Know Carbon Footprint

A growing number of people these days are debating whether to buy a hybrid car, use public transportation, or ride a bike to work. Those decisions impact what is being called a person's "carbon footprint" - the amount of carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases a person's activities produce..

Almost every action in our daily lives - being at home with the lights on, watching TV or driving a car - involves energy use. And most energy use produces carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases..
Now, governments and environmental organizations are measuring the carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases our activities produce.. This is called the carbon footprint..
CARBON FOOTPRINT - "A carbon footprint is essentially the sum total of an individual's energy use"

A carbon calculator can help individuals measure their carbon footprint. Just type "Carbon Footprint Caluculator" into your favorite search engine (Mainly Google for IMDRites) , and you will find thousands of groups that can measure your footprint.. Some results will also give you simple yet effective ways to reduce your carbon footprint.. A well-designed calculator will also give an individual specific tools and tips that they can use to immediately begin to reduce their carbon footprint..

I know carbon footprint is not the only measure to check the health status of our mother nature but it can and should be our first baby step to make this planet a better place..

You can also visit the following link:
http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/15/green-carbon-living-forbeslife-cx_ls_0415carbon.html
Though the author has taken examples from the US, we can relate and convert it to Indian context..