Ecological Footprint and

Environmental Awareness

Ecological Footprints and Environmental Awareness

Ecological Footprint Explanation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94tYMWz_Ia4

Where do you stand on your Ecological Foot Print? (part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmyYpWW8GeU&feature=related

Where do you stand? (part 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=Bus1p-24gzg&NR=1

National Geographic Human Footprint http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQdejn_RxBQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=CoLjkTb81rA http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=y6IpHjQfcvs&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=Ht1Ub6Xl93g&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=wHMMi-LGKAY&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=6ozelQUh7Ng&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=n2BA8w2UNLc&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=8OlbnXyP5To&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=sxJma0Qed2Y&NR=1

Quiz Show – Ecological Footprint http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkIwX0hlPzs

Tips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFcLk8xszMU (power point) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JhhkU_A3r8

Personal Ecological Footprint Quiz

I. How many people live in your household?

Pointsa) 1 30b) 2 25c) 3 20d) 4 15e) 5 10

How is your home heated and/or cooled?

a) natural gas 30b) electricity 40c) oil 50d) renewable 0(solar, wind)

How many individual faucets and toilets do you have in your home (total of the two types)?

a) less than 3 5b) 3-5 10c) 6-8 15d) 8-10 20e) 10+ 25 

 II. FOODHow many meals per week do you eat with meat or fish?

Pointsa) 0 0b) 1-3 10c) 4-6 20d) 7-10 35e) 10+ 50

How many home-made meals do you eat per week (including those you bring to work/school)? a) under 10 25b) 10-14 20c) 14-18 15d) 18+ 10 

When purchasing your food items, does your family try to buy locally produced goods?

a) yes 25b) no 125c) sometimes 50d) rarely 100e) don’t know 75

III. TRANSPORTATIONIf you or your family own vehicles, what type are they? Add points for each type of vehicle.

Pointsa) motorcycle 15b) small-compact 35c) mid-sized 60d) full-sized 75e) SUV or van 100f) truck 130 

How do you get to work or school? a) car 50b) public transit 25c) school bus 20d) walk 0e) bike or roller blade 0 

How many trips do you make per week on public transit for which you would have otherwise used a car? a) 0 50b) 1-5 40c) 6-10 30d) 11-15 20e) 15+ 10 

Where did you go on vacation in the last year?

a) no vacation 0b) in my province/state 10c) another province 30d) to a neighbouring country 40e) outside my region 70 

How many summer weekend trips do you take by car? a) 0 0b) 1-3 10c) 4-6 20d) 7-9 30e) 9+ 40

IV. PURCHASES

How many large purchases (e.g., stereo, TV, VCR, computer, car furniture, etc.) has your household made in the past year? 

Pointsa) 00b) 1-3 15c) 4-6 30d) 6+ 45

Have you bought any energy efficient products in the past year (e.g., light bulbs, fridges, stoves, toilets)? a) yes 0b) no 25

V. WASTE

Does your household try to reduce the amount of waste created in the house (e.g., buying food in bulk, refusing junk mail/flyers, using reusable containers for storage, using natural cleaners? 

Pointsa) always 0b) sometimes 10c) rarely 20d) never 30

Does your household compost? a) always 0b) sometimes 10c) rarely 15d) never 20

Does your household recycle newspapers, cardboard/boxboard/pizza boxes, fine paper, aluminum cans, glass/plastic bottles and other materials? a) always 0b) sometimes 10c) rarely 15d) never 20

How many garbage bags of waste do you set out for pick-up each week? a) 0 0b) one, half-full 5c) 1 10d) 2 20e) 2+ 30

What’s a Fair Earth share?

Total your score by adding up the points from each question, and compare it to the following chart.  Your Score Ecological Footprint in Hectares Less than 150 Less than 4.0150 - 350 4.0 - 6.0350 – 550 6.0 - 7.7550 - 750 7.7 - 10.0More than 750 More than 10.0