Oregon State University   ~Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
(1715-1780)   Term Definition carbon footprint  carbon footprint
www.thedailygreen.comthe total set of greenhouse gas emissions
(usually including methane and nitrous oxide in addition to CO2)
caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization,
event, or product.  (...) the ultimate culprit behind
agriculture-driven climate change isn’t carbon dioxide. Instead,
it’s methane and nitrous oxide (...) Agricultural production in
the U.S. accounts for only 7 percent of overall carbon dioxide
emissions. By contrast, it accounts for 19-25 percent of methane
emissions and 70-75 percent of nitrous oxide emissions. Methane,
according to the EPA, is 23 times more potent a GHG than carbon
dioxide. Nitrous oxide is 310 times as potent. ~Jimmy McWilliams
carbon neutral  a balance between the amount of carbon released
and the amount sequestered or offset. Neutrality can be achieved
by using renewable energy sources that don't produce any CO2 and
by sequesteri