Have you ever wondered how much of an impact you really have on the world? Well there is a way to find out! There are a lot of websites dedicated to helping you calculate your Ecological Footprint, and there's other websites which will help you compare the relative Footprint sizes of different countries.
Unfortunately, your impact is probably larger than you think. Just by living in America your Footprint is automatically large, despite your daily habits. This number may help put things in perspective for you and help you find ways to reduce your Footprint. Here are two different sources (the first has a fun animation, but both are good. See if you get the same number on both!):
Interesting right? Or at least it was fun!
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