Not exact matches
To date, O'Brien says that Earth Angel has diverted 3,000
tons of waste
from landfills, donated 90
tons of material to local charities, donated 55,000 meals to shelters and food banks, avoided over a million single - use plastic
water bottles, and prevented 6,000 metric
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by using recycled paper, limiting transportation emissions, and implementing «Meatless Monday» initiatives.
Among the items on display are a restored 115 -
ton Corliss steam engine that was once used to pump 8 million gallons
of water a day, a 13 -
ton, 20 - foot - tall Nasmyth steam hammer, and the Scalamandre «White House» loom that made fabric for every White House presidency
from Hoover to Clinton.
The melting adds between 120 and 140
tons of ice to the ocean, which scientists say will raise
water levels globally anywhere
from 1.33 to 1.5 inches each year.
There's no value at all
from using enormous land and
water resources and warming the planet in order to produce a billion
tons of food that ultimately don't get eaten — particularly when one in nine people is malnourished in the world.
Miso Kimchi Nachos w / Cashew Cheese Sauce Serves 2 - 4 (depending on how much you want to stuff your face - Sebastian and I devoured these in about 5 minutes flat) * Cashew Cheese Sauce is adapted
from YumUniverse - this post:) Ingredients Cashew Cheese Sauce 1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked for at least 2 hours3 tbsp nutritional yeast2 tbsp lemon juice (about 1/2 a lemon) 2 cloves
of garlic1 / 2 cup
water1 tsp salt1 tbsp miso paste Nachos a
TON of tortilla chips4 stalks
of kale, washed and roughly chopped1 yellow bell pepper, dicedapproximately 1/2 cup Kim Chi, add more or less to taste (I am obsessed with Alchemy Pickle Company's Bok Choy Kim Chi) Notes To prepare cheese sauce, drain the
water from the soaking cashews and add the cashews to a blender.
On top
of this, millions
of tons of untreated waste
from the used diapers are added to our landfills as well, along with potentially - toxic chemicals that can find their way into our ground
water tables.
Made
from quality materials, it's designed to float on
water and provide
tons of entertainment in the pool or bath.
Another product that comes in at under $ 10.00, this bag has
tons of space and is llightweight Made
from water resistant microfiber, you can carry this bag in tote or messenger style.
Where the numbers really pile up is in the operation
of Kennedy Space Center, which includes pumping 300,000 gallons
of water to protect the shuttle
from launch vibrations, moving the rockets, and keeping hundreds
of tons of liquid oxygen and hydrogen cool.
I had sharks swim up to my feet and a finch hop
from one knee to the other, not to mention
tons of sea lions who kept coming out to play when I was in the
water.
The researchers say that, in drought years,
water stress keeps the rainforest
from absorbing the 1.5 billion metric
tons of CO2 it would sop up in a normal year.
One
of the latest null results in the search for WIMPs came
from the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment, a third
of a
ton of liquid xenon held at a frosty — 100 degrees Celsius inside a giant
water - filled tank buried one and a half kilometers beneath the Black Hills
of South Dakota.
There's about one million
tons of water kept in 1,000 tanks and the volume grows by 100
tons a day, down
from 400
tons four years ago.
At its center is a cargo bin big enough to store more than seven
tons of supplies,
from oxygen and
water to spare batteries and food.
At the mouth
of the Bay
of Fundy, just off the coast
of Maine, a tidal power system built and operated by the Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) draws energy
from currents created as 100 billion
tons of water flow into and out
of the bay.
Highly radioactive
water from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is pouring out at a rate
of 300
tons a day, officials said on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the government to step in and help in the clean - up.
The calculations suggest that the ocean contains about 60,000 to 80,000
tons of mercury
from pollution, with almost two - thirds residing in
water shallower than a thousand meters, the team reports online today in Nature.
Based on the present preliminary data, the researchers estimate that anywhere
from 11 to 330 million
tons of frozen
water are mixed in the lunar soil, or regolith.
From 600 logs
of sago palm per day, an estimated 15.6
tons of woody bark, 237.6
tons of waste
water and 7.1
tons of starch fibrous sago pith residue are generated.
The first null result this summer came
from the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment, a third
of a metric
ton of liquid xenon held at a frosty − 100 degrees Celsius inside a giant,
water - filled tank buried one and a half kilometers under the Black Hills
of South Dakota.
But they also eat about 1260 kilograms
of krill, as calculated
from the average number
of krill present in the 80 metric
tons of water they gulp.
«Deep sea fish remove one million
tons of carbon dioxide every year
from UK and Irish
waters.»
A WATCHMAN device would consist
of a tank containing thousands
of tons of gadolinium - doped
water and could theoretically detect antineutrinos
from an illicit reactor up to 1,000 kilometers away.
The recommendations, in addition to flying less and wasting 25 percent less food, include: carpooling or telecommuting once a week (75 million metric
tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) saved by 2020, if adopted by all Americans); maintaining your car or truck, such as keeping tires properly inflated (45 million metric
tons of CO2e); cutting the time spent idling in a vehicle in half (40 million metric
tons of CO2e); better insulation at home (85 million metric
tons of CO2e); programmable thermostats set higher (80 million metric
tons of CO2e); reducing electricity demand
from appliances that are «off,» so - called phantom demand (70 million metric
tons CO2e); using hot
water more efficiently, such as washing clothes in colder
water (65 million metric
tons of CO2e); buying EnergyStar appliances when old ones wear out (55 million metric
tons CO2e); replacing incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents (30 million metric
tons CO2e); eating chicken instead
of beef two days a week (105 million metric
tons of CO2e); increased recycling
of paper, plastics and metals (105 million metric
tons of CO2e); «responsible» consumption, such as buying less bottled
water (60 million metric
tons CO2e).
The project involved developing the systems to remove 2,300 metric
tons of deteriorating spent nuclear fuel
from the
water - filled basins near the Columbia River and transporting the fuel to a dry storage facility near the center
of the Hanford site.
The new instrument, containing 3.5
tons of ultra-pure noble gas Xenon cooled to nearly -140 degrees Fahrenheit to make it liquid, is installed inside a 10 - meter - wide
water shield to protect it
from radioactive background radiation.
OK, so this is a bit Green Girl 101, but carrying a reusable
water bottle really does save you
from a
ton of unnecessary waste.
There used to not be such a thing as indoors, maybe the cave was indoors, but now we have ability to hide ourselves
from the outdoor environment which is good if there's a bad storm, but otherwise we wan na be out there where we're getting
tons of negative ions out there when you're talking about being around
water or sources
of trees, you're gonna get exposed to these phytoncides, these aromatic compounds in nature.
Many juicing & blending experts fail to emphasize that it is SO important to drink
tons of water (my med team suggests 1 - 2 gallons / day) IN ADDITION when eating / juicing / blending lots
of greens, to help flush these crystals
from your system and prevent the chance
of kidney stones to form.
We have chlorine in our
water, a no - no for
water kefir, so the Royal Berkey would save us
from a
ton of water hauling
Coconuts are different
from any other fruit because they contain a large amount
of water that have
tons of health benefits.
I'm not gaining
tons of weight (knock wood) but my body is expanding
from all
of the
water retention and swelling.
My recommendation for commuters to the Polo Match next year is to either get the early access tickets, go super early and bring
tons of water and flat shoes, or head to New Jersey and uber it
from the Path train.
I know these engines (Toyota 3.4 L), so I would suggest you to remove radiator (4 bolts, 2
from each side, 2 hoses to engine, no transmission oil cooler, as it is manual as I understood), and just run
tons of water through it.
He reveals the most daunting
water issues we face today, among them the threat
of flooding in China's Yellow River, where rising silt levels will prevent dykes
from containing floodwaters; the impoverishment
of Pakistan's Sindh, a once - fertile farming valley now destroyed by the 14 million
tons of salt that the much - depleted Indus deposits annually on the land but can not remove; the disappearing Colorado River, whose reservoirs were once the lifeblood
of seven states but which could dry up as soon as 2007; and the poisoned springs
of Palestine and the Jordan River, where Israeli control
of the
water supply has only fed conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
One solution is to import
water, having it towed behind boats in plastic containers holding
from 500 to 1,000
tons of water.
During the winter, there are
tons of ways to keep
water from freezing, like using heated
water bowls and shielding the bowls
from wind.
Her hair was falling out, she was vomitting, not eating, drinking
tons of water and urninating constantly... all the symtoms
of those toxic treats
from China!
Vessel operators must lock all marine sanitation devices in a manner that prevents discharge or deposit
of untreated sewage; (C) Biodegradable matter
from: (1) Vessel deck wash down; (2) Vessel engine cooling
water; (3) Graywater
from a vessel less than 300 gross registered
tons; (4) Graywater
from an oceangoing ship without sufficient holding tank capacity to hold graywater while within the Sanctuary; (D) Vessel engine or generator exhaust; (E) Effluent routinely and necessarily discharged or deposited incidental to hydrocarbon exploration, development, or production allowed by paragraph (a)(1)
of this section; or (F) Discharge allowed under section 312 (n)
of the FWPCA.
Marcus» on the Beach Sheltered on Sinky Bay, a private cove on South Shore, is the exclusive Marcus» on the Beach, a serene getaway
from the busy City
of Hamilton and there are
tons of fun activities ranging
from snorkeling to lounging on our new land or
water hammocks.
Rates include access to a
ton of complimentary activities,
from water sports to nature hikes, daily kayak rentals, and tennis.
We didn't travel much more than 100 yards
from the resort, we were diving in less than 30 feet
of water and saw spotted eagle rays,
tons of lobster, eels, and more.»
Bulan Madu is supplied with twenty
tons of fresh
water from Lombok by boat daily.
Jamaica's original all - inclusive resort captures the essence
of old - Jamaica charm with lush, tropical splendor; just five miles
from Ocho Rios; includes golf, tennis, scuba, free tours and
tons of water sports.
Bouchet will present an eighty -
ton sculptural installation made
of human sludge collected
from the city
of Zurich's municipal
water treatment plant Werdhoelzli.
Consisting
of a metric
ton of water sunk into the floor
of Frieze, filled with spray paint and items ranging
from a wineglass and belt to spring onions and plastic rings, it's an eye - catching example
of the way in which the artist uses «the detritus
of everyday consumerism» in her work.
As part
of the exhibition, Bouchet will present an eighty -
ton sculptural installation made
of human sludge collected
from the city
of Zurich's municipal
water treatment plant Werdhoelzli.
Finally we switch away
from the roaring
tons of water to a more abstracted sequence: a close up
of a shiny blade turns this way and that until we can focus in on the ghostly face reflected in it.
If I were to raise a billion metric
tons of sea
water from the depths and dump it on the surface, why would the overall effect be the release
of CO2?
That might sound expensive, but the average American family spends $ 300 on toilet paper every year, their portion
of the 3 million
tons of the stuff that is made every year
from 54 million trees using 473 billion gallons
of water and 17.3 terawatts
of electricity.