Tag: carbon calculator
Could You Live Off the Grid?
Written by Randy Swaty | December 1st, 2011
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Living off the grid seems impossible, but our ecologist is inspired by a canoe builder to make some changes—starting with the food his family eats.
Ten Things You Didn’t Know Came From the Ocean
Written by Kerry Crisley | June 7th, 2011
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You probably guessed from the picture that ice cream is on the list, but the other 9 might still surprise you. In honor of World Oceans Day, here are 10 things you didn’t know came from the ocean.
It’s Blog Action Day…to Stop Climate Change!
Written by Bob Lalasz | October 15th, 2009
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Hey, Mr. and Ms. Cool, Green and Scientific — it’s Blog Action Day! Thousands of bloggers are blogging against climate change today…including Cool Green Science! (Find out more in the video above.) What can you do RIGHT NOW to help slow climate change? Try these Nature Conservancy action items for starters: Use our Planet Change [...]
Children and Their Carbon Legacy: A Way to be an Eco-Hero?
Written by Peter Kareiva | March 11th, 2009
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There are carbon calculators galore on the web — including The Nature Conservancy’s very own. These calculators allow you to figure out how your activities and lifestyle contribute to the carbon emissions that are responsible for the climate disruption the world now faces. Rarely, however, does one see any discussion of what population growth means [...]
