Helpful links

Resources

• For more discussion of direct and indirect ways each of us produces carbon dioxide, go to www.carbonfootprint.com/carbonfootprint.html.

• For in-depth discussions of many aspects of global warming and detailed explanations of what you can do, go to the Natural Resources Defense Council’s global warming page at www.nrdc.org/globalwarming.

• There is a difference between greenhouse gases and carbon. A clear explanation is given by the Carbon Neutral Alliance, in their FAQs, at http://carbon-neutral-alliance.org/about.html.

• Consequences of global warming for New York City: www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/ofbhot.asp.

• The Cheeseburger Footprint, presents an in-depth calculation of the carbon dioxide and methane produced during the manufacture and consumption of a typical cheeseburger. Go to http://openthefuture.com/cheeseburger_CF.html.
 

This is part of the April 24, 2008 online edition of The Riverdale Press.

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