We all get e-mail and we all get spam. It clutters our inbox-from upcoming concerts, to store coupons and to prescription pills over the Internet- and eats up the valuable space of our inboxes. But that’s not the only thing that it eats up; e-mails eat up the environment too. Believe it or not, e-mails have a carbon footprint. Even though they don’t use paper, ink, postage, or gas to get to the recipient- they still have their own negative… Read more

As I was browsing the web, I stumbled upon a cool site that calculates your carbon footprint. Scores are calculated based on six categories related to Home, Energy, Work, Commute, Travel and Lifestyle. The scores range from 150-900. The lower the score the better. The questionnaire took about 3 minutes. My score was 163 and my calculated carbon output is 0.4 tons. After you find out about your impact, you can browse for tip and pledge to reduce your number. In… Read more