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Beyond Light Bulbs

March 18, 2008 – 9:12 am

How to Get Carbon-Free in 10 Years
by Brooke Jarvis and Doug Pibel
Meet the Joneses. They’re an average American family—Mom, Dad, one kid—who decide to be part of the climate solution. The Jones are just made-up, but this scenario shows that an average family can get carbon-free in 10 years, without turning their lives upside-down. A […]

By Francis Scudellari | Also posted in climate, green, lifestyle | Comments (0)

Carbon Footprint of Tap Water

August 4, 2007 – 3:46 am

by Matthew Sparkes, London, UK on 08. 2.07
Food & Health
TreeHugger
No, we’re not saying that water is something to avoid. But, out of curiosity, what is the carbon footprint of tap water? This was the question posed to the Guardian today by a reader, “Watching those pictures of water being pumped out of […]

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UK Government Unveil Definitive Footprint Calulator

June 21, 2007 – 10:55 am

TreeHuggerThere are hundreds of footprint calculators online, and that means that one can calculate hundreds of different totals. The UK Government has unveiled the calculator to rule them all, which makes use of their recognised data. It’s designed to cut through the confusion often caused when trying to discover a person’s footprint.
The site calculates a […]

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Is carbon offsetting the solution? (Or part of the problem?)

June 10, 2007 – 6:12 pm

In our effort to cut our carbon footprint, we in the developed world are planting trees in Africa to “off set” our emissions. Does this sound rational? Read the story of Mark Honigsbaum as he sets out to see for himself. Here is the article from The Observer Magazine

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