Explore ecofx to learn how to quickly estimate the ecological effects of buying (or selling) a product -- including the impact on natural habitat (in square meters or feet), plant and animal life (in kilograms or pounds), extinction and humankind.
nine ecofx levels::
1/ Check out the ecofx wiki to find the environmental impacts of some products (and services) that have already been estimated.
2/ To estimate the loss of natural habitat potential in square meters to make a product, multiply the kilograms of CO2 that are released to make the product by .8 (or 80%).
The ecofx calculator can do the math -- like yeowmmm!
[In pounds to square feet.] To estimate the loss of natural habitat potential in square feet to make a product, multiply the pounds of CO2 released to make the product by 3.8 .
3/ If you don't know the CO2 emissions for a product, estimate it based on similar products from the ecofx card, the wiki or the short list.
The CO2. section has some tips on how to estimate the CO2 emissions with the ecofx card, short list, lcacalculator.com, google and other tools.
4/ Print the ecofx card for some quick help when estimating the ecofx of a product or service. It has three ecofx formulas, and the CO2 emissions for some products.
5/ Sign the ecofx pledge that says:: 'Before buying (or selling) a product or service, I pledge to estimate the ecological effects it has on natural habitat, on humankind, extinction and/or climate change, and then decide if the personal benefit outweighs the environmental impact.'
6/ To estimate the loss of plant and animal life potential in natural habitat to make the product multiply the kilograms [or pounds] of CO2 that are released to make a product by 2.4 .
The ecofx calculator crunches these numbers in a flash.
7/ To estimate how many of a product (if made) it would take to trigger 1 potential species extinction, divide 200,000,000 kilograms by the product's CO2 emissions in kilograms.
[In pounds.] Divide 430,000,000 pounds by the product's CO2 emissions in pounds, to estimate how many of a product (if made) it would take to trigger 1 potential species extinction.
8/ If a product does not have a matrix yet, make one by using the formulas. Then share your matrix with others on the wiki and other websites.
9/ Tell others about the ecofx of various products via MySpace, wikipedia, a story, your media and by wearing an fXO (as the human and the planet).
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