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What's your impact on the planet? Find out with the newly redesigned Ecological Footprint Quiz.
The new Quiz is based on the most up-to-date Footprint science available. As you take the Quiz, you'll learn about the benefits of sustainable choices, find links to organizations doing important sustainability work, and have an opportunity to engage in discussion in the Footprint Forum.
Find out how big your ecological footprint is.
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Under a cap-and-trade system, should pollution permits be given away or sold at auction? Redefining Progress Executive Director James Barrett has written an issue brief, "The True Cost of Free Pollution Permits," outlining how giving polluters the right to pollute for free is bad for the economy, bad for equity, and ultimately bad for the environment.
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In WorldWatch Institute's well-respected State of the World 2008, John Talberth, the director of RP's Sustainability Indicators program, contributes a report that explores alternatives to the GDP. These alternatives, such as the Genuine Progress Indicator, are a more true measure of progress and innovation.
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