The Carbon Footprint Calculator (Version: 2.1 as of this post) is a small and simple tool that helps act as a rough guide to how much Carbon Dioxide emissions a person or household is responsible for. Environmental concerns and the issue of climate change are often debated and mentioned, even here on RGdot.com, and some… Continue reading Freeware Shorts: The Carbon Footprint Calculator
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Visualizing Carbon Emissions
Burning fossil fuels has contributed immensely to the problem of climate change or global warming as some call it. It is clear that some countries have contributed far more in terms of pollution and emissions. One of the big political debates hampering progress in the ‘climate debate’ is the acceptance of the share of responsibility… Continue reading Visualizing Carbon Emissions
Svante Arrhenius, The Man Who Predicted Global Warming
Svante Arrhenius (Feb. 19, 1859 – Oct. 2, 1927) was a Swedish scientist and Nobel Prize winner in 1903. His earliest works were on electrolytes and later in life he turned to astronomy and origins of life but along the way he worked on predicting the effects of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) on the Earth’s atmosphere.… Continue reading Svante Arrhenius, The Man Who Predicted Global Warming
Carbon Neutrality Around The World
Carbon Neutrality is a concept of reducing or balancing the amount of greenhouses gases released into the atmosphere. Massive evidence points to fossil fuels causing extreme harm to the environment and while some voices of propaganda or even legitimate scientists do not agree the evidence seems to confirm extreme dangers. Even if the dangers are… Continue reading Carbon Neutrality Around The World