The Carbon Trust, an organisation in the United Kingdom, helps to give information about you’re carbon footprint. It defines it as “the total set of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, or a product such boiler in your home”. Fossil fuels are one of the contributors to green houses gases. Every time you use energy from fuels such as coal and oil, you are contributing to your own carbon footprint. These carbon emissions contribute to the thinning of our planet’s atmosphere.
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Understanding My Carbon Footprint
Posted by Ian Richardson on February 16th, 2011
Posted in Climate Change 
Tags: carbon footprint, climate change, energy, Environment, green, renewable energy 
No Comments »Murray Circle: Marin’s Only Michelin Restaurant
Posted by Gary Diedrichs on October 11th, 2010
Everyone knows San Francisco’s Bay Area is a foodie heaven. But even here, Murray Circle is unique, an extraordinary green restaurant in Marin County’s historic and beautiful Sausalito.
Make Your Own DIY Solar Panels And Save!
Posted by Jon Elsdon on October 2nd, 2010
The idea of using solar energy to supply your homes power needs isn’t a particularly new concept. There are now a large number of DIY solar electricity guides available online that promise to slash your current energy bills and help the environment.