carbon footprint

By Gawky Green @ twogirlsgogreen.blogspot.com » read more

A recent experiment has shown people are more likely to take green actions when they believe others are taking these measures as well. This study, which will be published in the October issue of the Journal of Consumer Research, tested hotel guests' willingness to reuse their bath towels.

As all you green people know, using your hotel bath towels once and then leaving them to be washed is a big waste of resources like water and electricity. Just because it seems like a clean new towel appears like magic doesn't mean that it is magic. » read more

Environmentalists are often called Tree-Huggers.  Sometimes it's not meant to be a compliment, but I always take it to be one.  I love trees and I'm not ashamed to hug them. In public.  I'm all about Tree Public Displays of Affection...TPDA for short.
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Our carbon footprint is the direct effect our actions and lifestyle have on the environment in terms of carbon dioxide emissions. Co2 increases greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. We all contribute to global warming every day. » read more

It used to be that you could pretty much tell who was likely to be concerned with environmental issues just by looking at them.  Not so anymore.  I have just spent the last two days literally talking with thousands of people at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and I am not seeing any real pattern.  Old folks, youngsters, and those in between all seem to understand that they need to cut their carbon footprints.  We are spending the week launching the Bonnaroo Carbon Shredders.  To learn more about what we are doing visit: » read more

Hey everybody! Have you seen our new CO2 Footprint Calculator yet? It's a really great way to see your current carbon footprint and to track your progress in the future. If you want to get greener in your personal habits, it helps to know where you'rte starting from, right? So check it out! The calculator will score you on a scale of one to ten, but in case you're wondering how you stack up to the average, see the following figures. » read more

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Roughly 10 months ago Gregor Barnum from Seventh Generation (www.seventhgeneration.com), Jasna Brown from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (www.greenmountaincoffee.com) and I (Bob Ferris from Yestermorrow Design/Build School--www.yestermorrow.org) met with the idea of starting a movement based loosely on David Gershon's Low Carbon Diet Book (see Green Tips). We started small with really dedicated individuals in our home valley in Vermont. Out of this came the Mad River Carbon Shredders (http://greenopolis.com/partnerships/carbon-shredders). » read more

Hey everybody! Here's this week's 'Ask Liv' question:

Hello! I was wondering, does smoking cigarettes or cigars harm the
environment in any way? Is it adding to our air pollution? Are they
actually biodegradable? Thanks.

Good question! You're not the first person to wonder about this. A quick Google search will show that a lot of people are curious about this same issue. I'll try to shed a little light on the situation. » read more