If you haven’t seen Chasing Ice yet, you should! The scenery captured by Boulder based photographer James Balog and his Extreme Ice Survey (EIS) is not only awe inspiring, but the time-lapse photography of the retreating glaciers proves to be heartbreaking – giving a “visual voice” to the quickly changing ecosystem. A bit of an emotional roller-coaster, the film is certainly a call to action. Watch the trailer here!
As a call to action, ChasingIce.com identifies a number of “easy” and “difficult” home upgrades that can reduce the carbon footprint of your home. Recognizing that buildings account for nearly half of our country’s carbon footprint, we’re excited to see such tangible steps highlighted – but what makes us most excited (we prefer this to horrified!) is knowing the magnitude of energy we can save through retrofiting/rebuilding our living spaces with existing technologies (see Passive House building techniques) – if designed and built properly, our buildings can require 10X less energy to heat and cool than the current American average. It’s bold, but it’s what we need to do.
photo: www.chasingice.com