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Introduction

Introduction Part 2

Time Magazine Vodcast

This video involves Time Magazines top 100 executive winners in the environmental and energy fields.

http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,42098871001_1926380,00.html

YOUTUBE VIDEO 5 Easy Steps For Going Green! (Skinny Mr. Robinson's Avatar!)

Carbon Footprints

The first step to go green is to understand your carbon footprint. Whether it's for your workplace or for you, it is important to understand how much Carbon Dioxide you are generating per year so you know what to focus on. It is very difficult to understand the impact of our reduction if we don't measure our starting point.  The term Carbon Footprint is a combination of two terms. First, Carbon Dioxide is the by-product of emissions from our vehicles, from heating our workplaces and homes, and from other activities in our daily lives. It is the leading greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. The term Footprint refers to the impact we are having on the Earth. If the whole world lived like Americans and Canadians, we would need seven Earth-size planets to sustain our way of living... yes, seven. By combining Carbon Dioxide with the term Footprint, we have a Carbon Footprint. This is the impact we are having on the world specific to the amount of Carbon Dioxide we are responsible for creating. Americans and Canadians pollute more per capita than most countries in the world. You can either calculate your carbon footprint using a calculator (e.g., Zero footprint) or use a general profile of a typical carbon footprint as illustrated by the inverted pyramid above.

PHOTO SHARING Transportation Reduction

How does Transportation contribute to my Carbon Footprint and Climate Change?
While most of us use transportation in our daily lives, few of us think about the impact it has on the environment. Walking and cycling are certainly green means of transportation, but what about cars, trains, planes, and buses?
The core of the issue is how these methods of transportation are fueled. The most dominant fuel source over the past century has been oil, which is the raw material for producing gasoline and diesel fuel. Once the fuel is burned, it cannot be used again. This may seem obvious, but the point is that oil is a non-renewable resource. Once it is used, it cannot be used again. In comparison, electricity that is produced from a wind turbine or solar panel is a renewable resource because the energy source is not consumed - it is readily available to be used again and again.
So how do we use this knowledge to go green? Consider the pollution generated from your transportation and reduce it or eliminate it. Here are a few high polluting means of transportation:

• Air Travel
• Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs)
• Cars with big block engines

Reducing the transportation we use, and using the most fuel efficient vehicles such as a Toyota Prius can significantly reduce our impact on the environment.

Here are some photos to help generate ideas on how to get around! Transportation Photos