How Green Is My Getaway?

Summer is right around the corner and with that family vacations! Yeah Hooray! Sierra Club's quiz offers great insight into our summer travel options. Take the quiz & see how you do ... I was surprised at how well I did 95 out of a 100! How Green Is My Getaway?

Carbon Calculator Re-Visited

Ok- I love this one because it makes it mean something to me....
My families carbon output in one YEAR is enough to cut and burn 6.5 football fields full of trees. Horrifying.

So what else I love is that this calculator then gives me suggestions for what I can do to live less harmfuly to the planet, and if you CAN NOT cut your imprint because of work, cashflow issues (for instance I want a hybrid car but cant yet afford one) I can choose one of several places to contribute a few dollars into organizations that help make a difference....
Like:
e-BlueHorizons SM
e-BlueHorizons’ projects capture heat-trapping gases from landfills in New England. One project in Massachusetts uses the recovered gases to generate electricity. Another, in New Hampshire, uses the captured gases to treat wastewater from the landfill. A portion of the proceeds is also used to plant trees along the Lower Mississippi River Valley.

Calculate yours...after the initial shock wears off just start collecting your pocket change and donate or make some changes :-)
http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/carboncalculator.cfm


This was my message! Agh!
You create 54.4 metric tons of carbon*
You could release about the same amount of carbon pollution by cutting and burning all the trees in a section of the Amazon rainforest the size of 6.5 football fields.


every little bit counts...............

Do Your "Little Bit" Whatever "it" May be

New ways to do my little bit to save the environment were made aware to me through facebook!
Such a cool way to network too, and I enjoyed meeting up with my gradeschool sweeetheart that I used to kiss behind the bushes in the parish gardens at St. Paul School in Grosse Pointe Michigan (naughty butt!)
www.facebook.com has some great applications for communicating and sharing your passion for saving the environment.
Just do your little bit whatever it may be ...................