresh in color they also help when you cook for better seasoning ~leonna brannon

Anonymous said...

Justin Gossett
So at the beginning of this week i decided to start saving plastic bottles, to be sustainable, at the beginning of the week i bought a metal water bottle and i have been drinking alot more tap water out of it. I have only used 3 bottles of water and i ususally drink about 20 a week, since i have slowed down on drinking the plastic water bottles i think i will just drink out of my metal bottle from now on.

Anonymous said...

Dakota Parker

It has been ok so far growing them takes a little bit of time. But so far everything is going ok I have been eating some peaches off of my peach tree. I have planted some tomatoes and other things but it takes a while.

Anonymous said...

Alexia Mejia

(3rd Entry)

I'm getting my protein from from eggs. I don't think this'll be a thing I'll keep doing to be honest, I miss my steaks and salmon, but maybe I'll start doing this for a week every month. I love the way I feel but I miss meats more than I thought I would. We had left overs last night and I think we might be doing more egg, tomato and onion tacos again, which I really don't mind because it's always the simple stuff that tastes great!

Anonymous said...

replying to alexia ~ i admire that your not eating meat that mean's your gonna save animals and cost to clean and sell the animals i hope your prospering in it!

Anonymous said...

I went to the fresh market and it was so expenxive but I liked it because thay have so many thing that when you buy them the money goes to imprtant thing like giving water and food to people that are in need of water and food. Madison Small

timothy stacey said...

Timothy Stacey
this week i have been taking 5 to 8 min showers.I feel no difference in being clean or not i feel as clean as i took a 15 min shower. Im saving a lot of water and getting ready for school faster and on time. i am being sustainable by using less water when i take showers.

Anonymous said...

Replying to leonna brannon
I think that is good that you are only eating organic food, once you get used to it, it will get easier and you can do it forever which will save our world more! Justin Gossett

Anonymous said...

Replying to Justin Gossett
Dakota Parker

I like that you are recycling plastic bottles and using a metal water bottle.

Anonymous said...

Alexia, I like the idea eggs are a complete source of protein. In one little 70 calorie package, you get 6 grams of protein. I couldn't do what you're doing I have to have my protein from meats.

Anonymous said...

Justin gossett
i think the sustainable ethic you are choosing is very good. you are saving plastic bottles instead of just throwing them away. its saving petroleum and keep the plastic build up down in the land field.

Anonymous said...

Justin Gossett, I think the use of a metal bottle instead of plastic is a good idea. Also you drink a lot of water.
-Luis Abarca
August 29,2019

Anonymous said...

Alexia Mejia replying to Carson McDowell...

Carson, I think that growing your your own fruits and vegetables is a great idea. although, you know where your food is coming from, you aren't using pesticides. Most people I know don't wash their fruit before they eat it, my dad. Even without using them, you are planting peppers which means that insects won't be attracted to them. still wash them off and keep this up. Maybe before too long, you'll have some peppers for us.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Timothy Stacey
Cole

I think this is a good idea and a I think this helps our aquifers, that is a big deal because they are drying up if more people sped up showers it would help prolong to water source

Anonymous said...

Replying to Cole Trout
Aleiyha Crittenden
I think that what your doing is a great idea ! There is so much waste that happens in this world that nobody really cares about. Plastic ( which is made out of petroleum ) is unsubstainable because so much of it being found in the oceans and is killing sea life and also its hard for plastic to decompose.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Timothy Stacy
Aleiyha Crittenden
Taking shorter showers is a good way to be substainable because it's cutting down on water usage. The average american person uses around 80 liters of water when showering which is not good because we don't ever want to run out of water and using a lot of water unessceraily is unsubstainble . What you are doing is a great way to start helping the earth with its substainability .

Anonymous said...

Cindy DeLuna
It would take 4.3 earths to support my lifestyle and my personal overshoot is the 16th of May. We would take up 14.729 of the earth's reproductive area. My Economical footprint is 4.6, Carbon footprint is 5.7 of CO2 emissions, other carbon footprint is 43% of Eco footprint.

Solutions:
With 70-80% of the world’s population expected to live in cities by 2050.
There are many solutions but I could reduce it by planting more trees in my house.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Cj Robinson
Cindy DeLuna
I think he actually explain our problem really good, with a lot of details even tho it would take him more earths then me but he right with the solutions.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Ahmad
Cindy DeLuna
He needed 2.9 earths with I don’t think it’s a lot, it’s actually good for the earth and also he said that he wasn’t gonna eat meat which it’s pretty hard to do for most people.

storm dixson said...

i learn that using less gas helps the environment and people around us.

Anonymous said...

I got 3.8 Earths. So this week I will be recycling for a week to learn how to be more sustainable.

Anonymous said...

leonna-I think its good that you are eating organic food it is better for you.

storm dixson said...

replying to Timothy stacy
storm dixson
i think taking shorter showers is pretty sustainable to the environment because your using less water.

Anonymous said...

I have learned that it is hard to remember to recycle. I have caught myself throwing recycleable items away. So I try harder and harder to fix it.

Anonymous said...

Carson McDowell
My plants are starting to sprout but eating fresh food has gone very well and i would definitely continue this for as long as i can. It saves me from going all the way to the grocery store and it helps me to make sure to eat what i already have.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Cj Robinson
Cindy DeLuna
He it's going to use rechargeable batteries for a week,besides him having to use less batteries, and having to buy less batteries. So I think that's good for the planet.

Anonymous said...

At the end of my week I had a basket full of cans, bottles, and other plastics. It maybe feel a little better knowing that I kind of helped by recycling.

Anonymous said...

leonna brannon

i realized that organic food is better for you but i don't think i will continue to by organic food because it is a bit expensive

Anonymous said...

Dakota Parker

It is a little hard to grow the plants but it takes some time. I have not been able to eat the things i have grown yet. I planted a good size garden with the help of my dad. I might keep on doing the garden.

Carson McDowell said...

storm dixson,
i think that using less gas could help the environment in a big way especially if you could get the word out with more people doing it and maybe get more people to buy more fuel efficient cars.

Anonymous said...

Brandon Mills
I have been putting the keys up and walking to nearby places so that I don't waste gas. It was terrible. My legs hurt, but if I still have gas in my tank I'm all for it.

storm dixson said...

replying to Evan
storm dixson
recycling is a good way to be sustainable and it helps the environment because your not wasting any of recycling materials you are reusing them.

Anonymous said...

replying to Storm Dixson
Evan McKinney
Yes. It is better to use less gas, but diesel is more fuel efficient.

Anonymous said...

Aleiyha Crittenden
For my sustainable ethic I decided to cut down on food waste because there is a lot of it that happens. I've cleaned my plate when eating for 7 days straight and I feel stuffed, but I know how it is helping the environment so I will continue to do it when I can . It actually wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.

Anonymous said...

when I wnet to the fresh market we only got 7 thing and it was almost 30 dollars. I might not ever go back to be honset. Madison

Anonymous said...

Cindy DeLuna
2
So I stared planting trees Wednesday, my parents help me to buy some and plant them. Some of them are little and some are pretty big so it would take time for the little ones.

Anonymous said...

replying to Brandon Mills
Evan McKinney
You got calves of steel now. Keep the keys up and get them gains.

Anonymous said...

Evan mckinney

its great that you had so many recyclable items

Anonymous said...

Timothy Stacey
today was my last day trying to save water by taking 5 min showers instead of a normal 10 min shower. i dont feel dirty i feel clean. i will continue to take 5 min showers everyday to have a sustainable ethic.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Madison Small
Dakota Parker

I like that you are going to the fresh market. Fresh fruit is better for you.

Carson McDowell said...

alexia mejia,
i think that staying away from meat is very good and it could definitely help all of our animals and could possibly help lower the consumption of all animals.

Anonymous said...

my personal day overshoot is may 20th and if everyone lived like me it would take 2.6 earths my quiz suggested that i should cut down animal based products and try a vegetarian recipe once a month or once a week. these last two days i had cut off my car while waiting in a long line at a fast food restaurant and realized that i should start cutting off my car often while waiting in line because it helps save on fuel and cuts down on pollution. - Miracle Hernandez

Anonymous said...

Justin Gossett
The week is over and i have did really good saving plastic bottles, i have been recycling the plastic that i have used and even saving plastic by drinking tap water. I am going to continue this throughout life bc it is easy and it helps the earth.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Timothy Stacey
Justin Gossett
Taking fast showers is a easy way to complete a sustainable ethic, along with my plastic bottles i am also going to try to do this.

Anonymous said...

Cole Trout

Today was my last day watching the amount of plastic wrapped foods. I feel better and it's not very hard, I think if a lot more people did this it could make a significant difference.

Anonymous said...

I recently took a "test" to see how many Earths it would take to sustain me. My result was 3.6. As I was doing this assignment, my questions grew past thinking of just myself. What if there was no division between people who care about the environment and people who don't? Obviously there is somewhat of a political division about environmental protection and care. Stereotypically,conservatives could "care less" about the environment and the liberals (aka tree huggers) are just hippes trying the save the planet. What if we all agreed to monitor our actions and consider that they may be harmful to our environment. Scientifically, the Earth is underway. I think that we should come together as a community and take care of what God gave us.

- Michaela Davis

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Anonymous said...

It would take 3.2 earths to sustain me. Which is not a lot compared to some people.
I tried to save plastic bags by asking customers, "Paper or plastic" at Bi-Lo! I gave out a lot of paper bags and saved a lot of turtles! This I feel was a very effective way to save plastic bags because a lot of customers didn't even know Bi-Lo offered paper bags! So, next time you go to the grocery store, ask for paper bags!

Collin Cash

Anonymous said...

The ecofootprint quiz stated that it would take 2.6 earths if everyone lived like me. I think I got this score because I don’t carpool enough or recycle. I believe if I tried to do more to care for the earth then we wouldn’t need 2.6 earths if everyone lived like me. This week the method I chose to help the environment is to us reusable dishes such as glass water bottles and glass dishes. I have stopped using plastic straws, cups, and plates. The hardest part about doing this is remembering.I struggle with remembering to not use plastic it just something I do without thinking. I think one of the reasons so many people don’t use recyclable dishes is because they don’t think about it. People don’t take the time to think about the planet and if they did just stopped to think about things I think more people would recycle and the planet would be in better shape.
Rachel Jennings

Anonymous said...

replying to Collin Cash
I think that its great to ask people to use paper bags! Next time I go to the store I will be sure to ask for paper bags!
- Rachel Jennings

Anonymous said...

Replying to Collin Cash

Maybe you can start a new rule at Bi-Lo where they only use paper bags.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Michaela Davis....
You're right about the political division about environmental protection. I think in these days, everyone is either completely for or against something.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Rachel Jennings

I really like your comment and I am very impressed with your score.

Anonymous said...

Replying to Caroline Blake
I think it is a great idea to put recycling bins in more than one room. I believe that recycling is a great way to help the planet.
- Rachel Jennings

Anonymous said...

Replying to Rachel Jennings....
You must be very conservative with the way you use things considering you only use 2.6 earths! Keep saving them turtles!!

Collin Cash

Anonymous said...

It would take me 4.4 earths to support my lifestyle. It suggested that I eat less meat because we are killing animals that helps the environment. I feel like if people were to stop eating meat the population of animals would increase to high, which would cause probably spread diseases across the US>

Anonymous said...

Responding to CJ Robinson
You should just carpool with somebody or ride a bike.

-Amari Bobo

Anonymous said...

replying to Cj Robinson
I think that its a great idea . I should stop using rechargeable batteries and use batteries that last longer. - miracle hernandez

Anonymous said...

Replying to Jessa Beach
I think carpooling is gonna help the environment in the future.

Anonymous said...

replying to rachel jennings
I think that using less plastic would make earth more cleaner and lot better place. - miracle hernandez

Anonymous said...

This week I will unplug the electronics that my family isn't using. It will limit the electricity that my family would normally use.

Anonymous said...

i chose to use both sides of the paper because it will save the trees therefore the habitats for the animals would be saved from getting destroyed it wont save them all but they will not need to cut down national parks or rainforest

nolanbuchanan said...


Nolan Buchanan This week I will unplug the electronics that we are not using. It will shorten the amount of electricty we use cause even of electronics use power.

Anonymous said...

I chose this week to unplug my lamp in my room.So that the electricity would not be running all day so i can save electricity.
- Eli Henderson

Nolan Buchanan said...

Amari bolo I think carpooling is a great idea it would shorten the amount of gas we use.

nolanbuchanan said...

ms.davis i think that would be a good idea it woukd shorten the amount of plastic that we use and that can get in the ocean.

Anonymous said...

cam smith

i want to use both sides of my paper too save trees so animals that live outside can keep there habitats with out getting there habitats destroyed and it will save trees from being cut down

LolitaPerezSalas said...

Lolita Perez Salas What I did for the whole week to help the earth is to use both sides of the paper. The reason I picked this one is because It been doing this the whole time I have been in school and it pretty easy. All you have to do is use both sides of a paper and if you do this it will save a couple of trees that have been cut down.

Andrea Hamrick said...

My eco-footprint test said that it would take 3.8 earths to support me. After seeing that, I put a recycling bin in my kitchen and one in each bedroom. After just two days, the recycling bins were completely full. My family and I realized we needed to stop using so much plastic. Whenever we went to the grocery store, we used reusable bags so we didn't have to use plastic bags. we also bought larger containers instead of individual bottles. We also started unplugging things when we weren't using them so we wouldn't use as much energy.

Andrea p Hamrick said...

Replying to Brandon Mills
I have been putting the keys up and walking to nearby places so that I don't waste gas. It was terrible. My legs hurt, but if I still have gas in my tank I'm all for it.

This is a good idea. Not only are you reducing the amount of gasses in the air, but you are also saving money and getting in shape.

Andrea p Hamrick said...

Replying to Skylar stephens...
My personal earth overshoot day is March 23rd. If everyone lived the way i did, we would need 4.5 earths. In my opinion, this is a lot. Somethings i could do to be more sustainable is take less longer showers, stop leaving my lights on, stop leaving my phone and watch charger plugged in at all times, stop eating meat, and stop buying things individually wrapped. -skylar stephens

I like the idea of taking shorter showers. This is something I struggle with.

Anonymous said...

I used to sides of paper for a week. And i was successful.

Anonymous said...

On Eco footprint I got a 3.5 and I choose not to litter for a week.I also chose to save electricity. I threw away all of my trash or i’ll pick up something in the yard and try to keep it all clean. I also want to start helping the environment by turning lights off whenever i'm leaving a room or not using it to reduce energy usage. I also started to unplug anything that’s not being used.~Mylissa Fullmore

Anonymous said...

i used 5.5 earths, i think the big reason why i used this many was because i love to eat produced food. I guess a way to not do this as much is to go hunt for my meat. jacob aparis

Anonymous said...

during my weakly trial, my goal was to not use plastic or paper plates and silverware. I thought this was going to be easy, but throughout the weak I failed. I failed because every day at school I eat free lunches. During breakfast and lunch you are only served plastic silverware and polystyrene plates. Polystyrene is a type of plastic. In the end I failed because the whole weak I was using plastic.

Kirkland

Anonymous said...

On my Ecological Footprint calculator my score said that i would need about 4.3 earths if everyone lived like me. I think i got that score because I waste a lot of energy in my house and I mostly eat meat cause i don’t like a lot of vegetables. For a week I had been trying to save energy by turning off things like my T.V before i go to sleep and lights that me and my family are not using at that moment. I failed the second day of the challenge. I completely forgot to turn the light off before I left the house. But I would like to try the Challenge again and try to attempt the no meat for a week so I can start eating more Vegetables.
Emma

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Anonymous said...

My ecofootprint score was 5.1.They told me I needed to either start carpooling or save water I chose to turn the water off while I’m brushing my teeth when I’m not using it. I only did it for 1 day after that I forgot about it. It wasn’t really that hard it wasn’t part of my daily routine so I didn’t care about it anymore.

Anonymous said...

My ecofootprint score was 5.1.They told me I needed to either start carpooling or save water I chose to turn the water off while I’m brushing my teeth when I’m not using it. I only did it for 1 day after that I forgot about it. It wasn’t really that hard it wasn’t part of my daily routine so I didn’t care about it anymore.
Prentiss Jefferies

Riley Clayton said...

I chose to be a vegetarian for a week but every meal I ate with my family had meat in it So it was really hard . I decided to not use plastic straws i have a metal straw i use #savetheturtles

Riley Clayton said...

My earths was 3.7 so i need to save more energy and help out the planet. By not using plastic straws I'm not polluting the oceans #savetheturtles . and plastic straws don't biodegrade. This means that the plastic straw that you drank from will outlive you by a lot.

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darrell moffatt said...

For a week I tried to remember to unplug stuff when not in use. I unplugged my phone charger and anything I don't need. It was hard to unplug stuff because you get so used to not unplugging stuff a lot.

Anonymous said...

I Chose to be a vegetarian for a week but every meal I ate with my family had meat. I decided not to use plastic straws.

My earth score was 3.7 so I need to save more energy to help out the planet. by not using plastic straws I am not polluting the oceans. The plastic straws do not biodegrade. This means that the straws will out live you by a lot.

Sometimes I forget to not use the plastic straws because it is not and everyday thing you remember to do. You forget the metal straw but the more you do it the easier it will get.
Riley

Anonymous said...

I choose to be a vegetarian for a week but it was a little challenge but I managed to do it. When we did the earth thing I got 3 and a half earths so i’m going to try to do something different. I would totally do this every day because it’s good to save the earth. If people did get what I got the earth would not be so bad.


Hannah Mobbs

waylon said...

hi guys

Anonymous said...

hey waylon

Anonymous said...

If everyone today lived the way that I live right now The world would need 4.9 earths. It would not be possible for everyone to live the way I do today because the world would end as soon as March 14th. 4.9 earths is way too much for me to live by. A way that I could lower this amount of earths is by turning off the lights whenever I am not in the certain room. Turning off the lights and electronics will not us as much energy and will hopefully lower the number of earths. During the week I actually found it very easy to do my goal. It was not hard to just turn off a light whenever I leave the room. I believe that I might just keep turning off my lights whenever I leave the room for longer than just a week since it is so easy.

Anonymous said...

I chose to shorten my shower time. I believe this is going to be very challenging,but I believe I'm going to be able to accomplish it. I've been improving every day by showering faster. I believe this is going to stick with me for the rest of my life.

Kevin D.

Anonymous said...

MY Eco foot print said it would take 6.3 earths (27.3). I eat meat in almost every meal. If everyone ate like me, they would be fat. I've challenged myself to cut down my shower time. Hour showers aren't gonna CUT it. I'm reducing my hour showers to 20 minute showers. To save water for the earth.

-Noah B.

MulletMan said...

Goethe, Matthew 24 in the bible talks about how before the Lord comes back there will be wars and rumors of war. The United States has had rumors of war with North Korea and now we might possibly be going to war with Iran. Also, another thing is 2 Peter 3:10 says "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare." and California and Australia have both recently had very widespread wild fires. With this being said why do scientists and liberals blame people for global warming?

Goethe said...

MulletMan,

Who would have thought that a stupid haircut from the 80's would turn into the blog handle of someone with actual intelligent commentary. Does this mean that 30 years from now someone with the name "ManBunMan" (an equally stupid haircut from now-a-days) might finally have a good comment on this blog?

Good point about the "thief in the night" portion of Jesus commentary. This was said to explain that the "day and the hour" are only known to the Father. However, there have been 2000+ years of speculation and wars and rumors and wildfires and such...

Those scientists sometimes need to justify their funding to their benefactors and donors. It makes them look good when they go before congress and scream for more funding (or let a 16 year old cry in order to garner attention).

Stay Frosty,

Goethe

Anonymous said...

Posting the mugshot of someone who has not been convicted of a crime is not only immoral but it also violates civil rights. according to The Cornell university of law, a law was recently passed stating that all public mugshot websites must be held up to date will all official criminal websites. uploading somebody's mugshot who has not been convicted of a crime can cause that person to not only lose their job, but it can also cause relations with their families and friends to be strained. - Jay Arnold

Anonymous said...

Noah B,

yeah... I don't think a shower should even be 20 minutes long, your choice though bud.


Kevin D.

Anonymous said...

ive chose to shorten my shower time. it was very hard and challenging i got through 3 days and then i couldnt do it no more but i would only be in there for a extra 5 min so i dont really think it matters that much.


Noah R

Anonymous said...

Kevin D, I think that you chose a good one to do. I believe that it will save a whole lot of water so it will better the environment. I don't think that I could eventually shorten my showers because it would me feel like dirty.

Noah c said...

My Eco foot print said I would use 5.7 earths. I eat meat in every meal and people would be huge. I challenged myself to use less water. Before i started this challenge i was taking 2 showers a day. Now I take 1 shower in the morning. Then I would turn the water off when I would brush my teeth. This challenge was not as hard as I thought it would be, but sometimes I would forget to turn off the water when I wasn't using it.

Michael C. said...

I started taking shorter showers to save water because using all that water so i shortened my showers down to 20 minutes so i wouldnt waste any more water than what i had to.

MulletMan said...

Goethe,

Man buns are a very stupid haircut but mullets are not. Mullets are majestic and scream America. That is beside the point. How does a 16 year old girl screaming actually get the scientist to anywhere besides making themselves look like ungrateful respectable liberals.

Picasso said...

If people lived like i did there would have to be 2.1 earth, which is kinda good to be honest, but what i been trying to,to help the earth is i went vegetarian it was kinda tough, i was kinda feeling sick and weak after a couple of days but i would like to try to eat just vegetarian stuff at least 3 times a week.

Anonymous said...

Noah B

How do you take hour long showers in the first place, what do you even be doing.

Noah R

Michael C. said...

anonymous
i don´t think that taking 5 minutes longer in the shower would really effect much of anything so i don´t really think it matters too much

Anonymous said...

Noah R,

yeah, I understand how hard it was, but you know 5 minutes extra won't hurt that bad... I mean it probably won't save much water for the environment, it's all cool though.

Kevin D.

avian said...

I shortened my shower time, it's been hard for me because i like being in the shower, listening to music, and just being in a warm environment. It has been a long week but it's working out for me i shortened my shower to 10 minutes and its saving much more water and time!

Anonymous said...

I chose to be a vegetarian for week that only lasted for one day,but it was a little challenging and I managed to do it. When we did the earth thing I got an 4.7.

Abcde Alexander

January 15, 2020

Anonymous said...

Kevin D,

Shorter showers not only save water, but also saves your water bill.

Anonymous said...

Kevin D,

Yeah it was very challenging, how many min did you shorten your shower

Michael C. said...

i agree with mulletman i don´t think using a 16 year old girl to make some type of point makes scientist look any better and i don´t think it really makes too much of a difference because not too many people are going to listen to her.

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