How many Earths does it take to service one you?
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A while ago American Public Media's Center for Innovation in Journalism came up with a game called "Consumer Consequences." The idea is to figure out how many earth's would be needed if everyone lived like you lived. The game is straightforward. You select the type of place you live, the amount of space you live in, the way you commute, travel and use energy and the way you dispose of all that energy. Along the way boxes appear letting you know how you might further conserve energy.
It takes just under four earths to live like me, though the number is likely higher. I said I recycle 90-percent of all the plastics and other recyclable materials I use. Really, I'm being too kind to myself. I can't recycle my plastic strawberry cartons, all of my prescription bottles or the caps to any of my plastic bottles. Likely, there are other ways I'm kidding myself about energy use. Nonetheless, it's an interesting exercise.
Here's where to play Consumer Consequences.
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