Personal Narrative: My Ecological Footprint
My Ecological Footprint ended with a couple of facts attached to it. It stated that if everyone lived like I did, we would need 4.6 planet earths to provide all of the resources everyone needed. In order to continue in supporting my lifestyle it takes 2.5 global acres of the earths productive area. Lastly, what I saw on my pie chart was that the services section was the highest one at a 43%, while the rest were between 12% and 16%.
What I feel about these findings is large disappointment. For starters cutting out meat is a hard thing to do. I find that it is especially hard when you are raised in a meat eating family, and still live with them. Growing up meat was the main source of our meal. While I have ventured out and found it possible …show more content…
Especially if the meat and/or products are shipped in from far away, and tightly packaged. I never really thought that buying and using local product would make that huge of a difference. Nothing specific worked out in my favor. One thing I always do is turn off and unplug all appliances when I leave my room. The fact that I am never home helps keep these items off. Still, my one small step did not make a difference in such a large household.
I found that the quiz wasn’t necessarily all that accurate. I may live at home with a large family but I am hardly a part of this household. I am always away, eating elsewhere, and hardly use any appliances. The footprint asked specifically how many people live in this house, and how much electricity, and gas is used in a months’ time. I can honestly say that I am not the one using up most of these items.
Another side note about the quiz is it asked how much I fly in a year. Well I never really know the answer to this one. While I may go on a trip I do not have the details of hours in flight until the time comes. For example, I hadn’t flown in three years, and then suddenly I was on two 26 hour flights out of the country in one year. So, I left the answer to how much I fly at 0-4 hours a year, and it added to the footprint information that I don’t believe is
What I feel about these findings is large disappointment. For starters cutting out meat is a hard thing to do. I find that it is especially hard when you are raised in a meat eating family, and still live with them. Growing up meat was the main source of our meal. While I have ventured out and found it possible …show more content…
Especially if the meat and/or products are shipped in from far away, and tightly packaged. I never really thought that buying and using local product would make that huge of a difference. Nothing specific worked out in my favor. One thing I always do is turn off and unplug all appliances when I leave my room. The fact that I am never home helps keep these items off. Still, my one small step did not make a difference in such a large household.
I found that the quiz wasn’t necessarily all that accurate. I may live at home with a large family but I am hardly a part of this household. I am always away, eating elsewhere, and hardly use any appliances. The footprint asked specifically how many people live in this house, and how much electricity, and gas is used in a months’ time. I can honestly say that I am not the one using up most of these items.
Another side note about the quiz is it asked how much I fly in a year. Well I never really know the answer to this one. While I may go on a trip I do not have the details of hours in flight until the time comes. For example, I hadn’t flown in three years, and then suddenly I was on two 26 hour flights out of the country in one year. So, I left the answer to how much I fly at 0-4 hours a year, and it added to the footprint information that I don’t believe is