Week 2: Ecological Footprint

What is your impact on the environment? Visit www. myfootprint.org to take the ecological footprint quiz. My  group did not realize that, even though we thought our lifestyles were modest, they really were vastly unsustainable.  Food and driving a motor vehicle were the real shockers.  Most of us drive eco-friendly vehicles, like Toyotas, but that is not enough.  Our driving habits, while less than 50 miles a week, still were over-the-top in terms of sustainability.  One group member takes public transportation while at Florida Gulf Coast University and she still had the lifestyle that would require 5 planets if everyone lived like her.  Numbers like that are staggering. The message is clear. We must change our life style habits in order to preserve our planet. Join the movement with me and take the pledge to walk or ride your bike to college, stop drinking from plastic bottles, skip McDonalds and other fast food establishments and eat fresh, locally grown organic foods.  See www.earthday.org to take the pledge to reduce your footprint and to obtain tips for actions you can take to help improve your community.

Join the movement and take the pledge to preserve our planet