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compare the ecological effects of consumer and business products, services and choices


_________________ categories _________________
Category:Products   •   Category:Services   •   Raw_Materials   •   Category:Choices

______________ matrixes ______________
Airline flights   •   Automobile   •   Beef   •   Beer   •   Chicken   •   Clothes dryer   •   Clothes line   •   Dairy products   •   Dress   •   Egg (food)   •   Fish   •   Fruits   •   Jacket   •   Juice   •   Junk mail   •   Laundry detergent   •   Magazine   •   Paper coffee cup   •   T-shirt   •   Shoe   •   Trousers/Pants   •   Vegetables   •  

__________ formulas __________
Habitat, Life, Extinction Formulas v2

• Explore ecofx wiki to find out how much natural habitat for one year (in square meters and feet) and plant and animal life potential for one year (in kilograms and pounds) is affected by a consumer product or service. There is also carbon footprint, extinction trigger and ecomedia to check out. Make eco smart choices for the biosphere using the matrixes, formulas and other goodies.

• If a product does not have a ecofx matrix yet, make one by using the formulas. Then add your matrix here on the ecofx wiki. Edit and expand other matrixes too. Request a user and editor account via emaiI

• Write or copy one or more sentences about the ecofx of a product and share it with others -- via facebook, bulletin boards, other wikis and your own ecomedia. Link back to the product's matrix.

• Envision a tale or story about the positive effects on a life by not purchasing a product, or the negative effects of purchasing a product. Blog your ecofx tale, then add a link in the ecomedia section at the bottom of a relevant ecofx wiki article. Writers, artists, musicians and media makers are invited to add their ecofx tales as well. Request a user account via emaiI.

• The ecofx dance is a way to use ecofx stats to thank your friends for taking environmental actions that help save habitat potential.

* a multi product matrix example *
____ environmental impact of four consumer products ____
Estimated carbon footprint, loss of natural habitat potential for one year, loss of plant and animal life potential for one year, and extinction potential from producing, packaging, shipping and using a product.
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+ Except for CO2 emissions, estimates are based on Habitat, Life, Extinction Formulas v2 via ecofx.org. +
Estimates do not include the possible long-term ecological effects of climate change and persistent toxins.
Formulas use "human appropriated net primary production (HANPP)" to "CO2 emissions" correlation.
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1 kg(kilogram) = 2.2 lb(pounds)   1 m2(square meter) = 10.8 ft2(square feet)
1 km(kilometers) = .62 mi(miles)   1 liter = .26 gallons

Dress (strappy)

CO2 from 'patagonia.com/ web/ us/ footprint' for their Vitaliti dress #ref1		 Product materials.
61% org cotton, 30% recycled polyester, 9% spandex
.28 kg
.63 lb		 CO2 emissions to make this product.
14 kg
31 lb		 Loss of natural habitat potential for one year to make this product.
10.8 m2
116.4 ft2		 Loss of plant and animal life potential for one year (in natural habitat) to make this product.
33.6 kg
73.9 lb		 How many of this product (if made) to trigger 1 potential species extinction.
13.9 million
Jacket/Shell combo made with Polartec and fleece

CO2 from 'patagonia.com/ web/ us/ footprint' for their Talus jacket #ref1		 Product materials.
Polyester, nylon
.64 kg
1.4 lb		 CO2 emissions to make this product.
30 kg
66 lb		 Loss of natural habitat potential potential for one year to make this product.
23 m2
249 ft2		 Loss of plant and animal life potential potential for one year (in natural habitat) to make this product.
72 kg
158 lb		 How many of this product (if made) to trigger 1 potential species extinction.
6.5 million
4Runner Toyota

16 mpg / CO2 data from Toyota 120,000 miles lifetime #ref1		 Product materials.
Steel, aluminum, plastic, copper, etc.		 CO2 released in the lifetime of this product.
118 tons
260,000 lb		 Loss of natural habitat potential potential for one year in the lifetime of this product.
91,000 m2
981,000 ft2		 Loss of plant and animal life potential potential for one year (in natural habitat) in the lifetime of this product.
283 tons
623,000 lb		 How many of this product (if made) to trigger 1 potential species extinction.
1,652
Prius Toyota

46 mpg / CO2 data from Toyota 120,000 miles lifetime #ref1		 Product materials.
Steel, aluminum, plastic, copper, etc.		 CO2 released in the lifetime of this product.
44 tons
96,800 lb		 Loss of natural habitat potential potential for one year in the lifetime of this product.
33,900 m2
365,900 ft2		 Loss of plant and animal life potential potential for one year (in natural habitat) in the lifetime of this product.
105 tons
232,000 lb		 How many of this product (if made) to trigger 1 potential species extinction.
4,400

References

1. Six Products, Six Carbon Footprints http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122304950601802565.html Wall Street Journal

Ecomedia

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