Everyone has a carbon footprint. Activities as simple as commuting to work, heating and cooling a home, running a refrigerator, and even taking a hot shower can contribute to the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. All of these activities, plus many others that people engage in on a daily basis, require energy. And many forms used today – coal, natural gas, oil – release harmful CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.
The Hottest Year in History Has Chilling Consequences
February 7, 2017
The news is stifling: 2016 was the warmest year on record for Planet Earth. In fact, world temperatures soared to a new high for the third year in a row. Independent research by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reveal the earth’s global temperature last year was the highest it’s been since scientists began collecting data in 1880.
