Carbon Footprint

Usually, when people start talking about carbon footprints and the effect humans are having on the environment, there is a lot of shaking of heads in dismay and a lot of clucking of tongues. Ever since Al Gore's documentary film An Inconvenient Truth, carbon footprint has become a household phrase and a buzzword among politicians and lobbyists. It seems to be a concern that is at the forefront of most people's minds.

A carbon footprint is actually a subset of our overall ecological footprint. A carbon footprint has been described as the total set of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, event, or product. More specifically, it is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by an individual, organization, event, or production.

The main problem people run into when trying to reduce their carbon footprint is expense. Solar energy, wood pellets, and hybrid cars are not cheap. It has not been until just recently that people have been able to reduce their carbon footprint and still save some Presidential Flash Cards.

Bloggers speaking about the carbon footprint can be found at sites like mycarbonfootprint and ecovillagegreen.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Carbon Footprint”

• Amadeus to integrate ICAO carbon calculator

  
  Carbon Offsets Daily — Authority: 541
  | Sourced From Etravelblackboard.us | The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will now supply Amadeus with data from its Carbon Emissions Calculator following the signing of an agreement on Tuesday. Taking into account variables such as aircraft type, route specific data and cargo carried, the data ...
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• Green Up Your Turkey Day

  
  College Candy — Authority: 661
  With Thanksgiving around the corner, there is no doubt that most of us are more than ready for the holidays.  Although you’re taking a mental break from school, be sure to stay mindful when it comes to your environmental impact. There are some easy ways to stay green over the holidays without having to ruin your ...
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• With tax break, a big carbon footprint

  
  Carbon Offsets Daily — Authority: 541
  | Sourced From Boston.com | ENVIRONMENTALISTS who are worried about global warming should pay attention to the congressional debate about extending the home buyers tax credit. Federal tax policies toward housing have long encouraged Americans to emit more carbon. President Obama could do the country, and the ...
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• ECOAID™ leads in green education with new carbon professional school

  
  Fast Press Releaser — Authority: 140
  Leading Carbon Neutral Certification Company Launches Green Education Program for Individuals Business and Organization Focusing Carbon Neutrality and Sustainability.Related posts: Minister for Education and Science launches unique Burren heritage education project Funding For Killaloe Primary School School Ad ...
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• Carbon Footprints: Ditch the dog, get a Hummer H2, save the planet?

  
  Autoblog — Authority: 787
  Filed under: SUV , Etc. If you dont like dogs, theres now a new reason to continue avoiding canis domesticus . New Zealanders Robert and Brenda Vale have put forth the hypothesis that the care and feeding of a pooch is more environmentally harmful than rolling in a Toyota Land Cruiser. Those shifty, ...
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• First Large-scale ‘Living Building’ to be Constructed

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 620
  The Oregon Sustainability Center, which is being called the first large-scale “living building,” is projected to have a zero carbon footprint.The 12-story building, to be built in Portland, will generate its own energy on-site using solar photovoltaics and goethermal energy. The building is adjacent to Portland ...
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• Environment Agency wants individual carbon rationing

  
  TECH.BLORGE.com — Authority: 566
  Carbon emissions and carbon footprints have been in the news a lot over the past few years. But while politicians and celebrities have taken up the cause of reducing these, it hasn’t really [...]
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• Will "Green Religion" Save Us or Sink Us?

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 721
  Image credit: Saint Julia of Corsica, found on DeaconLaz.org (artist unknown)When I posed the question of whether leading by green example can be passive aggressive preaching , I was surprised when commenter Joey claimed that I had eluded that I was a "member of a religion." To me environmentalism is anything but ...
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• Toward the Sentient City: The Future of the Outernet and How to Imagine it?

  
  UgoTrade — Authority: 542
  Amphibious Architecture – “submerges ubiquitous computing into the water—that 90% of the Earth’s inhabitable volume that envelops New York City but remains under-explored and under-engaged.” Toward the Sentient City , brought “architects and urban designers into a conversation that until now has ...
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• Living Without Money: Self-Sustainability in Britain

  
  State of Affairs — Authority: 417
  One of the fundamental criticisms of my generation is that we don’t understand the value of money, and I suppose that’s probably a fair statement. All around me I see my contemporaries leaping gleefully onto each and every techno-gadget bandwagon that trundles by our metaphorical front doors; regardless of price, ...
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• Carbon Trading Scams – Who are you paying to reduce your footprint?

  
  The Chic Ecologist — Authority: 114
  Ever bought a plane ticket and seen the little banner that says ‘offset your carbon emissions here’, or seen a company claim to be ‘carbon neutral’? More often than not, they are buying carbon credits.Carbon footprints are all the rage right now, so much so that a whole new industry is being built on carbon ...
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• The Negative Effects of Vehicle Emissions and 1 Way You Can Help

  
  EbioAnt — Authority: 144
  By Karen M. Williams Vehicle emissions produce harmful gases! What harm do they actually do to people and the environment? The main harmful gases that could cause your vehicle to fail an emissions test are: carbon monoxide(CO), hydrocarbons(HC), and oxides of nitrogen(NOX). Carbon Monoxide restricts oxygen ...
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• First All-Hybrid FedEx Facility Established

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 620
  The Bronx, New York, operation of FedEx will become the company’s first to exclusively use hybrid delivery vans. The addition of 51 new delivery vehicles brings the facility’s total to about 100 hybrid trucks.After the new vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corp. are added, FedEx’s hybrid fleet will total 325 ...
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• Campbell aims to reduce its carbon footprint during next 10 years

  
  Carbon Offsets Daily — Authority: 541
  | Sourced From Mercurynews.com | A report on greenhouse gas emissions shows that the city of Campbell should aim to reduce emissions by 15 percent to 25 percent less than 2005 levels by the year 2020. The report comes as part of a series of milestones the city intends to achieve in order to reduce its carbon ...
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• Cut carbon for just $2

  
  Carbon Offsets Daily — Authority: 541
  | Sourced From Smh.com.au | If laptop users were willing to pay an extra $2 to upgrade their power-supply units, the world could save more than 200 million tonnes of carbon a year, according to a leading component supplier in Taiwan. Delta Electronics, which makes more than half of the boxes at the end of the ...
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• Which Halloween Ghoul Is The Most Eco-Friendly???

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 736
  Which Halloween monster has the smallest carbon footprint? Lets find out!
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• Liquid Granite: Building Material Of The Future Unveiled

  
  Innovation Toronto — Authority: 437
  Image via Wikipedia Scientists have developed a new building material that is fire resistant to temperatures in excess of 1100 degrees Celsius, is made largely from recycled material and is as versatile as concrete. Liquid Granite offers a real breakthrough in reducing fire risk in buildings as, unlike ...
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• First-of-its-Kind Refrigerated Rail Expedition Cuts Carbon

  
  Carbon Offsets Daily — Authority: 541
  | Sourced From Treehugger.com | Hybrid trucks may cut carbon, and even slowing down road freight may save gas, but truckers still have a long way to go before they can beat the efficiencies offered by rail. But road freight does have its place—perhaps most notably in allowing perishable goods to be transported ...
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• YouTube video sinks Turnbull minder

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 431
  A media minder for Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has reportedly quit his job after being linked to an online bout of Liberal factional warfare. The video parodies Liberal MP Alex Hawke by portraying him as an enraged Adolf Hitler, echoing a YouTube trend of dubbing Hitler biopic Downfall with fake ...
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• Is Asia Taking Corporate Social Responsibility Seriously?

  
  Features — Authority: 124
  By Chris Tobias Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a critical issue across Asia. From local companies to multi-national conglomerates, how successfully business interacts with its environs and community is of supreme importance. The recent CSR-Asia Conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia gave some ...
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