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Mystery Map – Factory Farms

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Posted on Mar 3 2011 by Daniel

Did you guess what data went in to the mystery map? Find out now!


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  Tags: factory farm, farming, livestock, pigs Category: EcoMetrics, Food and Agriculture, InfoVis

Mystery Map – What do you see?

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Posted on Mar 2 2011 by Daniel

Think you can guess the data behind this map?


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  Tags: map, mystery Category: EcoMetrics, InfoVis

Blowing Smoke Rings

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Posted on Feb 4 2011 by Daniel

Just how do you communicate the environmental impact of electricity in a way ordinary people understand? Try smoking.


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  Tags: smoke, visualization, waste-to-energy Category: Carbon, Design, EcoMetrics, Energy, InfoVis

Measuring the Unmeasurables

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Posted on Feb 1 2011 by Daniel

Everyone wants to be more “sustainable,” but how will you know when you’re sustainable enough?


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  Tags: AASHE, STARS, sustainability Category: EcoMetrics

ReViz: How much CO2 is Created By…

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Posted on Jan 20 2011 by Daniel

In ReViz, I tear down an ineffective visualization and then try to rebuild it from the ground up. Which one do you prefer?


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  Tags: beer, carbon footprint, ReViz, visualization, wine Category: Carbon, Design, EcoMetrics, InfoVis

Tools of the (Energy Nerd) Trade

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Posted on Jan 19 2011 by Daniel

Just when I thought my energy tool kit was full, I discovered the toys the professionals use. Erm.. I mean “tools.”


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  Tags: camera, home energy, leak detector, thermometer Category: Commercial, EcoMetrics, Energy, Residential

Retrospectacle

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Posted on Jan 3 2011 by Daniel

A roundup of the most popular posts on Firefly Ecometrics in 2010.


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  Tags: retrospectacle Category: EcoMetrics

Put down that razor, punk.

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Posted on Dec 29 2010 by Daniel

Okay, which is greener: disposable razors or electrics? Did you guess right?


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  Tags: LCA, razor Category: EcoMetrics, Energy, Residential, Solid Waste

It’s the population, stupid.

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Posted on Dec 23 2010 by Daniel

The new census data is here! The new census data is here!


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  Tags: census, population Category: EcoMetrics, InfoVis

Clean Energy Zeitgeist

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Posted on Dec 21 2010 by Daniel

Just what kind of energy were people writing about in the early 1800′s and why are we still using it?!


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  Tags: coal, gas, oil, renewables, visualization Category: EcoMetrics, Energy, InfoVis, Transportation
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