Did you know that the average American uses 660,000 gallons of water every year? Compare that to the average Chinese who uses 185,000 gallons, and you can see just how much water we waste vs. how much we actually need to live on. After the stay at the earthship last year, I really [...]
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Dear EarthTalk: How can I measure—and then improve—my overall “carbon footprint?” What are the major areas of one’s daily life that one measures?
With global warming dominating so many headlines today, it’s no surprise that many of us are looking to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and [...]
According to the results from the ecological footprint quiz over at myfootprint.org, if everyone lived like me, we would need 3.25 earths. And while my footprint is way below the national average, that is still pretty depressing! Although the quiz does ask many valuable questions to help determine the results, they do [...]
The following is a guest post from reader Jaimie Scott, who was kind enough to write an article for The Good Human while we are in the middle of moving. Thanks Jaimie!
I suspect that other factors played a part in this process as well. But the way I see it, not having money has resulted [...]
