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
Electric Vehicles Speed Ahead
One of the important but yet incomplete moves towards reducing harmful emissions has been the advent of the hybrid electric vehicle. Those include the now famous Honda Insight and Toyota Prius for example, running on a combination of the old and outdated propulsion system plus different forms of rechargeable batteries. Recently Honda Insight has for… Continue reading Electric Vehicles Speed Ahead
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