Post 7

One of our class periods we looked at the website www.myfootprint.org. It showed how much land and ocean would need to be required to retain our consumption lifestyle and what percentage the earth absorbs our waste. What an eye opener! As Americans we consume so much it's crazy. We rely on so many things to be here, yet we might not even be able to have these resources in the future. We are constantly consuming and wanting more. I know it costs me $60 for gas and makes me think of all the emissions are going into the earth every time I fill up at the gas station. If we can take simple precautions to make sure when we die we leave a lasting legacy for our children and grandchildren. We need to step up as a nation and world so this can happen or we will be headed toward a lethal direction. Simple things we can do to change can be recycling, walking instead of using gas, unplug outlets we aren't using and donating items we no longer use. It was stated that at least 25 acres is needed for a typical person in North America. That's a lot of space and if we can simple make small changes to decrease our ecological footprint the better it will be in the future.