Energy Conservation

We decided to try an experiment. For one month we tracked our personal emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) as if we were counting calories. We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we put ourselves on a strict diet. The average U.S. household produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing commonplace things like turning on air-conditioning or driving cars. That's more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly ... Full Story »

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Topics: Environment, Global Warming, Oil and Gas, Coal, Climate Change
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Feb 19, 2009 - 6:43 PM PST
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by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 19, 2009

Miller tells a personal tale of his family and neighborhood trying to reduce their carbon footprint. The story is engaging and potentially informative.

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