Not a single day goes by without media reports warning of increasing CO2 levels, rising temperatures and sea levels resulting from global climate change. As is the case with most topics, groups with various interests offer different claims regarding causes and impacts of global climate change. This article, however, limits itself to discussing how your purchasing decisions can affect our environment in a positive manner.
One of the gases believed to contribute to the greenhouse effect and subsequent global temperature increase is carbon dioxide (CO2). The earth’s CO2 atmospheric level has steadily increased by more than 20 percent over the past 50 years, likely due to deforestation, population increase, industrialization, and the biggest overall contributor, fossil fuel combustion.