Resources
Calculate and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Global Warming and Africa
Watch the video tracking climate change's effects within a region.
Drilling the Amazon
Watch the video about the ecological effects of our hunger for oil
- Al Gore's movie, An Inconvenient Truth, has its own carbon calculator, science section, and action steps.
- At CarbonFootprint.com you can calculate, reduce, and offset your emissions. They also offer a free small business calculator.
- The Happy Planet Index measures the well-being of people in the nations of the world while taking into account their environmental impact.
- The World Resources Institute's SafeClimate carbon footprint calculator allows you to determine carbon dioxide emissions from major sources: home energy consumption and transportation by car and plane.
- The David Suzuki Foundation has tips for moving towards carbon neutral at home and at work. Also see their explanation of the science behind climate change.
- Stopglobalwarming.org lists actions to fight climate change on an individual and collective level.
- EPA's Personal Emissions Calculator is designed to help individuals, households, and businesses estimate their greenhouse gas emissions and find ways to reduce their energy use.