4.28... That is the number of earths it would take to support life if everyone lived the way that I do. I suppose there are many ways that I can do better when it comes to decreasing my Ecological Footprint... however, due to the nature of the country that I live in I do not think I could completely reduce it down to one earth. In fact, I'm positive that it is impossible for me to live where I live and conserve enough to have the Ecological Footprint of one earth. I am telling you that through my travels throughout the world and living in very different conditions, I would not have a problem doing it. But where then, can I find a home that is smaller, with solar panels, low-flow shower heads, water saving toilets, and close enough to a grocery store, school, and work, that I can walk to all of those places? I honestly can tell you I would do it. And I have made sacrifices to live life differently and I STILL use 4.28 earths. I can tell you right now that I don't have a piece of clothing from after 10th grade, or that wasn't given to me freely like tee shirts from FGCU.
I can honestly say the only place I can really make improvements (according to the website) would be with my food intake. It is the only area that wasn't significantly less then the worlds average. And I hate to compare to the worlds average because I know even at my current status I am over using and abusing earths resources. As of right now I do eat meat usually once every one or two days whether it is a sub sandwich or chicken and rice, or pepperoni's on my pizza, I see that I can cut down on the meat consumption. Also, I am going to try to go to the Immokalee farmers market more often. It is an awesome place and it would help to reduce my ecological footprint. Overall, I just find it extremely difficult to live how one person should live in the current country, city, community that I live in. Any suggestions?
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