Sentences with phrase «of local greenhouse»

With easy - to - use features that allow local governments to create in - depth reports of local greenhouse gas emission levels, which is one of the most essential steps in reaching predetermined goals surrounding climate change and pollution issues, the SEEC tool is tailored to the needs of California cities and counties.

Not exact matches

To give one example, Climate Mayors is a group of U.S. mayors committed to working with one another to boost local efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and support aims for «binding federal and global - level policymaking.»

If they'd agree to forge long - term partnerships with Lightfoot, who had nearly a decade of supply - chain expertise under his belt, he could build local greenhouses to provide kale, spinach, romaine, and other salad greens.

Last year, 55,000 free breakfasts and lunches were served at its drop - in, 10,000 pounds of vegetables were grown in its gardens and greenhouse, and almost $ 2 - million worth of local food and products were sold at a weekly farmers» market held at the Stop's Wychwood Barns location, a singular complex comprised of greenhouse, gardens, kitchen and classroom.

The EPA outlines the benefits of sourcing local materials on the environment, including saving money, reducing pollution and helping cut down on greenhouse gases.

But Casey - Lefkowitz says environmentalists will press for a fresh review of the entire project that would include not only local concerns in Nebraska but the bigger question of greenhouse gas emissions.

They do not emit tailpipe pollutants, giving a large reduction of local air pollution, and, can give a significant reduction in total greenhouse gas and other emissions (dependent on the method used for electricity generation).

Through the project's greenhouse gas accounting, build local awareness about the value of maintaining and restoring forest cover, and improve the desirability of maintaining shade coffee over cattle ranching or other activities with a higher ecological impact.

The tomatoes we bought at the Agen market are grown locally here in dept 47, but at this time of year are from local greenhouses.

Many varieties are grown for sale in pots at yet another greenhouse, and the Azienda's «Open Doors» are a welcome opportunity for many locals as well as vistors from other Italian regions to buy their annual supply of chile pepper plants.

my way of celebrating is buying my own flowers (Tulips are appearing here from local greenhouses) and making chocolate anything for Rob... A pasta dish is always made too — it feel extra indulgent!

Gasper started the Farm 2 School Program by utilizing apples from local orchards and has since expanded it to include student - raised lettuce in the school greenhouse, and Holmen Future Farms of America members raising potatoes and sweet corn off site.

«Leading by example in making state buildings more energy efficient will save taxpayers money, create thousands of local jobs, and bolster New York's broader efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The result will be power generation in a local area with growing power demands - enough power for over 150,000 homes - with a 90 per cent reduction in the emission of carbon dioxide, the most common greenhouse gas.

Establishing a single global standard for reporting greenhouse gas emissions will empower local governments to accelerate their actions and access funding for mitigation and adaptation projects,» said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, chairman of C40.

Examining the effect of greenhouse gases on local ecology and global climate keeps Katey Walter, 32, chasing the methane that bubbles up from seeps in Arctic lakes.

«We don't know what kind of impact this species has on local ecosystems though it's possible that the greenhouse camel cricket could be driving out native camel cricket species in homes,» Epps says.

«We must reduce our emissions, both of greenhouse gases as well as other more local pollutants,» Lee said.

With aggressive action to reduce greenhouse gases, the model predicts that only about 51 percent of sites will suffer local extinction (39 to 79 percent, depending on the global climate model).

The trend worries many local environmental groups, such as California's Surfrider Foundation or Australia's Nature Conservation Council of NSW, which are concerned about protecting nearby ecosystems by safely disposing the concentrated brine left from the process as well as increased fossil - fuel use and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions.

Schuiling says that before the Red Sea is tapped for power, experts would have to weigh the pros (reducing greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on oil) and cons (the disruption to local marine life and increase in salinity of the remaining seawater as well as the impact on tourism and transportation).

Cleaner coal - burning technologies would reduce emissions not only of greenhouse gases but also of soot and other by - products that cause local and regional pollution — and they could prove to be easier or less expensive to implement.

«We wanted there to be a range of power sources and an understanding of the impact of each, including local pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and the willingness of people to live next to energy - producing facilities,» she adds.

Kline said that means the future of coral reef environments will depend on local strategies for protecting them — in addition to a global curbing of greenhouse gas pollution.

Variations of deuterium (δD; black), a proxy for local temperature, and the atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gases CO2 (red), CH4 (blue), and nitrous oxide (N2O; green) derived from air trapped within ice cores from Antarctica and from recent atmospheric measurements (Petit et al., 1999; Indermühle et al., 2000; EPICA community members, 2004; Spahni et al., 2005; Siegenthaler et al., 2005a, b).

Even if we consider the impact of environmental degradation on humanity, deforestation has a more significant and immediate impact on local weather, water availability, water quality, and soil erosion than does global climate change from greenhouse gases.

«We chose the iconic Great Barrier Reef because water temperature varies by 8 - 9 degrees along its full length from summer to winter, and because there are wide local variations in pH. In other words, its natural gradients encompass the sorts of conditions that will apply several decades from now under business - as - usual greenhouse gas emissions.»

Flúðir is the farming capital of the country, and you can pop into local greenhouses to find fresh, local fruits and vegetables year round, a rarity for the country.

Or grow flats of microgreens in an inexpensive greenhouse and sell to local restaurants.

Our local greenhouses still have a huge selection of asters and zinnias.

They'll do this by collecting data about local trees and analyzing and interpreting data about deforestation and reforestation, which will serve as the example in this lesson of one set of activities that can affect levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Because of the these attributes, this seemingly modest, very local activity support national goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve health through prevention, and increase access to opportunity.

It identifies calculation methods that can be applied consistently, improving comparability among airports and enhancing understanding of relative contributions of greenhouse gases to local environments.

Owned and run by Yorkshireman Ossie Hall and Filipino partner Alma, The Greenhouse Boracay Beach Villa is built to Western standards but in keeping with the local Filipino style of bamboo and native palm

Responding to the Sun Porch's alternating role of winter conservatory and summer art space, Frezza and Chiao have built a small, pyramidal greenhouse in the center of the Sun Porch, populated by a lush assortment of handmade, paper plants dispersed among living plants curated from local nurseries.

Ng Ka - chun begins with the concept of a greenhouse and is creating handmade utensils from the wooden handles of hoes, not only to extend the life of farming tools through his craftsman's skills, but also to care about the development of local farming and Morgan Wong expresses his concerns about issue of lifespan through his installation work.

If the temperature below is warmer than the local temperature, IR radiation that is re-radiated is less than is absorbed, the net effect of the greenhouse gases is to warm that layer.

Human induced trend has two components, namely (a) greenhouse effect [this includes global and local / regional component] and (b) non-greenhouse effect [local / regional component]-- according to IPCC (a) is more than half of global average temperature anomaly wherein it also includes component of volcanic activities, etc that comes under greenhouse effect; and (b) contribution is less than half — ecological changes component but this is biased positive side by urban - heat - island effect component as the met network are concentrated in urban areas and rural - cold - island effect is biased negative side as the met stations are sparsely distributed though rural area is more than double to urban area.

The effect on local temperatures of increasing greenhouse gases depends on this lapse rate.

While the local, seasonal climate forcing by the Milankovitch cycles is large (of the order 30 W / m2), the net forcing provided by Milankovitch is close to zero in the global mean, requiring other radiative terms (like albedo or greenhouse gas anomalies) to force global - mean temperature change.

SEATTLE — In December 2015, nearly 2,000 mayors and local leaders gathered under the ornate ceilings of Paris City Hall to make a single argument: As the epicenters of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, cities are where the battle for climate change will be won or lost.

But a specially type of infrared photography has created a breakthrough in efforts to cut pollution from the expanding oil and gas industry, resulting in reduced greenhouse gas emissions, less local air pollution and less wasted natural gas.

Image credit: Geodesic Greenhouse Kits Geodesic Greenhouse Growing at 6000ft Given the importance of local food to us all, it's amazing we haven't seen more innovative designs for greenhouses and other season extension methods here on TreeHugger.

The Yale Project on Climate Change Communication «undertook this project because most of the action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for climate impacts is happening at the state and local levels of American society.

That's a tall order, especially in the northern parts of the world, as maintaining heated, lighted greenhouses all winter long consumes quite a bit of energy and money, which is something that small and local growers in the north can't generally afford to do.

The second is that while the greenhouse gas emissions are a global thing, the soot — which is the focus of Revkin's article — is a local thing.

Though scoring highly in forest sustainability and provision of safe drinking water, this is offset by high greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution issues.

And that a walkable community promotes better health, a reduction in greenhouse gases, a variety of transportation options, increased social capital and stronger local businesses.

Anthropogenic greenhouse gases have significantly increased the probability of heavy precipitation and local flood risk, report two papers in Nature this week.

A summary of some of the reasons the simple thermostat proposals are wrong is given in my old JAS paper «Thermostats, Radiator Fins and the Local Runaway Greenhouse» available in the publications section of my web site.