Green Options » online calculator http://greenoptions.com/tag/online-calculator Posts tagged 'online calculator' Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:21:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en How Much Carbon Does Your Carbon Footprint Calculator Produce? http://ecoscraps.com/2008/04/01/how-much-carbon-does-your-carbon-footprint-calculator-produce/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/04/01/how-much-carbon-does-your-carbon-footprint-calculator-produce/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:21:27 +0000 Philip Proefrock http://ecoscraps.com/2008/04/01/how-much-carbon-does-your-carbon-footprint-calculator-produce/ IcebergOver at Treehugger today, architecture writer Lloyd Alter has written an eye-opening piece about the shockingly high carbon footprint of online carbon footprint calculators.

Not only do the calculators themselves have an impact, but they are just the tip of the metaphorical iceberg.

Beyond that, the thousands and thousands of pages that link to them also contribute to the total impact these carbon calculators are responsible for.

Link to full article.

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