Date: September 21st, 2010
I have a what now? I was reading an environmental policy article between classes the other day and I stumbled until a calculate your own Carbon Footprint website. It seemed nifty enough to spend ten or so minutes on. Turns out my carbon footprint is big enough to be seen from space. I don't actually plan on spending too long on this entry because the great lesson of the day was that sometimes, given new information, there's simply nothing that can be done.
The site seems to offer forth the idea that if you know your carbon footprint, you can change it. Magically, with the power of knowledge, you'll stop producing as much smog as once before. Unfortunately for me, though my carbon footprint is admittedly bigger than I expected, there's nothing from my calculator that I could change. I already have mostly energy saving whatevers and I can't not drive my car as much as I do (since I have to commute to work). So other than a philosophical study of futility, there was little to be learned for the day.
My footprint is 60, by the way. In case anyone is interested in a comparison.
Have at it.
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