As one of the event sponsors, Rexam was able to highlight the significant impact that increased recycling rates can have
on the carbon footprint of aluminium beverage cans.
A while back, I wrote a blog on a Mother Jones - compiled fact sheet
on the carbon footprint of the «average» American baby.
For example, a large body of research has found switching to an entirely vegetarian diet would make a huge difference
on the carbon footprint of our food system — the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security research program reports that if the global population were to reduce or cut its meat intake, it would halve the cost of mitigation actions needed to stabilize carbon dioxide levels to 450 parts per million by midcentury — but for many people that is not in the cards.
Emma Ritch recently conducted a story
on the carbon footprint of a Kindle e-Reader vs paperback books.
There's no link yet for the online version, but the print version May issue of National Geographic features a cool article
on the carbon footprint of wine.
3:30 PM EST: «I wish to urge the UN system to initiate an assessment
on the carbon footprints of war, conflicts, security and terrorism,» said Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iran's female vice president and head of the Department of the Environment.
Besides violating Interstate Commerce Law and possibly the U.S. Constitution, C - ARB also cheated
on the carbon footprint of conventional biofuels, in order to disqualify them.
Perhaps Food and Wine can ask Adam Cole to do a video
on the carbon footprint of producing a monthly magazine.
There are many ways in which you can cut down
on the carbon footprint of both the office and all of the individuals who work there.
Some of this gas inevitably escaped into the environment, even though it was trapped as well as possible, and since it is about 17000 times as powerful as a global warming gas as CO 2, it had an effect
on the carbon footprints of the cells.
Pablo has pondered before
on the carbon footprint of tofu and Kelly's weekday vegetarian efforts have featured many delicious tofu recipes.
Not exact matches
Shell — a cash machine that racked up $ 9 billion in profit in the first nine months
of 2017; a colossus that employs 90,000 people in more than 70 countries; a corporation that, were it a nation, would have the world's seventh - largest
carbon footprint, behind Germany; and the No. 7 company
on Fortune's Global 500 list last year, with $ 240 billion in sales — is in an existential squeeze.
Rice - produced
on 163m hectares, around 12 %
of the global arable area - has one
of the greatest plant
carbon footprints because it produces a lot
of methane.
The
carbon footprint of a given barrel
of oil over any other was not really
on the political map when Chrétien was changing the tax code to finance a mine and Klein was rewriting the royalty regime to make it easier to expand the industry.
Since coal is the largest source
of US emissions, the move to clamp down
on the industry will go a long way toward reducing America's
carbon footprint over the next two decades.
As noted in The Price
of Climate Change, my colleagues and I believe these trends will not only encourage significant growth in clean technologies, energy efficiency and renewable infrastructure, but also greater transparency and reporting
on sustainability and the
carbon footprints of corporations around the globe.
«New Democrats are calling
on the Liberal government to take immediate action to create green jobs and incentivize environmental excellence by reinvesting in projects which actually lower the
carbon footprint of our public sector.»
«New Democrats are calling
on the Liberals to use the Pacific
Carbon Trust to reduce the
carbon footprint of our schools and hospitals instead
of giving handouts to big polluters like Encana.»
Adopting the UniVoIP portfolio
of cloud - based multimedia contact center tools not only benefits workplace productivity but can save your organization 62 %
on power consumption while reducing your
carbon footprint.
It has been the boast
of environmental orthodoxy that «science» is a monolith «settled»
on the coming crisis if humanity does not change its ways, or in the jargon, «reduce its
carbon footprint.»
On the contrary, it made him seem a «man
of the people» who was concerned about «lowering his
carbon footprint,» etc..
Our industry is committed to reducing our
carbon footprint, yet by extending the length
of the supply chain it puts pressure
on that goal.
«When I was growing up in New York, ecology wasn't really
on the scale
of values, and the term «
carbon footprint» hadn't even been coined yet,»» he recalled in a statement.
«We've got three different locations we're evaluating at this point,» Duffy says, noting that this will allow its clients
on the West Coast to reduce the size
of their
carbon footprint as Biodegradable Food Service decreases the amount
of transportation needed to move the products.
«That will save a lot
of trucks from being
on the road reducing our
carbon footprint,» Argyelan says.
On top
of all that, pulse crops are sustainable, with low water and
carbon footprints, and they act as natural fertilizers, enriching whatever soil they grow in.
Tesco has begun displaying
carbon footprint labels
on milk bottles as part
of a series
of measures designed to reduce the environmental impact
of milk production.
Over the last three years we've invested over # 8million in renewable energy generation to minimise our impact
on the environment and reduce the
carbon footprint of our products, a quality we know is increasingly important to consumers.»
Commenting
on the report, Professor Tim Benton
of the University
of Leeds said: «The biggest intervention people could make towards reducing their
carbon footprints would not be to abandon cars, but to eat significantly less red meat.»
Our technologies are
on the forefront
of green energy innovations and we are constantly striving to meet strict environmental regulations and help our customers reduce their
carbon footprint,» Mr Bambridge said.
The combination
of sustainability, ease
of non-GMO certification, and low
carbon footprint these healthful ingredients carry is taking them from the fringe to the mainstream much more quickly than traditionally occurred when a new ingredient came
on the scene.
While Wada Farms is not a packaging company, our focus
on finding sustainable solutions that reduce our
carbon footprint has led us to the development and launch
of a great new packaging alternative.
Balmenach, one
of Speyside's oldest whisky distilleries and the home
of Caorunn Scottish Gin, is set to become one
of Scotland's greenest distilleries with the announcement that work has started
on a # 3 million biogas project to significantly reduce the site's
carbon footprint.
The city also has a lot
of great revitalization and sustainability projects going
on that made me rethink how I was going about reducing my own
carbon footprint.
As a natural products manufacturer NOW is keenly aware
of our potential impact
on the environment, and we're committed to responsible stewardship
of our planet through the reduction
of our
carbon footprint and other sustainability initiatives.
We really need to make more
of an effort to learn what's going
on in our environment and in our home and try to further our efforts to not only protect our kids from harmful chemicals, but to also lesson our family's
carbon footprint.
It's also led to articles by those who want to remind us
of the day's dark origins — as well as focus
on the commercialized holiday's horrible
carbon footprint — thus making Valentine's Day the Worst Day Ever.
As an organization that is dedicated to protecting the nature
of Massachusetts, we believe it's critical that we do our best to encourage everyone, including our travelers, to leave a minimal
carbon footprint on our precious planet.
You will ultimately leave less
of a
carbon footprint and save money
on actual diapers.
The results
on the comparative
carbon footprint of our kids makes you rethink disposables.
He will also lead a discussion about these issues at an event for members
of the public entitled «Everyday sustainability: Negotiating
carbon footprints»,
on 5 November.
If the
carbon footprint is
on your conscience but the allure
of luxury and hassle - free activities leads to a yearning for a higher standard
of holiday living, then a luxury log cabin may be the order
of the day.
Orange & Rockland and RCSWMA were recognized for their hands -
on initiatives, working
on site to help businesses save money and reduce their
carbon footprint by installing energy - saving equipment and making the most proactive use
of their recycling a priority.
Project Innovation Award A Highly Commended Award was presented to Construction Industry Council Hong Kong, S. Thomas Ng and James M.W. Wong (The University
of Hong Kong) for their report
on «A product - based
carbon labeling scheme for construction materials» The judges commented «This report highlighted a project that not only clearly demonstrates a topic relevant to the present day, but also the work that the researchers have accomplished in order to progress the idea from the ground upwards, leading to the development
of a
carbon footprint assessment tool that could not only be used in Hong Kong, but also internationally.»
I would ask the professor to go a little bit further and assign a second class to follow - up
on the findings
of the first class and have this next class investigate the
carbon footprint for ZEN if it had been located in an area that was easily accessible by walking, bicycling or public transportation.
She says she's pleased about the additional funding for the new rail and bus center here in downtown Rochester, «I think the more we can get people out
of their privately owned vehicles and the more we can depend
on mass transportation is better for the ecology and for the economy and any lowering
of the
carbon footprint, quote unquote is a good thing.»
It sheds light
on the need to consider the specific properties
of wetlands in global
carbon footprints.
In the future, if China's households save less, more
of the country's money will be spent
on services and everyday goods, which have a smaller aggregate
carbon footprint.
That means, as the social networking company wrote in an August 1 Facebook post (naturally) releasing the data
on energy use, that «one person's Facebook use for all
of 2011 had roughly the same
carbon footprint as one medium latte.
For example, the
carbon footprint of an electric vehicle strongly depends
on local electricity sources [see «The Dirty Truth about Plug - in Hybrids,» by Michael Moyer; Scientific American, July].