Monday, October 15, 2007

Today: the Environment As a participant in today's mass blogging event, Blog Action Day, I offer you two California- related environmental entries on Blog Action Day's topic: the environment. Web-connected sensors and sustainable building materials used. Video: Web-connected sensors and sustainable building materials used. Santa Clara University student Yasemin Kimyacioglu talks to Martin LaMonica from CNET News.com about the green features of the Mission style home her university entered into the Solar Decathlon in Washington D.C., a competition to build the best solar-powered house. It's the university's first entrance into the competition. [CNET News.com] 9:21:17 PM    comment [] Know Your Carbon Footprint? Data centers, families and individuals plan to decrease their energy use, or carbon footprint. The Internet has several websites that you can use to calculate your own carbon emissions footprint. California State and Consumer Services Agency Assistant Secretary Jerry Martin sent these carbon footprint calculators: Carbon Footprint Climate Crisis U.S. Government Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Try one or more of these sites to help determine your own contributions to climate change. While many sites are available, he considered these among the "most comprehensive and user friendly." These sites merely give estimates so don't be alarmed at your scores. The numbers may be different when the same numbers are plugged into other sites. They have a goal that everyone learns their carbon footprint number so that we can all work to lower them. 9:11:56 PM    comment []

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