Christine said, Right outside this building is a parking lot full of cars. Do we have to drive everywhere, every time?
Aria said, I learned that vegetarians have a smaller footprint, since it takes a lot of energy to raise animals. I never thought of that!
Jeff said, Once you know what an ecological footprint is, you can figure out ways to reduce it. I never realized I had one before.
Meriah said, The thing I learned was that every little thing I do has an effect on the environment.


How big is your ecological footprint?
Do you need to reduce it, or are you doing OK?

Try this - calculate your ecological footprint.

If you could see exactly what your footprint
is doing to your environment, would you live
your life the same way?

Read all about the "Footprint Island" game.
Download it for your class to play!


Jeff's Interview (Warning: 200K download)