VOLUME 1, ISSUE 6   Contents   Cardiff Footprint Study Supports Sustainable Planning and Practices   More Awards for Footprinting   Footprinting Goes 'Mainstream!'   Scientific American Grapples with Ecological Limits   Science Article Shows Conversion of Land is Undermining Ecosystems   "Ten In Ten Campaign" Update   Sienna: Accounting for a Small Planet, June 14-17, 2006   The Ecological Footprint of Nuclear Energy   Issue Home     Tell a Friend   Subscribe     Learn More   Donate Now Upcoming Events About Us Ecological Footprint     About the Global Footprint Network   Our mission is to promote a sustainable economy by advancing the Ecological Footprint, a measurement tool that makes the reality of planetary limits relevant to decision-makers.   Learn More   Footprinting Goes 'Mainstream!'   Global Footprint Network and the Ecological Footprint were featured on a new TV series called 30 Days. Producer Morgan Spurlock modeled 30 Days (aired on FX, the Fox Affiliate) after his film Super Size Me. In the TV series, Americans spend 30 days living in someone else's shoes. In a recent episode entitled "Off the Grid," an average New Jersey couple (with a typically large American Ecological Footprint) are challenged to live in an eco-village for a month.   --------------------- Global Footprint Network partner Jamie Cloud of The Cloud Institute assists Spurlock in measuring the pair's Ecological Footprint both prior to their journey to the eco-village, then again at the end of the month. The couple was challenged to grow their own food, drive a bio-diesel car, and use only solar energy. The experience transformed them and their Footprints, inspiring daily habits that will hopefully last a lifetime.