From: Eric Uram <Eric.Uram@HEADWATER.US>
Subject: New interactive map brings source of CO2 levels into your living room
To: CONS-SPST-GLOBALWARM-CHAIRS@LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG
Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 10:28 PM

New interactive map brings source of CO2 levels into your living room

Posted on February 20th, 2009

Scientists at Purdue University have teamed up with Google Earth to create a new interactive map of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions.

Google Earth users can now click to see how emissions from factories, power plants, transportation, homes and businesses contribute to an individual county or state’s output. The map can also be customized to show the locations of power plants and airports.

Zooming around reveals, for example, that air travel produces nearly half of the carbon dioxide emissions from Los Angeles County , Calif.

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Eric Uram

Sierra Club

 

National Toxics Team/Zero Waste Team

International Heavy Metals Liaison to the UCIC

John Muir Chapter - Conservation Chair

 

 

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