carbon footprint
Turn Green into Gold April 14th, 2008
New Website Offers Most Generous Rewards Program for Greener Living
The new EcoPerks experience (www.EcoPerks.com) officially launches in Beta today offering simple ways to live a more carbon neutral lifestyle while earning EcoPoints to be used toward valuable rewards. This exciting online platform is a...more
Prince Charles Is Not What He Seems March 27th, 2008
How the Royal Family Reduces Its Carbon Footprint
Prince Charles channels Star Trek in an effort to raise awareness about global warming. Want to see more Celebrity Dirt videos on your favorite clean, green stars? Click here See more cool RiverWired videos on a wide...more
Organic Ketchup--Not What It Seems March 25th, 2008
Where Does Your Ketchup Come From?
Growing up, ketchup (catsup, whatever) was one of my favorite foods. I put it on everything—broccoli, baked potatoes, fries (of course), everything, that is, except scrambled eggs. When I spent a semester in Spain, my roommates...more
Airline wastes 22K gallons of fuel to fly 5 passengers March 6th, 2008
Corporate bad behavior
A major airline is under fire from environmentalists for flying an aircraft across the Atlantic with only five passengers on board. The flight from Chicago to London meant that the plane, a Boeing 777, used 22,000...more
Carbon Footprints March 3rd, 2008
Learn about carbon footprints and then calculate your own
The Ethicurean had an interesting blog post, Thinking About Carbon "Foodprints" on March 2nd about a recent New Yorker article that explores the topic. The basic problem: how we make and get our food produces...more
What Exactly is a Carbon Footprint? February 29th, 2008
And how do we put a price on carbon emissions?
This is a really interesting article by Michael Specter in a recent New Yorker about how difficult it is to really quantify the actual carbon footprint of products because there is no current standard for...more
Footprint Chronicles from Patagonia February 28th, 2008
How Green is Your Clothing?
Yesterday, I was given a pair of serenity pants from Patagonia as a gift. To my delight in reading the label, was the environmentally friendly “e” logo, explaining the organic cotton used to make the...more
MPGs and Model Ts January 23rd, 2008
The Importance of Being Fuel Efficient
Would you like to know the carbon footprint of your new Cadillac Escalade? I bet you wouldn’t. Nope, if you drive one of those you don’t really care about MPGs or pollution. I’m sure you’re...more
The Quest For The Perfect Carbon Calculator January 15th, 2008
Ok, so let’s say I’m an average dude with a penchant for saving the environment. I know I want to reduce my carbon footprint, and I know that there are a wealth of carbon calculators...more
