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Your Carbon Footprint? Calculate With Care, by WhatTheyThink

Not one of the 10 online calculators tested recently by the Seattle Post Intelligencer agreed on the true “carbon footprint” for a couple living in Seattle.

What to do? Do you go with the highest number so you are sure to offset all your carbon effects? Do you choose the lowest number (after all, it is the easiest to reach)? Do you take an average of all ten? Pick one in the middle? Do you simply chuck the whole idea and find ways to reduce your emissions without offsetting them?

Solar For the People, by Conscious Choice

Launched in San Francisco earlier this year, 1BOG is organizing groups of consumers to collectively purchase solar energy systems. This summer, their first round of community purchasing slashed the price of solar, including materials and installation, by 43 percent — even after accounting for federal, state, and local rebates. 1BOG is currently in the process of expanding to 11 other cities, including Los Angeles, San Diego and Denver.

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