Not exact matches
As well as explaining that the production of meat — on its journey
from farm to fork — is responsible for 15 per cent of the planet's
harmful greenhouse gas emissions, it underlines that raising equivalent amounts of grain or vegetables for human consumption uses far less land, water and resources.
Schneiderman today joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general and the City of Chicago in filing a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's actions to halt regulation of leaks of
greenhouse gas emissions and other
harmful air pollutants
from new sources in the oil and
gas industry.
Erie County is developing a Climate Action and Sustainability Plan for internal county operations with funding
from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) which is expected to not only reduce
harmful greenhouse gas emissions but also save the County on energy costs.
In fact, according to new research
from Carnegie Mellon University, following the USDA recommendations to consume more fruits, vegetables, dairy and seafood is more
harmful to the environment because those foods have relatively high resource uses and
greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions per calorie.
It's been nice in recent days to see some strong advocates for curbs in
emissions of
greenhouse gases shift
from the more overheated, and unsupported, rhetoric they used earlier this year in attempting a kind of «kitchen sink» argument aiming to tie virtually every recent
harmful weather event to warming, even those — like powerful tornadoes — for which there is no link and certainly no trend.
The commentary, published in the British scientific journal, Nature Climate Change, estimated the impact of consuming the fuel
from oilsands deposits â $» without factoring in
greenhouse gas emissions associated with extraction and production â $» would be far less
harmful to the planet's atmosphere than consuming all of the world's coal resources.
An electric vehicle, on the other hand, produces no
harmful emissions directly
from its «tailpipe», but unless it's being charged with solar, wind, or other clean electricity, an EV is responsible for some air pollution and
greenhouse gas emissions being produced at the point of electricity generation.