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In the last week or two I came across a number of interesting energy-related resources, blogs, websites, and talks that I wanted to share.
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Did you ever wonder what reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 1 million metric tons means in everyday terms? The EPA's can help you understand just that.
It can be difficult to visualize what a "metric ton of carbon dioxide" really is. This calculator will translate rather difficult to understand statements into more commonplace terms, such as "is
equivalent to avoiding the carbon dioxide emissions of X number of cars annually."
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Here are a few tips to help reduce your carbon footprint:
- If you are going to drink wine anyway, consider drinking one of Far Niente's varietals. They've (PDF of SF Chronicle article) that results in a net-zero energy bill and offsets a large percentage of their CO2 emissions
- When flying, which we know is one of the worst activities from a carbon standpoint, you can at least connect through Denver International, which just (PDF of Sharp Energy press release).
