carbon dioxide

Largest Contributor to our Carbon Footprint

Author
MARK SNYDER
Do It Green! Minnesota
As we learn more about the potential effects of climate change, many of us are exploring ways to reduce our "carbon footprint" or how much carbon dioxide is created by the choices we make in our homes, our travel, the food we eat, and what we buy and throw away. In Minnesota, more than 25% of the carbon dioxide emitted into the air is from motor vehicles, making cars one of the largest contributors to our individual carbon footprints.

One of the easiest and cheapest ways to immediately reduce our

Energy Transition

Author
PHILIPP MUESSIG
Twin Cities Energy Transition Working Group
Huge energy price increases. Tight oil supplies. Climate change. Energy conservation. Major investments in renewable energy.

To many people, it looks like the world is in the midst of an energy transition. What is driving this transition, where are we going, and what can we do?

This energy transition is driven by three seemingly unstoppable trends:

Society's desire to prevent extreme climate change-burning fewer fossil fuels and developing more renewable energy sources.

Footnotes/Endnotes

ON THE WEB!

The Energy Bulletin, energybulletin.net

Climate Crisis Coalition, climatecrisiscoalition.org

Read Up!

Twin Cities Peak Oil Resource Guide, by Twin Cities Energy Transition Working Group, thenec.org.

Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines, by  Richard Heinberg, New Society Publishers, 2007.

The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience, by Rob Hopkins, Green Books Ltd., 2008.

Act Locally!

Fresh Energy
St. Paul, MN
651-225-0878
fresh-energy.org            

The Neighborhood Energy Connection
St. Paul, MN
651-221-4462
thenec.org

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