Carbon Footprint

Giving Thanks Sustainably

Meghan Carbon Footprint, Environment, Food, Sustainability November 22, 2019November 22, 2019Carbon Footprint, composting, ecofriendly travel, emissions, Environment, Environmental sustainability, family, feast, food waste, holidays, leftovers, Plastic waste, Sustainability, Thanksgiving, Travel, turkey, Zero Waste

Fall leaves on a table with berries and a glass lantern. Handwritten text, give thanks.

Thanksgiving is fast approaching in the United States and it’s time to think roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, family, football, food comas and over 293 million dollars of food waste

The Carbon Footprint of Your Entertainment! Part I – Movies, Television & The Stage

Ben Carbon Footprint, Entertainment, Sustainability November 19, 2019November 16, 2019Broadway, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Entertainment, Global Warming, Movies, Shows, Streaming, Sustainability, Television

For anyone trying to live a sustainable lifestyle, most of your daily thinking goes into what reductions you can make to your food and home energy. But have you ever considered the Carbon Footprint of your entertainment?

What if we could catch all this carbon?

Dan Carbon Footprint, Carbon Sequestration, Forests November 8, 2019July 29, 2020afforestation, carbon capture, carbon dioxide ppm, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Engineering (Company), Carbon Sequestration, Deforestation, reforestation

Emissions from industry, in a foggy landscape

The most recent measurement of the concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere was 409.52 parts per million (ppm). Given how carbon levels fluctuate, the concentration has been as high as 415 ppm. But leave no

What’s your city’s Clean Energy ranking?

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Usage November 5, 2019November 5, 2019ACEEE, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Carbon Neutral, Clean Energy Scorecard, GHG emissions, Share bikes

Most of us like to get a good report card. Many of us have a competitive streak. And lots of us are looking for ways to be more energy efficient in an effort to live our most

How will we get around without fossil fuels?

Eric Carbon Footprint, Emissions, Energy Footprint, Transportation November 1, 2019July 29, 2020air travel, Electric Aircraft, Electric bikes, Electric buses, Electric scooters, Electric trains, Electric Vehicles, Green Highways, Hyperloop, maglev train, solar planes

Blurred lights of heavy traffic at night in a city

Transportation has been around since the dawn of man. Over time it has grown and changed until what we have today with cars, buses, and planes. While these forms of transportation speed up our daily lives and

10 years of Global Climate Action

Dan Carbon Footprint, Current Events, Fossil Fuels, Youth October 25, 2019February 22, 2024Climate crisis, climate justice, Fridays for Future, Global Climate Strike, greta thunberg, Indigenous, Jamie Margolin, Keystone XL Pipeline, Sunrise Movement, Tokata Iron Eyes, Zero Hour

The International Day of Climate Action occurred on October 24th 2009, and was organized by 350.org. It was the first event of its kind, to mobilize individuals through coordinated efforts throughout the world. But it wasn’t the

Coffee, K-Cups & Sustainability

Ben Carbon Footprint, Sustainability, YouTube Channel October 24, 2019September 3, 2021americano, cappuccino, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, coffee, espresso, flat white, Global Warming, K-Cups, latte, long black, macchiato, mochaccino, Sustainability

We live in a world where we can have our coffee any way we want it, so why not have it sustainably? Lexi takes a look at our beloved daily stimulant and the sustainability of the convenient K-Cup. Did you know that it takes a whopping 37 gallons of water to ultimately produce one cup of coffee?

Trump’s Wall

Ben Carbon Footprint, YouTube Channel September 23, 2019September 24, 2019Border Wall, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, Global Warming, Sustainability, Trump's Wall

Sustainability on a Shoestring: Part 2

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Energy Usage, Sustainability September 13, 2019September 24, 2019Beeswax wraps, Clean Fifteen, Dirty Dozen, energy efficiency, glass containers, mason jars, plant based wraps, saving energy, saving money, seasonal produce, silicone sealable bags, silisone food covers, vote

As promised, here’s the second piece to get you moving along the path of sustainable living, while minding what you spend. I hope you got some useful tips from earlier in the week on personal care and

How to live Carbon Neutral

Ben Carbon Footprint, Carbon Neutral, Sustainability September 6, 2019September 3, 2019Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Neutral, Carbon Offsetting, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, Environment, Sustainability

Our journey to sustainability is full of challenges, excitement, stumbles and successes. Not everyone follows the same path but the goal is the same: to become Carbon Neutral. There are several variations on the definition, but essentially