New Eco-Footprint quiz from Earthday Network

Akanari · Owns your reality Gender: Joined: 29 Sep 2004

Footprint Quiz

I had a little over four planets. *blush* I live in a large house and have trouble recycling in this area, so I do believe that's what hurt my score. Also, there were not choices for used items, or donating items. Twice as many people could be comfortably living in my house, but, eh. I'm just making excuses. << I also fly too much!

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Shandriz · Your Death Shall be Swift Gender: Joined: 28 Sep 2003

I'm at 4.6 planets. I tried to get ahold of the recycling in this area, but I got the runaround leading to a disconnected number, and I'm still not sure how to fix it. Otherwise, we'd totally be recycling like mad.

I think a lot of what hurt me is that I have to eat processed food (I can't eat raw fruits or veggies, and don't know how to cook 'em properly without a microwave involved) and that I have to drive so far to get to school and home.

Ming · DOOM! Gender: Joined: 13 Jan 2003

I'm at 5.1 planets. But I think some of this quiz is flawed. For example, I just moved into a new place, so obviously I had to buy lots of furniture. And I work a desk job where I have to dress nicely, so I obviously have to buy more clothes than more "earth friendly" people. And really...they asked if you had running water and/or electricity? Whatever.

Akila the Hottie · Bringer of teh doom! Gender: Joined: 25 Feb 2006

3.3 Planets.
I do recycle a lot because I live in Germany and you have to....or else... I not only recycle plastics but paper, food, metals, and glass. We don't live far from post so we don't drive much either. I think on a normal day maybe 10 to 15 miles a day if that. It might have been lower but I don't know excatly how much electricity we use, and I'm pretty sure we don't use gas here. It's all radiator heat...steam. Maybe I should take it again?

Aindriahhn · Auralyth: Chosen of Wind Gender: Joined: 25 Sep 2002

The minimum seems to be 2.2 planets. Stay classy, accurate, unbiased quiz, stay classy.

FawkesFyre · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:51 am Post subject:

I landed at 4.2 where my big chunk was energy. I'd like to be able to score better but, transportation beyond car just isn't a viable option around here. I may sound like a chicken but our public transpo scares me.

ScrumYummy · bunnyhunches of scrums Gender: Joined: 29 Jun 2005

I walk/bike everywhere I go, I'm vegan, I recycle EVERYTHING, shop at the farmer's market, live in a small house (comprised of two apartments) and use very little electricity. I still managed to get three planets XDDDDD So I have the funny feeling that the quiz is designed to guilt-trip you into being more eco friendly, no matter who you are or what your lifestyle is.

(I guess I could stop using electricity altogether, never fly anywhere--so I'll never see you guys again, sorry :( --and NEVER buy anything made from more than twenty feet away? X3 )

BWS-1 · Otaku Lord Gender: Joined: 25 Sep 2002

I need 3.5 planets

That's funny scrum, I thought the message they were trying to force people to get is:

''Crap, I'm living normally - or even if I was just like scrum who's awesome and only need 3 planets - and we don't have enough of 1... I guess we should drop the population by a lot, we're OBVIOUSLY suffering not of mismanagement of resources but of over population! So what? The message in all this is to find the most ''energy efficient'' way to coming Mankind's greatest genocide ever? I say we ask the Russians, apparently their secret agents can swallow their tongue in a way that it forces them to stop being mechanically able to breath. Probably the only thing I can think of at the moment!''

Jaena · Senior Otaku Gender: Joined: 09 Jan 2007

3.8 here, which is odd considering almost none of the food is grown locally...

Tobias · *explodes* Age: 38 Gender: Joined: 17 Jan 2003

3.8. But that kind of changed since I now walk to work.