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FOOTPRINT METHODS AND ONGOING RESEARCH
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Topic	User	Date	Posts
Sustainabillity Thresholds One important topic is figuring out what "sustainable" levels of fishing, logging, grazing, and agriculture are at the global level in ways that map into footprint calculations. For example, a...	Wildjt11	Apr 8, 2008 17:27	1
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i think that living... I think that living the way i do, is not very good. it said i needed 700 earths foreveryone to live like mee. i love myself and the the way i liveand megan agol lives like me and...	tylerterry13	Jan 23, 2009 14:56	0
Easier to take, simpler to program, and more accurate, all at once Instead of estimating consumption via adjustments to the national average using a list of checkboxes (florescent lights? energy star?) why not have the option to simply put down your exact amount...	Biodieselhauling	Feb 4, 2009 16:31	1
ecofx.org shows how to estimate the ecological effects of a single product -- including the impact on natural habitat (in square • For example, to estimate the loss of natural habitat potential in square meters to make a product, multiply the kilograms of CO2 that are released to make the product by .8 (or 80%). [In...	greentopia	Jul 5, 2009 18:33	1
Multiple suggestions & questions 1. Does the number of people in your household (Q3) affect the footprint calculations?  If so, which ones—and how?  If not, why doesn’t it? If there are more people in a house,...	mikeleigh	Nov 13, 2009 13:50	0