From a letter to the editor of The Capital Times by Hans Noeldner:
What is your environmental "footprint" on Earth? You can find calculators online and worksheets in study guides, but there is a far more direct way to comprehend it: Just look at what is below you during your day.
Do you see your feet striding through the grasses of a meadow, or wending their way along a woodland trail, or pacing rows of crops in a farm field?
Do you see the floor of a building? Is the building yours alone, or do you share it with others? Does it rise upward with multiple stories to minimize the area of Earth that is denied natural life by its foundation? Or does it sprawl laterally to suffocate a square foot of soil for every square foot of interior space?
Do you see a sidewalk or a bike path? Are you alone or amid a bustling throng? Will 50 paces bring you to your next destination? Will 100 revolutions of the pedals fetch you home?
Do you see the footrest of a bus or train? Are the other seats mostly full or mostly empty? How many miles of track or lane do you travel on your daily and weekly errands?
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