Reduce your Carbon Footprint

We throw around the term "carbon footprint" quite frequently, but what exactly is it? A carbon footprint is the measure of the amount of greenhouse gasses produced by human activities in units of carbon dioxide. It includes direct emissions of CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels (through transportation and energy consumption) and indirect CO2 emissions from the manufacture and breakdown of a variety of products. A carbon footprint conceptualizes the human contribution to climate change.