gas consumption
How’s your math?
June 10, 2009
One whole wall of the Climate Change exhibition is devoted to the Multiplier Effect: an interactive display that shows how individual actions can combine to make a real dent in our carbon footprint. What kind of change makes the most sense for the way you live? What if you drove less? Or planted a tree, or changed to energy-efficient light bulbs? What would happen to CO2 levels if more people joined you? Even more? Have fun with this cool interactive and find out the answers.
It's hitting us in our wallets
Submitted by Fred from Brewster, NYOn October 13, 2008 - 23:02
While we have not yet physically seen much of the environmental impact of climate change where we live, we're certainly feeling those changes in our wallets. As the price at the pump increases my wife and I have become even more environmentally conscious. We now try to carpool to work whenever we can. Our newest car is also smaller, more frugal with gas consumption, and more environmentally friendly. To offset our use of conventional fuels for heating/cooling/electric, we are now paying a premium for wind power. We figure it's the least we can do and the best w
