Carbon Conscious Consumer Blog

Thought teach-ins were merely relics of ’60s era activism? Think again.

In what organizers herald as an “unprecedented educational initiative,” January 31 will mark the nationwide teach-in on climate change as part of the Focus the …

For years, scientists have talked about the costs of global warming. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon took those warnings literally.
Yesterday, Ban announced in a 52-page report that efforts to address climate change may cost …

When my twelve year-old self stopped eating meat, the explanation I gave people was quite nuanced and well-reasoned: I liked animals too much to eat them. Hey, it sounded good at the time.
But over the …

Ok, so those probably won’t be the words we hear tonight during President Bush’s final State of the Union address. And yeah, next year may also be a stretch. But politics are in the air!
With …

Many of us have been closely following– and participating in– ongoing efforts to reduce plastic bag usage. While most campaigns have targeted consumers, encouraging them to bring their own reusable bags or, at the very …

Apparently humans aren’t the only species with a carbon footprint! This most recent study is the latest spark in an ongoing discussion on the impact of methane, a greenhouse gas twenty times more potent than …

“City Council Passes Bill for Recycling of Plastic Bags”
New York Times
By Anne Barnard
Published: January 10, 2008
The stash under the sink grows inexorably: bags from Duane Reade and D’Agostino, bags from Home Depot and the …

“Air Freshener: Betsy Taylor Sees Blue Skies in Our Future”
From “The Takoma Voice”

by Betsy Taylor
Board President, 1 Sky
Global warming is happening, and it is happening much more quickly than scientists predicted even one year ago. …

Thanks to all who participated in C3 Phase One! Over the last six months, your expressed commitment to going green and efforts to spread the word about our campaign has resulted in carbon savings of …

China bans free plastic bags
(CNN) — China is banning free plastic bags common at shops and supermarkets and ordering customers to be charged for any they use, the government said Wednesday.
The rules, which take effect …