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FOOTPRINT QUIZ COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK
Send us your comments on this quiz and how it can be improved.

Topic	User	Date	Posts
Music. I suggest the music be defaulted to off, and then people can make the choice to turn it on, rather than the other way around. When I took the quiz there was no music for whatever reason, maybe...	hellagetto	Apr 8, 2008 15:04	4
Biome What is the purpose of the Biome--what does it mean? How do I read it?	yanieto	Apr 8, 2008 16:28	4
Food Categories and Biomes The dietary section of the quiz ought to have more options as to how much of each category of food you eat and what sorts of food from that category you eat. For example I had to put down that I'm...	maggles517	Apr 9, 2008 12:45	17
What happened to the "what about other species" section? The old calculator had a section where you could consider how the global earth share changed if you actually set aside land for other species-- am I missing it, or has this been eliminated? If...	mills215	Apr 9, 2008 15:08	8
How Many Businesses Are Within Walking Distance of Your Home? Suggestion: Add this kind of information to things folks should consider area(s): How Many Businesses Are Within Walking Distance of Your Home? [from...	hellagetto	Apr 9, 2008 17:00	5
not so accurate footprint I don't eat fish, but that wasn't in the question/answer section, yet the footprint says like 24% for ocean. Our house was built in 1920, from wood but there isn't any asking about age of house,...	ajwyland	Apr 17, 2008 16:57	29
Improved Legibility For older people, please use dark colors instead of the yellow and light green you favor. The text is so good I hate to lose legibility by a technicality.	Robert Lane	Apr 17, 2008 21:50	1
Specific feedback Would it be possible when you are done with the quiz to receive feedback about which aspects of your life-style were the most harmful?	StoneyBird	Apr 18, 2008 11:40	19
Other languages coming soon Right now, the quiz is English only. However, it will be available in Spanish, Russian, French and Mandarin Chinese soon.	Wildjt11	Apr 20, 2008 13:57	2
Why footprint and biocapacity are so much bigger with this quiz For those of you familiar with the older version of this quiz, the new quiz incorporates scientific advancements in footprint science that have the effect of making both biological capacity and...	Wildjt11	Apr 20, 2008 14:01	0
Population reduction Didn't the old quiz have a concluding section on human population growth. I believe it showed how number of children per couple is exceedingly important - 3 child families 20 billion in 100 years,...	compassb	Apr 21, 2008 10:09	1
Large Foot Print My quiz foot print was 6.06. Proud of it. Earned it. Intend to enjoy it.	rafael1	Apr 22, 2008 15:34	1
List information needed before one takes the quiz I had to interrupt the quiz (going off line, rebooting web site) about 6 times to get information that I didn't know. A list of needed data before one enters the quiz would allow the taker to get...	Quaker5	Apr 24, 2008 13:01	0
Passive solar I noted that you had questions regarding solar panels, but nothing regarding passive solar technology (other than a generic question for "other green" building materials. For heating for an entire...	Kabiebayo	Apr 24, 2008 13:42	0
Drive time Ummm, nowhere on here is drivetime, do you carpool, do you WORK AT HOME like I do. This quiz without these options in it is very off as far as results go. No where in here could I put that my wife...	gilligan1967	May 1, 2008 18:45	0
"Country Average" is not accurate or even reachable with options given on quiz The country average for "My Good and Services Footprint" is lower than is even reachable with the quiz. This means that it is impossible to reach this number (or even come close) with your quiz....	dalmuti509	May 5, 2008 02:07	1
population Considering the mark each 1st-world consumer makes now the decision not to make more of them is the only good choice for the Earth. I won't bring an innocent kid into a world where my own species...	stuntcat	May 5, 2008 14:31	0
Living at College? How may I better calculate my carbon footprint if I live in a college residence hall? Due to this living situation, I do not live in an apartment, but nor do I live in my own home. Hence, I do not...	apalo01	May 6, 2008 12:20	1
How about human-powered transport and carbon prevention? I think that you should include human-powered means (ie skateboards and bicycles, even feet) in your means of transportation. I do not own a car and only occasionaly get rides with others when...	shantimikel	May 27, 2008 03:43	1
What about 2 wheelers as a mode of transportation? This is with reference to Question No: 9 - stimating the Carbon Footprint. Am from India, a country where a substantial number of population uses two wheelers as a mode of transport. How about...	ajith_sankar	May 27, 2008 11:09	0
Different countries and climate Some of the possible answers were too specific for colder regions - use of heating, for instance. Others have taken for granted services and goods that may not be available to all (not...	patriciapim	May 28, 2008 21:44	0
Business Index This index certianly provides a starting point for the individual that looking for ways to reduce their footprint. What about a business. Are there any such measures that can be used to measure...	StephenWoodgate	Jun 17, 2008 12:41	0
residence categories I live in a townhouse of 6 units in a row. I share the walls on 2 sides of my home and 3 units share attic. This should impact the footprint in several ways.	ldominy	Jun 17, 2008 12:47	0
Footprint for industry and hotles???? In this web site is not possible to calculate the foot print in hotels and industry... can i have the information for that??? Many thanks in advance Avelino Sousa (mr.)	vilapark	Jun 18, 2008 14:02	0
Personalised action plan? My footprint was still much too big even though I'm below the average on every count. I know I'm lower tham most on some counts and it would be really interesting to see where this quiz has...	goanna7	Jun 27, 2008 12:07	0
very not accurate footprint!!! lmao omg my footprint said that it would take over 5 billion earths for me and im not even kidding. this seriously ticks me off.	epsilon395	Jul 7, 2008 11:18	1
Why no question about how many kids I have? Isn't population control more important than paper or plastic? It's not so much your footprint, as how many sets of footprints you put on the earth. Am I missing something?	MarkMitchell	Jul 9, 2008 19:59	1
User Features I would like to see the footprint calculator being more transparent. It would be great to see the impact of specific variables, and the impact of changing particular variables in an easy manner....	tushar_toronto	Jul 14, 2008 15:19	0
Regarding Biome This section would require more information. For example, I am wondering how my impact has a 20% marine fisheries share if I am a vegan. Something I am doing may impact marine fisheries, but...	tushar_toronto	Jul 14, 2008 15:23	0
comparison to other calculators I hope that you do compare your calculator to the features of other calculators! Some do offer other variables, and allow back calculations that show the impact of changing a specific metric. ...	tushar_toronto	Jul 14, 2008 15:40	1
WHAT THE FUCK You damn bunch off hemp-clothing wearing hippies forgot about iceland!!! I can pick Angola, but i can't pick Iceland? Fuck you! I refuse to acknowlegde you or your dumbass hippie-quiz ...	Planetkiller	Sep 2, 2008 10:49	0
Bicycles, water and different styles of eating I ride a bike everywhere. that means I don't wash my car, everyday or once a year. I don't even own a car. I did this quiz twice, once for my lifestyle in my hometown. I don't even have running...	CBSaeji	Sep 8, 2008 12:43	0
A little deeper would help There is much involved in the evaluation of what we are doing right in the care of our world and where change needs to happen. I felt that the quiz is a bit superficial. My husband and I live...	AprilSerr	Sep 30, 2008 14:17	0
Making the quiz more accurate I wonder if you could have sites to the right of the question that the user could log into, to try and identify how many km travelled by air, just how big a garden of 250 m.square is or what is an...	debbiereid	Oct 17, 2008 23:55	0
improve accuracy, and make it simpler at the same time Most people can find out the exact amount of electricity, gas, and /or water they use each month, just by looking at the monthly bill. Some companies even show yearly averages, and this months use...	Biodieselhauling	Oct 24, 2008 12:43	3
Off grid rural dwellers I got told I am really high on the waste table, yet I have no washing machine, fridge, dishwasher, television, mains electric, mains water, mains gas, central heating. There is no allowance for...	phil.woodshed	Nov 5, 2008 00:19	0
pet footprint, etc. This might be a little silly, but you should account for pets, as well. For example, my folks have a huge fresh water fish tank, and I know that can't be good for their footprint. I also think...	kate.haralson	Nov 18, 2008 22:16	0
Landscaping footprint You have the option of choosing "drought-tolerant landscaping" which is very pertinent to where I live which is desert. However, I think that you might want to consider adding questions concerning...	doscactus	Nov 30, 2008 14:15	0
Donations and Investments I noticed that as you increase your income level, your footprint goes up. And I understand why it does this, because on average people who have more money consume more. However, there are many,...	Enviro85	Dec 12, 2008 15:21	0
Quiz needs questions about how many children you have and what kind of vehicle you drive. These are 2 really obvious variables that are missing from the quiz. Overpopulation is at the root of most of the problems, and kind of vehicle should be right there next to how many miles you drive.	Tom Trent	Dec 24, 2008 11:41	1
Not Working The quiz does not complete or let you finish No housing Or food Just the first...	Caracal Mage	Jan 20, 2009 19:05	1
I'm an Earth Hog So I use 6.5 earths. How would I have known? I look at my neighbors and think I am doing more than they are, so there must be alot of earth pigs out here. I just can't figure out how this can be...	TBergona	Jan 30, 2009 13:33	0
WHAT ABOUT ALTERATIVE FUELS??? hey I drive a waste vegi oil Mercedes.... I would love to be able to factor this in to my foot print. Is there another reduction I can make under emissions section which would be compensate?	tillia13	Jan 30, 2009 22:01	0
What a wonderful web site!!! Give me your thoughts on how amazing and helpful this site is...Any and all feedback is appreciated!	Saxman171	Feb 4, 2009 09:32	0
confused about acres vs. earths I've take another version of a carbon footprint quiz that was quite different, but referred me to this site for more information (it was authored by Ritik Dholakia and Mathis Wackernagel). I was...	Elizabeth	Feb 4, 2009 11:13	0
NO POSTER Please delete the option for a poster describing your ecological footprint. It wastes too much energy/resources. You can easily send a beautiful email accomplishing the same results.	jransom	Feb 4, 2009 23:34	0
energy and water consumption The test could do with annual energy and water consumption, especially since these are readily available to a lot of people.	granite	Feb 14, 2009 17:11	0
Should be able to list no car I don't drive or have a car but there is a section asking which car I drive. There should be a choice to say you don't have one - or least the ability to uncheck the default box. I assume being...	bunnyhugger1	Mar 4, 2009 22:59	0
Household Size We have two people living in our home. I noticed that if I redo the test with only one person in the household, then my footprint reduces by 20%. That can't be right. If you want to go the the...	markusrow	Mar 29, 2009 23:57	1
Creating Options for Non-American Lifestyles I live in America but don't live like most Americans. I'd like to see a quiz with another option added to each multiple choice for more extreme lifestyles. For example - My home doesn't have...	hennalion	Mar 31, 2009 12:22	0
One planet lifestyle? I just completed the quiz and found that if everyone lived like me we would need 1.89 earths. Now I "do my bit" but I am no zealot and I knowthere is more I can do (especially cutting down my...	PhillEvans	Apr 4, 2009 13:10	0
Missing some sources of energy for house heating Hello! I live in Sweden, and here it is common to heat the houses with energy from the ground, by drilling deep holes in the ground and circulating water through tubes down there, to get a...	sofialord	Apr 23, 2009 15:17	0
Easy Accuracy Fixes After taking the quiz I was disappointed that many of the efforts i undertake to reduce my impact were not factored into the quiz. Instead of making hundreds of choices so that everyone's efforts...	intmanofmre	Apr 24, 2009 15:06	0
Why everything is BIG in America????? We have BIG cars, BIG meals in restaurants, BIG homes, BIG vegetables (genetically modified) and of-course BIG people. Why do we have everything BIG in United States???? Please share your views...	aarora1s	Apr 28, 2009 13:16	1
a very helpful quiz Honestly, I enjoy taking this quiz. In my opinion, it is very helpful because it reminds me to the things I should continue doing such as saving energy, having good eating habit, recycling things,...	hungly75	Jun 1, 2009 02:23	0
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Electricity consumption missing Hi. I know that this test can't take all things into account, but I think that an electricity consumption question should be introduced. This question is fundamental because some people are very...	mattemod	Jul 9, 2009 00:13	0
Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas and Riparian Corridors Perhaps there should be a question about whether one's home is located in an environmentally sensitive habitat area or riparian corridor. It's and important biodiversity question. California has...	rbhines	Jul 10, 2009 01:35	0
Interesting paradox Just finished the quiz, and the sections on housing and spending habits intrigued me. People such as myself living in older homes often don't have the benefit of efficient heating systems,...	lonesalamander	Aug 8, 2009 06:10	0
Quiz not working When i start the quiz and enter the first page of information and click next, my internet explorer says the page cannot be found.	lloorriieell	Aug 25, 2009 20:27	0
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City Dwellers I think the quiz needs to be modified for city dwellers who do not have much of a choice in the way in which their housing is constructed and what heating is used. My building was built i believe...	mamacass	Sep 7, 2009 13:06	0
Coal Electricity vs. Nuclear Electricity You guys are utterly ignoring that coal power plants create far more emissions than nuclear power plants - factor that into the quiz! All of our power comes from a nuclear power plant - we...	Kentuckgator	Sep 14, 2009 15:24	0
Personal Change Hi, I am a grade 12 student and I had taken the Ecological Footprint quiz last week for my Environmental class. It has been a week ever since I learned about my “horrible” life-style, and...	Bill-Nye	Oct 15, 2009 21:33	0
Questions are too general!! for the Food Section, it only says what type of food, but doset ask the amout of food is having. People who eat more will have more footprint then who eat less. Some as the housing foodprint....	z325187	Oct 16, 2009 00:08	0
metric & non-availability i checked non-metric, and every question asked for metric measurements. i don't have a converter, so i've no idea what my footprint truly is. in a rural area options are limited, or...	seabreezecats	Oct 25, 2009 17:32	0
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What about those of us who walk to work every day? My carbon footprint was listed as almost the same as the average, but the quiz asked what kind of car I usually drive not how much I drive. I usually drive a minivan, but I don't drive every day. I...	rosene2	Oct 27, 2009 14:04	0
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