The CO₂ Toaster flash widget is a 2009 collaboration by Franke James (artist and author), Bill James (designer and programmer) and Michael McGee (producer of CO₂.earth and data manager).  It is way to show the latest CO₂ readings that people will talk about and remember.  Scroll down to get the widget code in a size that fits your site.

The CO₂ Toaster flash widget is a 2009 collaboration by Franke James (artist and author), Bill James (designer and programmer) and Michael McGee (producer of CO₂.earth and data manager).  It is way to show the latest CO₂ readings that people will talk about and remember.  Scroll down to get the widget code in a size that fits your site.

 

 

 

 

 

Get Widget Code

Get Widget Code

 

Large Widget For a Web Page

 

Embed this code on your website or blog:

<!--Start CO2 Toaster Widget v15b-->
<div style="max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; height:600px">
<object data="http://www.solarwebserver.org/widgets/co2toaster.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" height="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://assets.show.earth/widget-swf/co2toaster.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></object>
</div>
<!--End CO2 Widget--> 

 

Small Widget for a Sidebar

 

Embed this code on your website or blog:

<!--Start CO2 Toaster Widget v15b-->
<div style="max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; height:250px">
<object data="http://www.solarwebserver.org/widgets/co2toaster.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" height="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://assets.show.earth/widget-swf/co2toaster.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></object>
</div>
<!--End CO2 Widget--> 

 

Customize for Anywhere

 

The CO2 Toaster widget can shrink and expand to any size.  Set the maximum size to fit your blog or website.

The large and small widgets above set a maximum height of "600px" and "250px".  The maximum width will be 1.408 times the maximum height.

The widget  displayed at the top of this page sets a maximum height of "450px".  You can choose any height parameter you want.  However, a maximum height of "615px" or less should work for most sites.

 

Responsive Code

 

 

The CO2 Toaster widget uses 'responsive' widget code.  That means the size of the widget will automatically adjust with your webpage to fit the screen that displays it.   To view your site on different screen sizes, use the free screenfly tool by QuirkTools.

 

 

Specs

Specifications

 

Details

 

Aspect Ratio:	0.71 (e.g. 710w x 1000 h)
Size Options:	Unlimited
Background:	White

 

 

 

 

 

Production

 

Technology:	Flash
Collaborators:	Franke James, Artist and Author (Canada) Bill James, Technology Design (Canada) Mike McGee, Data Parameters & Hosting (Canada)
Launch:	October 24, 2009
Data Sources:	Mauna Loa Observatory, NOAA-ESRL or Scripps UCSD (USA)
Data Updates:	Mike McGee (Canada)

 

 

Exhibit

2010 Science-Art Exhibit

 

In 2010, this animated CO₂ Toaster widget was one of 38 artworks selected by Stanford-affiliated Science Art-Nature for an online "Art of Science" exhibit that celebrates examples of Science Art.  In part, the mission of Science Art-Nature is to highlight "benefits of combining the accuracy of science with the evocative power of art."

The exhibit was hosted in Ashland, Oregon (USA) in conjunction with the Pacific Region's annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

 

Upgrade Fund

CO2 Toaster Upgrade Fund

 

We are accepting donations to upgrade the CO2 Toaster widget from Flash technology to HTML5.  This will enable this animated widget to show on all devices including Apple products.

Donations can be made via PayPal to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  Refer to "CO2 Toaster" in your note.  Unless anonymity is requested, donors will be acknowledged on the CO2 Toaster page at Show.Earth.