Re:Open Source? (Score 1)

The science of calculating the amount of greenhouse gasses released from combusting fossil fuels. It's pretty simple, really. It all comes down to the amount of CO2 released when burning, for instance, 100lbs of jet fuel.

The source code is all on Github. Here's our flight calculation code, for instance: http://github.com/brighterplanet/flight and detailed documentation, including citations: http://brighterplanet.github.com/flight/carbon_model.html

For each calculation, you can also view its methodology statement: http://carbon.brighterplanet.com/flights?airline=Continental&origin_airport=MSN&destination_airport=IAH&trips=2