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in Autos

After Washing, Please Shove Your Prius Up Your Arse
How one of Earth's friendliest cars has the least friendly owners

by msgiro / on Jul 12, 2011

in Green

The Grocery List - How Much of Yours is Local?
A look at the origin of the foods we buy each day and week, and the environmental impact of local versus imported produce

by simplygreento / on Sep 3, 2010

in Green

Residential Energy: Are You Bogarting?
Calculating Your Energy Draw and What To Do When You Find Out What a Home Energy Hog You've Been

by AdChe / on Nov 9, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “footprint”

Six Ways to Reduce Your Company’s Carbon Footprint

CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com — Authority: 553
In our 21st Century the label of ‘sustainable business’ is very trendy, as is having a green badge on your company’s website, signifying an environmentally conscious company. These are good things and we certainly wouldn’t want to discourage them but more often than not they’re quite empty denotations. Here ...

2 days ago

Reliance on ‘Virtual Water’ Puts Some Nations at Risk, Study Says

CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com — Authority: 553
A new study calculates that about one-fifth of all water goes toward the production of crops and commodities for export , part of a global phenomenon known as “ virtual water †that researchers say could place pressure on finite water supplies in some nations. Using worldwide trade indicators, demographic ...

3 days ago

Marine Conservation - the principal Issues!

The Best Shark Dive in the World! — Authority: 486
Just in case we lose sight of the context here.Barring cataclysmic cosmic or geological events, these are the biggest threats to marine biodiversity - once again, very simplified.First and foremost: there are too many people!We are seven billion now and probably we will get as high as 9 billion, both of which is just ...

4 days ago

Green Office or E-Office: Which is Better for Business and the Environment?

CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com — Authority: 553
As 21st century business leaders approach both improved ecological and economical models of conducting themselves, they are increasingly finding that these two concerns often intertwine. Simply speaking, energy efficiency equates to financial efficiency, which leads to more funds being put toward pushing the company ...

5 days ago

Exploring Phousi Hill for Golden Buddhas and Luang Prabang Vistas

Grantourismo — Authority: 103
Exploring Phousi Hill, also known as Phou Si or Mount Phousi, is one of those must-do activities that travellers to Luang Prabang do, as much for the sweeping vistas of the sleepy town, the Mekong River and Khan River, and the surrounding mountains, as for the hidden temples, shrines, stupas, and golden Buddhas ...

1 week ago

Vegetarianism could reduce carbon footprint

Green Pepper — Authority: 99
Lancaster University has recently released a new study which shows that one of the biggest carbon footprints in the country comes from our consumption of meat. A report has been published in The Independent newspaper which shows that if everyone in the UK where to eat vegetarian food the environmental benefit would ...

1 week ago

LED Wholesalers GYO1009 60-Inch x 48-Inch x 24-Inch Mylar Reflective Hydroponic Grow Tent

The Successful Herbal Gardener — Authority: 119
Take total control of your plant-Foot s environment all year round with this free-standing grow tent. With an assembled footprint of 120cm x 60cm (48-Inch x 24-Inch ), it takes up little space. This non-toxic tent allows you to grow in any way you choose, enabling you to manipulate the growing environment to achieve ...

1 week ago

Save the Planet: Green Apps for Eco-Minded iPhone Owners

AppCraver — Authority: 454
Do you remember Captain Planet? If you need a refresher course, he and his charmingly diverse, apparently-truant teenage accomplices roamed the globe fighting criminals bent on polluting lakes or endangering wildlife. (Why the bad guys were after the world’s recycling centers and wetlands in the first place remains ...

1 week ago

Excellent Free Guides to LCA, Biobased Carbon Content From SPI Bioplastics Council

In The Hopper: SPI's Business Blog — Authority: 100
Thanks are due to the SPI Bioplastics Council for providing free guides to a pair of increasingly urgent subjects: “ Understanding Biobased Carbon Content†and “Life Cycle Analysis Primer – What, Why and How.†The Council’s first objective is educating the plastics industry on bioplastics and related ...

1 week ago

US’s Largest Ground Source Heat Pump Set for Ball State

Environmental Leader — Authority: 536
Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., is on the cusp of turning on what it says will be the largest ground source heat pump in the U.S., if not the world. The pump will cut the University’s carbon footprint roughly in half, the school says. It will also eradicate almost all of its $3 million [...]

1 week ago

Hydrogen Plant to Save Air Products, ExxonMobil Facilities 15% Energy

Environmental Leader — Authority: 536
Air Products has cut the ribbon on a hydrogen manufacturing facility that uses excess gas from a neighboring ExxonMobil refinery when making its product. Hydrogen manufactured at Air Products’ Rotterdam, Netherlands, facility (pictured) is then used by the refinery for the desulphurization of oil products and in the ...

1 week ago

NASA mission takes stock of melting of Earth’s melting land ice

Alan Gregory's Conservation News — Authority: 118
The cause of the melting is well known, except by certain deniers in Congress, the media, and on cable Tee Vee. This NASA news release says more.

1 week ago

Get Ready for Forest Footprint Disclosure

Triple Pundit — Authority: 624
If you were wondering what would be the next stop in the journey of businesses to identify their impacts and dependencies on ecosystem services, you got an answer earlier this week. After disclosing their carbon and water footprints, companies are moving now to disclose their forest footprint. Why they do it? Are ...

1 week ago

UK emissions rose 3.1% as economy recovered in 2010

ThinktoSustain- the sustainable development blog — Authority: 117
The 8.7% fall in carbon emissions as industry activity slumped during recession was a blip, figures show • Comment: Leaping UK carbon emissions deliver two red-hot lessons . . . → continue reading..: UK emissions rose 3.1% as economy recovered in 2010

1 week ago

Hitachi Travelstar 2.5-Inch 500 GB 5400RPM SATA II 8 MB Cache

Computer Drives Review — Authority: 118
Reliable, high-capacity storage for mobile applications Travelstar 5K500.B, a 5400 RPM, 250GB/platter, 2.5-inch hard drive with capacities ranging from 120GB to 500GB, is designed for use in notebook PCs, external storage, gaming consoles and other mobile applications. The 5K500.B demonstrates Hitachi’s ecological ...

1 week ago

The Xyron 2500 Professional Cold Laminator: A Review

MyBindingBlog - The Official Blog of MyBinding.com — Authority: 117
Are you looking for a high-quality cold laminator that can handle items that are up to 25†wide? If so, the Xyron 2500 Professional Cold Process Laminator might be the machine you’re looking for. This laminator has a lot going for it and it can give you professional-looking results. Check out its strengths and its ...

1 week ago

Delivering Sustainable Supply Chains

Environmental Leader — Authority: 536
Regulation, along with a drive to improve efficiency and enhance corporate reputation, has encouraged the majority of large organizations to look at how they can measure and reduce carbon in their own business.  As this becomes standard business practice, leading businesses are now focusing on how to make continual, ...

1 week ago

Small House has the footprint of an average sized bedroom

Innovation Toronto — Authority: 477
A clever use of space and design This incredible 4 x 4 meter (13 x 13 foot) family home pushes architectural boundaries outside of the box. Situated in the highly dense and populated city of Tokyo, “Small House†is Unemeri Architects’ solution to living functionally on a block of land that is smaller than the ...

1 week ago

Contradicting Developments

The ISN Blog — Authority: 409
On Monday 6 February the ISN examined three different ways of thinking about development. High up on the international agenda are both human development and sustainable development. That makes sense. After all, those of us who are lucky enough to lead healthy and fulfilling lives still make up a minority of the ...

1 week ago

Contradicting Developments

The ISN Blog — Authority: 409
On Monday 6 February the ISN examined three different ways of thinking about development. High up on the international agenda are both human development and sustainable development. That makes sense. After all, those of us who are lucky enough to lead healthy and fulfilling lives still make up a minority of the ...

1 week ago

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