WHAT SIZE IS YOUR LIFE'S FOOTPRINT ON THE GLOBE?

Posted on 10.12.07

Carbon calculators help individuals determine their carbon "footprint" -- the amount of carbon dioxide produced through daily activities such as driving a car or flicking on a light switch. Many calculators offer carbon offsets -- purchases that mitigate, or offset, an individual’s greenhouse gas emissions.

With increased light being shed on global warming and climate change, carbon calculators are sprouting like wildflowers across the online landscape. In fact, there’s a new one right in this site -- and its aimed at Sacramentans.