Public Launch News

We publicly launched the N-Calculator in the United States on February 19th, 2011, at the annual AAAS meeting in Washington, DC.  We announced the launch of the tool at a symposium on nitrogen titled "Global and Local Responses to the Nitrogen Challenge: Science, Practice, and Policy."

We publicly launched the N-Calculator in Europe at the "Nitrogen and Global Change" conference in Edinburgh, UK on 13 April 2011.

You can view some of our press coverage to date at the following links:

Press releases

1) Press advisory on the N-Calculator 2/19/11

2) ECN press release for the international launch of the N-Calculator 4/11/11

USA news

1) Nitrogen News article titled "New free, hands-on tool supports sustainable living choices" 2/19/11

2) Voice of America article and radio interview titled "Online tool shows how what you eat affects pollution" by Steve Baragona 3/14/11

3) Article on Columbia University's Earth Institute blog titled "Why is your nitrogen footprint important?" by Renee Cho 3/13/11

4) Yahoo news article titled "N-Print project launches nitrogen footprint calculator tool" by Angela Thompson 2/25/11

5) Girst.org article titled "New tool calculates your nitrogen footprint and explains why you should be ashamed of it" by Jess Zimmerman 2/23/11

6) ScienceDaily article titled "Reducing one's nitrogen footprint: New web-based tool helps people make sustainable living choices" 2/27/11

7) Bowie Patch article titled "Experts address nitrogen's benefits, challenges" by Madhu Rajaraman  2/22/11.  This article summarizes the AAAS nitrogen session and Maryland's efforts to reduce nitrogen pollution.

8) Karen Topakian article titled "Another footprint?  Good thing we only have two feet" on her "Tour de Farce" blog  2/25/11

9) Earth911 article titled "What is your nitrogen footprint?" by Megan Dobransky 2/24/11

10) Virginia public radio interview titled "Tracking your nitrogen footprint" by Sandy Hausmn 3/21/11

International news

1) Italian article in La Repubblica titled "Diet, cars, and leisure measure the footprint of nitrogen" by Alessia Manfredi 3/2/11

2) Dutch article in Engineers Online titled "Free tool for practical choices for a sustainable life" 4/11/11

Local news  (Charlottesville, VA)

1) UVa Today article and radio interview titled "New free, hands-on tool supports sustainable living choices" by Fariss Samarrai 2/19/11

2) Cavalier Daily article titled "Nitrogen tracker could help limit footprint" by Callie Herod 2/22/11

3) NBC29 (Charlottesville, VA news station) article and video titled "Calculate your  nitrogen footprint" by Jennifer Von Reuter 3/7/11