My blog is carbon neutral

This is a great idea. There is a company that will plant a tree for you, neutralising the carbon dioxide emissions of your blog. The trees will be planted in the spring of 2010 by the Arbor Day Foundation.

TD’s Global Business Operations Are Now Carbon Neutral

TD Bank Financial Group, today announced that its operations in Canada, the US, and international locations - its entire footprint - are now carbon neutral.

"This is a significant milestone but we know there is still a lot to do," said Karen Clarke-Whistler, Chief Environment Officer, TD. "Thanks to the terrific effort of our employees as well as the helpful input we've received from environmental and community groups, TD is the first North American-based bank - and one of only a few banks in the world - to reach a carbon neutral goal. We look forward to engaging with key stakeholders as we continue to work on environmental issues."

Read here, http://www.zerofootprint.net/press/single/zerofootprint-helps-td-make-its-global-business-operations-carbon-neutral/#continuedReading

Eco-cab

Great story on the Eco-cab. Check it out. https://www.spesend.net/Spe404.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/gomobile.gomobile/IC080717081040/speasapage.aspx

Giant Eco-Pyramid That Houses 1 Mil to be Unveiled in Dubai

Timelinks, a Dubai-based environmental design firm, has revealed concept renderings of a giant eco pyramid, named Ziggurat, with the official unveiling set for the Cityscape Dubai event October 6-9 this year. Ziggurat will be 4000 feet high and would be capable of housing one million people – even better, it will only take up 2.3 square kilometers and will be carbon neutral. The pyramid will utilize natural energy resources including wind power and steam power to achieve this. The building will also have an extremely efficient public transportation system that goes both horizontally and vertically.
Timelinks has patented the designs for the structure.
Read here, http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/25/ziggurat-dubai-carbon-neutral-pyramid-will-house-1-million/

I am Earth, 1 year old

Hi all,
It was a year ago today I launched I am Earth, hoping I could share my ideas for reducing my carbon footprint and learn from all your efforts.
I would like to thank all of you for signing up to make a difference.
I still need all your ideas and suggestions, so please keep them coming.
Don't forget to invite your friends. I Really Need A Lot Of Help!

It is sort of fitting to be able to tell you that today, I had a meeting with my friends at zerofootprint, http://www.zerofootprint.net/ to discuss the topic of a Carbon Neutral Toronto. I have been asked to join them as a community partner in this project. Kewl eh!
Check out my own Carbon Neutral Toronto page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carbon-Neutral-Toronto/21903973046 on Facebook.

I'm not sure how many of you have heard about Eden Mills, Ontario or The Village of Martin in England, both of these towns have pledged to go carbon neutral.
But how about a city like Toronto? In a city of 2 million people, it's hard to know where to start.
Well, zerofootprint has an idea. What if we split the city into villages?
Toronto already identifies itself as a city of neighbourhoods so we'll just look at each of them as if they were villages.

Therefore, I would like to announce that the first village is going to be Little Italy.
I would like to extend an invitation to all members that reside in the Trinity-Spadina (Ward 19) neighbourhood a chance to participate in this program.
I need anyone interested in joining this program to become a fan of my new Facebook page, Carbon Neutral Trinity-Spadina (Little Italy) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carbon-Neutral-Trinity-Spadina-Little-Italy/33627388440
News and details will follow in advance of the fall launch and I’ll be able to reach you all there.

Thanks all for you efforts.

Barry.

Ok, it's done. I've put more of my money where my mouth is.

My house is officially Bullfrog Powered. No more oil, gas, nuclear or destructive hydro-electric for me.
Now it's all wind and non-destructive hydro.

http://www.bullfrogpower.com/index.cfm

This week, starting on July 1st, I stopped driving to work. This is actually going to save me $150 - $200 CDN a month.
Just a short Bio-diesel ride to the electric subway. I don't think they're Bullfrog Powered though. Maybe I can lobby them. HA!
This saving is actually going to allow me to cover the cost of Bullfrog and the carbon offset. Kewl eh!

The next big thing on my agenda is to purchase carbon credits to offset the rest of my emmisions.
I'm waiting to October though, so I can re-calculate my carbon footprint after these changes. http://www.zerofootprint.net/

All this combined with the 100-Mile diet , http://www.100milediet.org/ should help me be a better caretaker of the earth.
And that's really what it's all about, right?

I've been replacing all my household cleaning stuff with environmental friendly stuff too.
I've been buying products from "seventh GENERATION". http://www.seventhgeneration.com/

Their slogan is from the Iroquois. It reads,
'In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.'
I've already decided to use this on my email signature. But isn't this a pretty good code to live by?

Costa Rica Is 99% Powered By Renewable Energy

Costa Rica is a country rich with renewable energy. In fact, it gets about 99% of all its electrical energy from clean sources, and it’s aiming to be the first country to become carbon neutral (more about that below). Some of Costa Rica’s energy sources include geothermal energy, the burning of sugarcane waste and other biomass, solar and wind energy. However, the largest source of energy is hydroelectricity — its hydroelectric dams provide more than 82% of the country’s electricity.
Read more here, http://www.metaefficient.com/renewable-power/costa-rica-is-99-powered-by-renewable-energy.html