I must be out of the eco-loop since I’ve not heard much about this. It apparently is the latest way to go green. Heck, even my web host is doing it.
Wikipedia has an article on Carbon Footprint and had a link to the Ecological Footprint Quiz. I failed miserably.
What can I do about it? Not much. I can’t do public transportation because of the rural area. I can’t bicycle into town, either. My chair won’t make it that far. Still, perhaps there are things I can do to decrease that footprint of mine, eh?
What’s YOUR footprint?
UPDATE: How strange I would come across this today? From BBCNews:
Queen tribute to Virginia victims
The Queen has said her “heart goes out” to those affected by the Virginia Tech shootings last month, in a speech on her first US trip for 16 years.
She and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived earlier at Virginia’s Richmond Airport, for the six-day East Coast tour.
The state visit will include two days in Washington DC with the President.
The royal couple will visit Jamestown on Friday to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the US’s first permanent English settlement.
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The Queen’s carbon footprint will be calculated and offset for the first time for a state visit.
link to article
I bold-ed the text for emphasis