This post is by Sheryl Canter, an online writer and editorial manager at Environmental Defense Fund.
Want to know how your lifestyle impacts the environment? Yahoo Green’s Lifestyle Calculator (data provided by EDF) estimates your carbon footprint based on factors like the size of your home, and how much you drive and fly. The H2O Conserve Water Use Calculator asks questions about your habits to assess your water usage (see why saving water saves energy)
But what about the food you eat? Bon Appétit Management Company has a new Low Carbon Diet Calculator that can tell you. It has a very entertaining interface, but how good is it? We asked Lisa Moore, Ph.D., a scientist at Environmental Defense Fund, to check it out.