Interesting survey this one. Results can be a bit surprising :o but it's very generalised tho there is a much more detailed questionnaire somewhere else on the site I think.
http://www.myfootprint.org/
Anyway, my results show that I am a bit of a goodie-goodie -needing only 1.6 planets, so there! ;) ;D
2.3 for me, which I found quite a shock as I've always tried to be a "greenie".
Oh well, only proves that I've got to try harder at recycling & get on my pushbike more
CC
hmmm.
Mine was quite a lot, mostly thanks to work bouncing me about the planet every few months, which isn't pleasant when you're scared of flying.
*sigh*
moonbells
4.6 ! I want a recount!! Our house seems to be the big score. tut :-\
I'm 5.4 - I'd need three planets :o
Very frightening, coz I thought I was quite green
Loz
I got the same as you Loz......5.4 :o
Ooof, I need 1.6 planets and I thought we were doing so good.
Ina, I need 1.6 planets too and that's much better than I thought I would score but think the pitfall for most people is the use of oil/fuels e.g. flying - haven't flown for about 3 years now sorry to say!! Do use the car a lot but then that cancels out the public transport bit and. again, for the past few years it's been mostly fairly localised.
It's all fairly idealised anyway I think.......so not truly a mirror of how "green" I am makes me, personally, look better than I am!
I did it based on my hubby's statistics as he drives/flys. His score was 3.9 and needs 2.2 planets.
1.3 planets for me so I must be doing something effectively!
well done derek.... I was 1.6 planets which seems the norm for most on here, I agree though it is fairly idealised
Footprint 4.5 - planets 2.5.
But it doesn't allow for my age. So I'm disposable??
You disposable, Tim?? :o I'd say you are essential - indeed a positive Bonus!! ::) ;)
Long may you live, Wicker!!
I must be the dumbo..I don't know how big the house is...don't know what km's are I can only do miles. At that point I gave up.
Not a dumbo at all Val, if it wasn't for my lovely Ava sitting next to me answering all the questions for me, I wouldn't have got past what country I live it!!! ;D
I'm the same, Val - have to keep referring to conversion tables (in the dim distant past when I was at school all the jotters had these tables and other handy things printed on the back - oh happy days!!)
Anyway the following is a handy site for conversion tables (I keep it on my list of favourites sad person that I am) - converts things I have never even heard of........ http://www.simetric.co.uk/si_k.htm
Thanks Wicker, its on my favorites now. It will be used ...often.
oh, and another thing, in addition to my 'footprint' ruining the planet, I am only a size 5, didn't think it would do that much damage! ;D
My problem, Val, was that despite selecting UK, my choice of towns included Moscow & St Petersburg!! I know it's cold here, but not that cold.
Well it could've been Siberia last week ... ;D
Looking back - I find my marking a bit mean!
We do only 2500 miles a year in the car, never fly - what idiot would??, recycle or compost everything, have longlife bulbs, eat our own asparagus rather than Peruvian or, worse, US, do not have central heating, grow as much as we can & buy as little packaged food as possible, choose British & free range produce, & since we pay for water, we watch our usage ...............etc. So?? So the house is too big? Taking up too much of the planet? My fault? 18mx4.5m. Built in 1650, we must be re-cycling a previously owned domicile? And, at £3300 , we were very modest in money waste??
£3300!
2.1 making it 1.2 planets. Not bad! Assuming I guessed my car fuel consumption and house size accuratley.
Hmmm....
...400 miles a week on the motorbike........and lots of miles in the car don't seem to have helped the world.......
......that and meat at every meal........... :o
Plenty of fresh air, though?
Good morning, stranger. At the aquarium's speed, you can even see the star-fish move!!
;D
Hi Tim,
......EJ mentioned that I hadn't been in for awhile.......
I'll try to keep up..... ;D
oo-er!
my footprint is 3.2 and i need 1.8 planets...thought i'd do better to be honest...we dont holiday-never fly own a 'smart' car which is sposed to be THE eco car and live in the tiniest ex-village school houseshort of moving into someone elses house(tim?want some lodgers?!)i dont see how i can be more eco frieny-i blame the cats! >:(