planet

I found an interesting quiz on the site Act Earth Day. It estimates your ecological footprint, based on a series of questions. At the end of the quiz you can explore ways to improve your impact on our planet.

You can find the quiz here.

I thought I would score better than I did and I’m disappointed. Clearly I have room for improvement! On the plus side:

I’m a vegetarian (eating lower on the food chain)
I recycle, reuse and re-purpose
I plant a vegetable garden (small plot) each year
One of our two cars is a Prius
All of our appliances are Energy Star
We insulated our home and installed dual-pane windows throughout
Our heat is off during the day; set to 66 at night during the colder months.

The quiz suggested I travel locally (instead of flying) for my next vacation and consider using public transportation. I should buy less packaged food and improve my local food consumption.

Please let me know if you take the quiz and if so, how you did. I pledge to do better this year. I hope you have something wonderful planned to celebrate our beautiful planet.