I remember the moment I became a mother. It was like lightening and thunder inside my body, and then, suddenly and unexpectedly, a delightful soft and smooth swoosh. And there she was. Like every mother, I wanted my child to be happy. That was 24 years ago, and instinctively, I knew that happiness was more than just a feeling, but I was not entirely clear what else it was. The Ecological Footprint for USA from the Global Footprint Network I did know it had something to do with our tie to the planet. It seemed so unfair to me that the ecological footprint of the average American was seven...