How big is YOUR carbon footprint?

As I am interested in finding out whether eco-living is merely a trend, or rather a lifestyle, I decided to calculate my carbon footprint. I wanted to see how I sized up to the 'average greenhouse gas emitting American', and was surprised to find that I am actually below..substantially below. Which initially made me happy; however, just how correct are carbon footprint calculators? (Probably not the most accurate, but they're just giving you a generalization--which is still better than not having a clue.

It turns out that my carbon footprint is 16 tons of CO2/year, which is better than the United States' national average of 27 tons of CO2/year, but still much worse than the global average of just 5.5 tons of CO2/year. So, if you think about it..it's a little sickening. US citizens are each consuming, on average, 27 tons of CO2/year, and yet the global average is still so low--which means that a substantial amount of people in various countries have about no carbon footprint. And, despite the fact that our nation is so developed, and we rely on tons of energy every day, it's still disturbing..haven't we yet 'developed' a way to clean up our act even a little bit--especially when our Canadian counterparts (who are just as developed) are using only 9.8 tons of CO2/year (per individual).

Zerofootprint is a company based in Canada, dedicated to helping people reduce their carbon footprints. This website is where I calculated my 'general' carbon footprint. Check it out..how do you size up?