13-01-19: Brad Blanton: Consumption & Procreation Footprint

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SHARP PP4PP PO Box 5042 George East, 6539 Tel: (044) 870 7239 Cel: (071) 170 1954 19 January 2013 Dr. Brad Blanton Radical Honesty

Brad Blanton’s Consumption & Procreation Footprint: Consumption: 85.18 gha, Procreation Factor: 120. Total footprint: 10,221.6 gha. If everyone consumed & procreated like Brad Blanton we would need 650 earths. Tentative conclusion: Consumption Footprint: 85.18 gha Using Myfootprint.org quiz, as documented below your consumption footprint is 85.18 global hectares (gha)1. If accurate, then if everyone on planet earth consumed like you, but bred no children, we would need 5.42 earths. Procreation Footprint Factor: 120 You have six children. Your procreation footprint factor is 6 x 20* = 120. [Each Child increases a parents footprint by factor of 202] Net Consumption & Procreation Footprint: 10,221.6 gha Consumption (85.18) x Procreation (120) = Net Footprint of 10,221.6 gha. (102,21 km² or 39,46 sq mi) If accurate, if everyone consumed and procreated like you, we would need 650 earths.

Brad Blanton Tentative Consumption Test from MyFootprint.org: 1.

Country: United States of America

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Measurements: Metric

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People Living in your Household: 3

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Annual household income in US Dollars: 30,000 – 59,0003

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Size of Home: 50 - 100 square meters or less (apartment or studio)4

http://myfootprint.org/en/your_results/?id=2532846 Each child increases a parents footprint by a factor of 20 (Murtaugh Paul, 31 July 2009; Family Planning: A Major Environmental Emphasis, University of Oregon http://in-gods-name.blogspot.com/2012/12/every-child-increases-ecofootprint-by.html 3 $29,000 or less || $30,000 - $59,000 || $60,000 - $89,000 || $90,000 - $119,000 || $120,000 or more 4 50 - 100 square meters or less (apartment or studio) || 100 - 150 square meters (small home, approximately 2-3 bedrooms) || 150 - 200 square meters (average home, approximately 3 bedrooms) || 200 - 250 square meters (large home, approximately 4 bedrooms) || 250 square meters or larger (very large home) 1 2


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