Actions that you can take
- What You Can Do. From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)This website has actions you can take to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions - At Home, At the Office, On the Road, and At School.
- What You Can Do - Go Carbon Neutral. From the David Suzuki Foundation.Go carbon neutral by using carbon offsets.
- An Energy Diet for Power-Hungry Household PCsFrom the New York Times. By Steve Lohr. Published August 6, 2008. A group, including Microsoft, has launched an initiative to distribute free software to personal computer owners to help them save on energy costs.
Consider Possible Solutions
- 10 Solutions for Climate ChangeFrom SciAm.com (November 26, 2007) are some suggestions to personally avoid contributing to global warming.
Keep a Phenological Diary
- Project BudburstAt this website you can volunteer to record the way native plants are responding to climate change. Click on the section labeled "Participate."
How Much Carbon Do You Contribute?
Try the CoolClimate Carbon Footprint Calculator to determine where you can reduce your Carbon Footprint. This calculator was developed by researchers at the Berkeley Institue of the Environment at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Be an EcoDriver!
Visit Ecodriving.org for tips to reduce your fuel consumption. For more information see the following WSJ article, "Efficient Drivers Cut Emissions, but Stir Up Hot Air."