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Report from the Hawaii: how to offset the travel. A brief introduction to a few carbon calculators and carbon offset programs.
"I’ve been catching some slack (and for good reason) for the carbon footprint I’m creating while on this trip. In the name of full transparency, I’ll be tracking my carbon footprint as I go. I’ve just begun researching carbon calculators and am learning there is one main feature that distinguishes them. Do you want to go macro and get an overall idea for your carbon footprint for the year, or do you want to go micro, and calculate the details of your carbon footprint? I going for the micro management program, as well as the convenience of tracking as I go. I’m toggling between two iphone applications: Carbon Tracker (personal addition) uses a GPS system that you begin and end with each leg of your trip, and Twavel (made by Netscribe). Ed Begley says it’s “fantastic,” so I have high hopes.
If you are into the quick fix of getting an estimate of your early carbon foot print, you may want to check out the iphone application Carbon Calc. The application summarizes your carbon debt and then links you to paypal and “lets” you pay off your guilt right there and then. Something about this rubs me the wrong way. I see the upside, in theory, people are consciously giving a few bucks that will either fund sustainable technology, or plant trees in the Amazon. But I can’t get around that this feels like a cheap quick way of feeling like you did something (and note taken: this is hopefully step one...step two is waiting to be created...by you.) My pet peeve with all of the calculators I found to date, they don’t calculate public vs. private transportation (dude, I want my karma points)...."
Full post is here: http://blogs.current.com/green/2009/05/29/carbon-20-carbon-calculators-and-footprints/Report from the Hawaii: how to offset the travel. A brief introduction to a few carbon... more
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Last week, Stopnoise recommended jefftego for his great and tireless environmental work. Jeff is known for his keen interested and dedication to ocean conservation, without further adieu…Jefftego. (PLEASE NOTE: to get the links to everything Jefftego mentions, click over to the blog post)
Current Green: What environmental topics are close to your heart?
jefftego: Climate change is probably the issue I think about the most. It absolutely amazes me that with all of the scientific data, climate models and visual evidence it is still an uphill battle to lower GHG emissions and there are skeptics around every corner. And I think this is more true in the US than any other developed country in the world, although I think we are starting to make some progress. Five years ago this issue wasn’t discussed in the public space at all, now it is out there every day. I’ve been fortunate enough to be a volunteer presenter with the Climate Project and I really enjoy spending time reading all I can on the issue and giving climate change presentations to community organizations, businesses and any other group that will listen to me for an hour. I have seen a shift in the people at my presentations over the last two years. There are fewer and fewer skeptics out there. I think instead of coming to my presentations they are posting their opinions on current.com.
Another topic that is close to my heart is the oceans. I’m happy this is starting to get more attention but it is such a tragedy what we are doing to the oceans from pollution, overfishing, factory fish farming, shark finning, noise and sonar pollution, whaling, etc. And this may come back on us faster than climate change. We are killing our oceans in an unbelievably short period of time and our species cannot survive without a healthy ocean ecosystem.
Current Green: What are your go-to environmental websites and blogs?
jefftego: Current is definitely right up there. I really like reading about issues that here that I wasn’t aware of before, even issues that aren’t a passion for me. There is so much diverse information here.
Dot Earth
Environmental News Network
Real Climate
The Daily Climate
Current Green: What’s the most recent green thing you learned about that “wowed” you?
jefftego: I am always wowed by people who happily take extraordinary risks to do something for the environment, whether that is direct action or raising awareness. I was just at a Climate Project summit in Nashville and was wowed by one of the speakers there, Roz Savage. I was fortunate enough to meet her and she is incredible inspiring. She is an ocean rower and uses her rowing for environmental education and advocacy. In a few days she will be starting her next journey, rowing solo from Hawaii to Australia. Yes, you read that right. Rowing solo from Hawaii to Australia. She has already gone from Europe to the Caribbean and from Los Angeles to Hawaii. Go read Roz Savage’s story, its way inspiring
Current Green: Who do you recommend should be featured next week?
jefftego: julesrs007. She always posts and raises awareness about animal welfare and animal rights. I think this is an issue that doesn’t get enough weight in Western society and I think Gandhi had it right when he said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated”. I appreciate that julesrs007 keeps putting this out there.
Current Green: If there was no other sound left in the world other than a jet engine, a dragster, or a sports stadium filled with crying babies, which would you choose to live next to and why?
jefftego: Do I get ear plugs? I don’t know how to answer this. Maybe the babies because you’ve got to think at some point they are going to cry themselves to sleep. Or just grow up and move out.
Check out the rest of the interview on the current green blog: http://blogs.current.com/greenLast week, Stopnoise recommended jefftego for his great and tireless environmental... more
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Hey folks!
I'll be blogging from Hawaii next week covering various environmental topics. As always, I want to hear from you about what would be of interest.
I would deeply value and appreciate the following info from you...
1. Links to articles about Hawaii and specifically environmental issues unique to Hawaii
2. Are you interested in a segment dedicated to creating the most minimal carbon footprint as possible?
3. Do you use, or have, a favorite iphone carbon foot print calculator?
Thanks for your feedback! Have a great memorial day!
and... a link to the blog post if you want to see a few random vids on Hawaii...http://blogs.current.com/green/2009/05/23/how-eco-can-you-go-eco-blogging-from-hawaii/Hey folks!
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It’s hard not to be smitten by someone who sees an organic connection between extreme adventure, the creative arts, and the environment, and can even make jokes about undies sound charming. So in case you haven’t made the connection yourself, I’m referencing David de Rothschild and his organization Adventure Ecology. Last night they held their first formal event in the newly allocated wharehouse where they will build Plastiki....
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A little round up re: commuting issues, bike commuting blogs, and you guessed it, a few of my favorite biking pods a-la-current.
"Um….so…yeah. That was the line I gave my boss today, and it was true, I swear! I few months back, a few good people on the green page challenged me to start riding my bike more. I happen to live midway up a very significant hill, so wasn’t so quick to jump on the bike riding band wagon. My idea of biking was driving my car to a trail head…not sweating my way up a hill with my computer bag at the end of the day. And..I happen to live in the Bay Area, and am lucky to have a down right decent public transportation system. So I usually drive my car to the Bart station, hop in the casual car pool and get a ride to SF. I love this system since I save time and money (the Bart ticket, plus it’s faster), and the driver saves time and money (we ride in the commuter lane, and they don’t have pay the $4 toll fee. (Side note: there is a rumor going around that they are going to start making the car poolers pay the toll fee (sounds like someone’s focused on the cent in incentive))...."A little round up re: commuting issues, bike commuting blogs, and you guessed it, a... more
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It’s Earth Day: which means that if you are a green business, organization, activist, blogger, or consumer, than it must be time to launch something. It’s sort of built into your DNA. You hear EARTH DAY, and you think: JOIN THE MASSES AND TRY TO GET EVERYONE’S ATTENTION TO MY GREEN PRODUCT when all any green minded person wants to do is put their toes in the sand and look at the sea, or lay on their back at look at clouds and contemplate their relationship to planet earth.
Well, the fact is a few cool things launched today...including current/green's new blog. Check it out...It’s Earth Day: which means that if you are a green business, organization,... more
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