Carbon Footprints: Which is Worse?

Filed under: Climate Change
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As the world becomes more environmentally conscious, we’re all paying more attention to our carbon footprint. Measuring carbon footprints is complicated — different items are measured on different scales, and many of the measurements are based on research [...]

Filed under: News , Climate Change Sure, Mondays can be rough, but in generally it’s getting over “Hump Day” on Wednesday that (supposedly) gives most people trouble. And now it looks like you have one more thing to fret over: getting struck by lightning! Thomas Bell, from [...]

A rundown of carbon footprint tests

Filed under: Activism , Green by the Numbers Last week I posted about a carbon/ecological footprint quiz that some people found less than helpful. I was a fan because…

Are you a carborexic?

Filed under: Home , Kids and Parenting , Climate Change Are you a “carborexic”? According to Dr. Jack Hirschowitz, in a recent NY Times article, while there…

Filed under: Home , Kids and Parenting , Climate Change If you’re trying to rear children the eco-friendly way, there’s no doubt that you’ve examined your…

EDF issues the Carbon Offset List

Filed under: GreenTech , Alternative Energy , Climate Change We’d all (well, most of us) love to reduce our carbon footprint to zero, but sometimes you have to…




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