http://community.active.com/blogs/protectyourplayground Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:03:41 GMT Jive SBS 3.0.8 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2008-10-01T17:03:41Z http://community.active.com/blogs/protectyourplayground/2008/10/01/whats-your-impact <!-- [DocumentBodyStart:2cede040-06c1-4a7a-8b2b-86a3dfb5d117] --><div class='jive-rendered-content'><p>Let's get this thing started!</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>So we all think it's good to go green and become more environmentally conscious, right? But how can we improve if we don't know what we're doing wrong? </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>I think the first step is finding out your impact.&nbsp; According to <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.climatecrisis.net">http://www.climatecrisis.net</a>, the average person produces 7.5 tons of carbon dioxide each year.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Use this <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/carboncalculator/">carbon calculator</a> to estimate how much do you produce.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>I produce roughly 6.3 tons per year, which is smaller than average. But there's still work to do. None of my electricity comes from clean, renewable sources such as solar and wind.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>How about you?? </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:2cede040-06c1-4a7a-8b2b-86a3dfb5d117] --> green protect-your-playground carbon-footprint impact Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:14:19 GMT Active Giselle http://community.active.com/blogs/protectyourplayground/2008/10/01/whats-your-impact 2008-10-01T17:14:19Z 1 year, 1 month ago 0 http://community.active.com/blogs/protectyourplayground/comment/whats-your-impact http://community.active.com/blogs/protectyourplayground/feeds/comments?blogPost=10407