Toolbox
Here we offer you some tools to help you live a more sustainable life:
- Carbon Foot Print Calculator: Use this online calculator to obtain an estimate of your personal greenhouse gas emissions or your family's greenhouse gas emissions. Then move on to the next section of the calculator to explore actions you and/or your family can take to lower your emissions while reducing your energy and waste disposal costs. For each action you choose to take, the calculator displays the amount of emissions you could avoid and how that amount relates to your total emissions.
- Compost Calculator: All materials that you are likely to put into your compost pile have some nitrogen and some carbon in them. For your compost to heat up properly and produce high quality compost it must have the proper ratio of the two. For best results you want to have 25 to 35 units of carbon for every unit of nitrogen in your mix. The Compost Calculator allows you to determine what this ratio is, given your particular mix of materials.
- Save Gas!: You can save fuel and reduce your impact on the earth by knowing where you are going and the path you will take before you get into your car. This tool helps you do that by providing you with a map and directions - whether you plan to travel across town or across the country.