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Happy Earth Day!
Apr. 22nd, 2007 10:15 amHere's how I've spent mine so far:
1. Went to the Carbon Calculator and worked out my average for the year which worked out to 4.75 tons. It might be below average, but it's still a helluva lot.
2. Went to Native Energy and invested in the 50/50 blend farm methane and wind energy projects to offset my carbon usage.
3. Then went to My Carbon Footprint to get more information on what I could do to lower my footprint even further. Found out some incredibly interesting things:
*Let hot food cool down to room temperature before putting it in the fridge and save about 6 kg CO2 per year.
*Reduce the temperature of your home by just 1°C and save up to 300 kg CO2 per household and year.
*Boil just enough water for your hot drink and save about 25 kg CO2 per year. If all Europeans boiled just the water they needed, thus avoiding 1 litre of unnecessarily boiled water per day, the energy saved could power one third of Europe’s streetlights. [Editor's note: This figure just blew me away]
*Use a reusable bag each time you go shopping and save about 8 kg CO2 per year. [Editor's note: How cool is that?]
4. Checked out Cool Driver and Ben and Jerry's Lick Global Warming campaign, both of which are really cool and easy ways to help the environment.
So how have you spent your Earth Day so far?
1. Went to the Carbon Calculator and worked out my average for the year which worked out to 4.75 tons. It might be below average, but it's still a helluva lot.
2. Went to Native Energy and invested in the 50/50 blend farm methane and wind energy projects to offset my carbon usage.
3. Then went to My Carbon Footprint to get more information on what I could do to lower my footprint even further. Found out some incredibly interesting things:
*Let hot food cool down to room temperature before putting it in the fridge and save about 6 kg CO2 per year.
*Reduce the temperature of your home by just 1°C and save up to 300 kg CO2 per household and year.
*Boil just enough water for your hot drink and save about 25 kg CO2 per year. If all Europeans boiled just the water they needed, thus avoiding 1 litre of unnecessarily boiled water per day, the energy saved could power one third of Europe’s streetlights. [Editor's note: This figure just blew me away]
*Use a reusable bag each time you go shopping and save about 8 kg CO2 per year. [Editor's note: How cool is that?]
4. Checked out Cool Driver and Ben and Jerry's Lick Global Warming campaign, both of which are really cool and easy ways to help the environment.
So how have you spent your Earth Day so far?
