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Your Footprint On The Environment

WHAT ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ARE YOU LEAVING?

     The site enables you to choose your country and your language, then takes you step by step to the knowledge of your own ecological footprint; that is, the footprint they keep talking about.

http://www.ecofoot.org/

NATURESERVE EXPLORER

     NATURESERVE EXPLORER is “an authoritative source for information on more than 70,000 plants, animals, and ecosystems of the United States and Canada. Explorer includes particularly in-depth coverage for rare and endangered species.”

http://www.natureserve.org/
explorer/

GREEN PEOPLE

     They call Green People “the world’s largest directory of eco-friendly products.” If you’ve had difficulty in finding various organic or eco-friendly products, this directory should be a help.

http://www.greenpeople.com/

SAVE ENERGY AT HOME

     Click below to find excellent links on saving energy, lowering your bills, and helping the planet.

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=news.nr_mediakit

THE WEATHER IN YOUR FUTURE

     We all know about global warming. And we also know that, no matter what we do or don’t do, no matter what laws we pass, temperatures are going to rise over the next seventy-five years. This will be bad for some people but good for others. Ever wondered whether things will get better or worse where you live?

     This fascinating article tells how world food supplies are projected to change. Here’s the article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2007/11/18/AR2007111800501.html

     And click below to find the maps that go with the article. They show which countries are going to be winners and losers (more losers than winners, I’m sorry to say). Continue scrolling down, and under the second map you’ll find an analysis of which parts of the United States are going to be winners and losers.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2007/
11/19/GR2007111900694.html/2007/11/19/GR2007111900694.html




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