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In January of this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) implemented unprecedented new reporting that mandate thousands of companies—many for the first time—track and report their carbon emissions for 2010. Companies have quickly realized that auditable GHG data tracking and management will quickly move from a “nice-to-have” to a mandatory component of financial reporting.
Because of the financial implications of carbon going on the balance sheet, organizations must be able to verify CO2 emissions, not just loosely estimate them with “spreadsheet” data collection. The snowball effect of GHG emissions included in financial reporting is a heightened risk for inaccurate data, but also a call-to-action for companies to reduce carbon emissions to meet EPA and SEC regulations.
A key issue for CFOs is that GHG data reports will be scrupulously audited, and any missteps could lead to discrepancies in company financial statements, enforcement action by the SEC and class action lawsuits from investors misinformed about the cost and risk of GHG. Given this increased risk, investors, regulators and juries will view reporting criteria on the same level as other financial metrics that determine the value a company.
Furthermore, if a cap-and-trade or carbon tax system is ever implemented in the US, as already in place in most other industrialized nations, there will instantly be a scramble for companies to reduce carbon emissions—a positive environmental outcome. For companies that must purchase carbon allowances to conduct “business as usual,” this new carbon-related cost could prove a costly mess if not properly analyzed, measured, accounted for and financed.
More at link...In January of this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Security and... more
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Offering the first evidence of the complex Senate debate that lies ahead on an energy reform bill, the environmental group Greenpeace said Friday it intends to oppose the legislation that a bipartisan group of Senators intend to introduce next week.
“Although we appreciate the Senate’s efforts to reduce global warming pollution, it’s clear that polluter lobbyists have succeeded in hijacking this climate policy initiative and undermined the ambitious action necessary,” Phil Radford, the group’s executive director, said in a statement.
Among Greenpeace’s chief objections are the measure’s “inadequate emission” reduction goals, a provision that strips authority from the Environmental Protection Agency, and the billions set aside for the coal and nuclear industries for research and expansion.
“We call on the president to push leaders in Congress to get back to work and produce a climate bill that presents a clear road map for significantly reducing greenhouse emissions,” he added.
Greenpeace’s pre-emptive move surprised some in the environmental community for its timing but not its final judgment. Greenpeace was among a handful of major environmental groups that didn’t participate in the discussions that have gone on as the bill was being drafted.
Contacted on Friday, leaders of other green groups said they would wait to make their assessment of the legislation until after it is unveiled.
“We are not going to make any decisions on our views of the bill and our support until we see the details of it. There are a lot of moving pieces still and those pieces are really important to us,” said Josh Dorner, a spokesman for the Sierra Club.
That’s not to say, however, that other environmentalists don’t share Radford’s concerns and could wind up opposing the legislation.
Greenpeace based its analysis of the legislation on information received during a Thursday teleconference with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), one of the bill sponsors. On that call, Kerry outlined specific language that will be in the bill that was drafted along with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.)
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/36277.html#ixzz0mEFd9KOiOffering the first evidence of the complex Senate debate that lies ahead on an energy... more
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This video offers some simple ideas about going green on the road and during your commute. Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i51vnWKbVX0This video offers some simple ideas about going green on the road and during your... more
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You’d think by leaving this planet (and I don’t mean by spaceship) that it’d lighten the carbon load since you’re no longer taking up space and using resources, right? Sorry to burst your eco bubble, but death takes quite a toll on both your loved ones and the planet.
Most coffins, headstones and burial plots take up precious space, not to mention the formaldehyde that pollutes the ground during decompostition. “Well, what about cremation?” you ask. Think again: the process of cremation has a huge carbon footprint, using as much energy in one session as an average household uses in one week.
Lucky for us eco-conscious folks, Scottish biochemist Sandy Sullivan has come up with a much cleaner and greener option. He is the innovator behind the Resomation system: an “accelerated version of the body decomposition hydrolysis found in nature”, says Sullivan, which is similar to ” a non-burial alternative that achieves what cremation achieves,” (minus all of the energy usage).
According to this article on the process by The Guardian:
“The Resomator is a pressurized chamber that liquefies rather than burns (the unit is made by a family engineering firm in Leeds). The body is immersed in a diluted alkaline solution and rapidly heated; within three hours it is turned to white ash. The Resomator has a carbon footprint four times smaller than that of a typical cremation process, there are no dioxin emissions, amalgam mercury is safely recycled, the only coffin is a transfer casket (used many times), and expensive medical implants (such as hip joints) are recovered in pristine, reusable condition.”
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This was originally created and uploaded on April 11, a few days before any reports of trouble in the Gulf of Mexico.http://rengacorp.blip.tv/
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For my second hip hop blog post of the day:
Look I've said this before, rappers don't have the best taste in white people music. Jay-Z hangs out with John Mayer. Kanye spends time with that dude from Maroon 5. I wouldn't put it past Lil Weezy to do a track with Nickelback.
Recently however, rappers are starting to hang with a better crowd.
Stereogum shows us that rappers are spending time with and indie rockers. Kid Cudi partied with Ratatat on Letterman. Ghostface Killah picked up his son's iPod and fell in love with Vampire Weekend. Damon Dash is hanging with the Black Keys. GZA is rapping with the Black Lips. I love these collaborations, because they're great.
We're at this moment in music, we couldn't have imagined when Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock were trying to create the rap-rock genre. This music reality is like old jokes coming to fruition. I swear to god, in '99 I was making jokes about electroclashmashups with gangsta rap. Today that is a reality .
Things that you don't expect now, will become realities in the future. That is why this is my list of predictions for music in 2019.
"Weird Al" Yankovic's massive influence will bring polka to the mainstream. Future rappers are going to rap over accordion basslines with beats in 3/4 time.
Unfortunately robot bands will outsell human bands. [youtube c2JChnwv2Ws]
Everyone's carbon footprint will be cut exponentially, because of karaoke-powered vehicles. Unfortunately noise pollution becomes a serious problem.
Instant DJ Toolbox, will help so many people find love, dating sites like OK Cupid will go out of business. [current 89942210]
Radio stations will play internet memes. 'The theme to keyboard cat will be the most popular song of all time.
Auto-Tune the News will become your number one source for information. If someone isn't auto-tuning, you won't trust them as 'Fair and Balanced.'
These songs will still be somewhere on the Billboard Charts. Unfortunately
Now that is all speculation, but feel free to remind me of these predictions in ten years, on the fiftieth anniversary of Monty Python.For my second hip hop blog post of the day:
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Current News
Holy cow. If you haven't been reading Andrew Fitzgerald's latest posts over on the Current News blog, you've been missing out. Don't panic, we'll get you caught up.
First up is a post that includes raw footage of Afghan insurgents being blown up by their own IED. The footage is shot from overhead from the perspective of airborne Apache helicopters, and well...
Here's a snippet:
US military personnel watch as Afghan insurgents set up a deadly IED and then accidentally trigger it themselves. I think this video is pretty rare: I imagine not many insurgents are caught on camera setting up their IEDs.
Check out the full video on the Current News blog and see for yourself.
To top things off, Andrew hit the ground running today with two new posts: The first regards Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi reporter made famous for throwing his shoes at President George W. Bush, and the implications of his reception post-release. Next up Andrew revisits the Kibera slums, which are now beginning to be dismantled in Kenya. Several years ago, Vanguard's Christof Putzel produced a peice on the Kibera slums, take a look:
Vanguard's Christof Putzel takes a look at the Kibera slum
In his post Andrew brings us updates on the present state of things in the Kibera slums outside of Nairobi. Take a look.
Current Movies
As is the style of John Lichman's Current Movies blog dispatches, here is a listicle of important posts you may have missed out on:
The New York Film Festival is starting up, and Current Movies is all over it. I suspect covering the fest may have been an elaborate ploy on Lichman's part, who may be secretly missing NYC. However, he's promised that we'll be premiering trailers, interviews, and magical unicorns over on Current Movies and our New York Film Festival group. Keep an eye out for more, I'm holding him to it.
John caught Stingray Sam at CineVegas this year, and he hasn't stopped talking about it. Good news for you, both his review and film's episodes are available via the tubes. Take a peek.
Toronto A to F, Weinstein's Super Serious Bet, and Harry Potter's Park. All part of Wednesday's Important News.
Speaking of festivals, are there too many out there? Read and decide for yourself?
Current Music
Over on the Current Music blog, Shana Naomi Krochmal unleashes word of two new punk rock docs. Check out the details, and peruse a list of classic punk rock doc faves culled from the Current Music community!
From the "Get this now" files, Peter Grumbine has not 1, but 2 offerings this week:
Os Mutantes' "Haih or Amortecedor" is their first album in 35 years. Here's some of what Peter had to say:
If you don’t know Mutantes, it would be easy to say something like they’re the Brazilian Beatles or the Brazilian version of the guys from Buena Vista Social Club, but they’re not; they’re Os Mutantes.
The Mutantes were a big part of the Tropicalia movement in Brazil during the ’60s. Imagine what you know about the psychedelic ’60s in America and the UK, and then combine that with Carnival, and you can basically suss up the sound of that movement. Put simply, it’s fucking wild.
Read more here.
As a "Get this too" add-on, Peter recommends Rodrigo y Gabriela. Here's what he had to say:
In case you don’t know the story, years ago, Rodrigo y Gabriela were in some badass metal bands in Mexico, but they grew tired of the limited scene and potential there. A lady from Mexico who had moved to Ireland was back in Mexico and ran into them. After talking about their situation, she invited them to come stay with her in Ireland, a country where artists were treated better. Ah fate, at last!
Read more here.
Current Tech
Ever since Sarah Lane took Final Cut Pro classes, she's been cutting together some awesome tech videos and posting them on the Current Tech blog. Here's a taste of flickr's new iPhone app, plus a list of some of the others she's cooked up:
Flickr's iPhone App... Finally!
Mag.ma - All the videos you love, plus the ones you don't
ColorSuckr for Photo Enthusiasts/Amateur Designers
Who here likes Helvetica? *Raises hand*
Current Green
Over on the Current Green blog, Leah Lamb tackled the green contraception debate (who knew?) while fantasizing about getting a greener car. Here's a snippet of what she learned:
I recently learned while checking out an article reporting on the Frankfurt Auto Show: I should start using condoms to lower my carbon footprint. The facts are coming out, if you want a car that has a small carbon footprint (we’ll skip over the argument that you wouldn’t have a car) than you should have a small car. A very small car. The kind of car that would make you get out of it if you wanted to…discuss… the birds and the bees. The kind of car that doesn’t need to carry a large family.
Who knew, right? Give the full post a look to learn more.
Guest poster Joshua Wiese, the coordinator for the Adopt a Negotiator project kicked off our first post for 360 Degrees of Copenhagen -- a series of blog posts leading up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (aka COP15) in Copenhagen on December 7th, 2009. Give it a read.
Current Comedy
Funny man Josh Heller is in a "tribute" mood this week, and he has three Current Comedy blog posts to place on the alter of the Internet gods (that means you, dear readers):
First up, a Current Virals rundown dedicated to the memory of Patrick Swayze. No one puts Heller in the corner.
Next up, a very special Current Comedy blog post about the most famous meme to ever surface from Mexico in dedication of Mexican Independence Day.
Last, but not least, a special taste of what is to come on infoMania this week. Here's a hint: it involves Sarah Haskins and backpacks. Think you know the answer? Better click to make sure.
Current News
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When I stumbled across the Dogs Have Bigger Carbon Footprint Than SUVs? article on Current, I couldn't help but post it on my dad's facebook page (he is after all, a veterinarian). Turns out he had a lot to say on the matter, so I asked him to write a guest post on for us.
Guest blogger Dr. Larry Lamb (aka my dad) is a practicing veterinarian who shares a passion for caring for pets and the environment. He writes the newspaper column and blog, Pets and People.
We live in a time when there is a sincere concern for the health of our family, our pets and our planet due to what is called the greenhouse affect. The greenhouse affect is defined as a concern that the carbon dioxide we release into the atmosphere is a cause for global warming. One of the ways of determining how much greenhouse gas we add to the environment is determined by what is called a “carbon footprint” and it is measured by the amount of carbon dioxide we add to the atmosphere.
When we heat our house and drive our cars we produce carbon dioxide (CO2). In fact, even the food we produce, consume and throw away has an affect on our carbon footprint. When we consider the relationship between pets and people there has been some research done and opinions expressed about the affect pets have on the environment and in this article I will express my opinion about the impact pets have on the environment we live in.
If we analyze the “Carbon Paw Print” of domestic pets, different conclusions can be ascertained. Recently, there has been a book published based on this subject titled, Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, by Robert and Brenda Vale, two researchers from Victoria University in New Zealand. They compare the ecological footprints of owning pets compared to other life style choices. Scientific studies often serve as a benefit and are important in discovering new ways to improve our health. However, we must be wary of studies which are sponsored by corporations or scientists who champion a point of view.
The Vale’s research was based on analyzing the common ingredients in most pets foods and then determining how much land was required to produce this food. Their conclusions were that the amount of energy and land required to produce this food created a negative impact on the environment based on carbon emissions. They then compared this to owning a SUV and other ways we contribute CO2 to our environment.
It is possible to prove a point scientifically and draw a flawed conclusion from the research and then oversimplify the findings in order to create controversy in order to sell books. There have been many examples of this and an inquirering mind will have to seek several resources before believing everything that is printed.
To understand the relationship of pets and people and sustainability, let’s briefly review the history of domestic pets. Consider that in ancient times, animals became camp followers. They consumed the waste products of native peoples. In the case of felines, they consumed vermin as they do today. Eventually, they became companions to human populations and people shared their food with their pets.
As we study history we gain insight and the expression “nothing new under the sun” seems appropriate. `A research study which delineates the energy consumption of pet food does not take into account the fact that most of the ingredients in common pet foods are indeed recycled products that would have been disposed of anyway. This would create a cost and the energy consumed to dispose of this food could contribute to the greenhouse affect anyway. Dog foods contain meat by-products. Just as the native peoples fed the early domestic pets their waste products, we do the same today. Humans will not eat most meat by-products.
Another factor we should consider is the actual reduction in the total carbon footprint of families that are childless or have fewer children because pets can be a substitute for larger families. Producing a basketball team that has to be fed, sheltered and educated has a larger impact on the environment than a golden retriever.
Pets contribute to the health of their owners. Many studies have concluded that pet ownership contributes to our happiness and longevity. Stress and loneliness have a great impact on our sense of well being and happiness. Pets are key factors in good health and happiness and a reduction of stress ranks right behind diet and exercise as an important components in a healthy lifestyle. We should also consider the carbon footprint of our health care system. Less illness equates to fewer resources being dedicated to healthcare. We waste less in the materials, manpower and the maintenance of our healthcare facilities required to treat illness caused by the stress that is often alleviated by pet ownership.
Their are ways we can be responsible about our environment that are related to pets. We can support products that utilize eco-freindly packaging and we can educate ourselves about the viability of utilizing foods that are an excellent source of nutrition but disposed of as waste.
As a veterinarian, I see the benefit that pet ownership brings to the lives of people on a daily basis. I also care about the environment our children will inherit.
Meanwhile, you might find this piece by Max and Jason on animal rescue and a strange case of animal hoarding:
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So there I was, sitting in my cubicle at work when I got the call of a life time, "Want to eco-blog from Hawaii?" Of course I did what any normal person would do: I hemmed and haawed for all of .5 seconds before saying, "Hellz Yeah!" The call came from Christine Lu, a self created new media maven who was working with the Hawaii Tourism Authority on an experiment that utilized new media and blogging as a way to spread their message about Hawaii. While I was excited to go to Hawaii, I also wanted to make sure that I was being true to my peeps at Current Green. So I explained to Christine, if I go, I'm going to need to be able to cover the interests of our community: an inquisitive, take-no-prisoners-don't-waste-my-time-with-green-washing, well informed group. She said, (much to my amazement) "No problem, come as you are, write what you would normally be drawn to write."
So I put a call out two call outs the Current community that asked: what issues are you interested in or want to know more about?
Mike_Johnson requested info on the carbon cap, the emission standards, and the smart grid; PJacobs51 asked (can't tell if there was a tone of (well deserved) snark) How do you travel Green?; MBK20 asked about organic coffee farms, while RCS commented, " there is a lot of work being done now to try preserve Hawaii's endemic plant and animal species, so if you have any extra time whilst there, you might want to investigate the progress, or lack thereof, that is being made on that front."
estee_arie put in a request about recycling plants and the pollution they are causing, JanforGore put in a request about info on the GMO's and and an update about Tarrot debate, and mako2424 asked about my carbon footprint and aquaculture (among a few other things).
I took all of that into account, and added a few more ingredients into the mix: 3 cups of love for the oceans, 5 tablespoons of interest in ocean conservation, 2 pinches of eco-travel, 1/2 cup of cultural history, mixed it all together (with a lot of help from MJ) and ended up with 1 very very busy action packed trip. I thought I would be able to get it all in: 5 islands, 9 days and write something thoughtful and meaningful that would be worth the time you might take to read it. But at the end of the day, there was too much to say! I'm not the type that can sit down at 11pm and bust out a cohesive sentence, plus I was a tad busy planning that little interview with Gavin Newsom. And frankly, the experience was too incredible and rich experience to shove it into a few rushed sentences. I wanted to take the time to explore what happened to me when I traveled on through Hawaii, how it was different, how the culture affected and informed me, and what it meant to explore and develop a new sense of place and connection to that part of the earth. I also had the good fortune of meeting many amazing bloggers who were both local and a part of the Hawaii trip and you can check out what their experiences and perspectives. It was an added treat to get to see Hawaii through their eyes as well.
So, over the course of the next week, I will have Makana on repeat in my headphones, and you will find a lot of posts on Hawaii. And now you know why.
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So I’m sitting on the plane, somewhere in the middle of the pacific. The consistent view of ocean and more ocean is creeping me out; I can’t help but consider the thought of our plane falling from the sky and landing in the middle of nowhere. I’m too tired to read, so my attention is volleying between spying over the shoulder of my seat mate’s laptop while she watches Gossip Girl, and images of surfboarding and swimming on the big screen (Hawaiian Airlines shows a cultural programming when they aren’t playing movies). I finally settle on the images of the ocean, and to the melody of the slack guitar. Something is already different. It is reminding of me when I flew Thai Airlines on my way to Thailand, the cultural immersion begins when you step on the plane. I’m feeling myself slip into the idea of island time, and am craving the experience of claiming words like Aloha and Mahalo as my own.
I’ve been catching some slack (and for good reason) for the carbon footprint I’m creating while on this trip. In the name of full transparency, I’ll be tracking my carbon footprint as I go. I’ve just begun researching carbon calculators and am learning there is one main feature that distinguishes them. Do you want to go macro and get an overall idea for your carbon footprint for the year, or do you want to go micro, and calculate the details of your carbon footprint? I going for the micro management program, as well as the convenience of tracking as I go. I’m toggling between two iphone applications: Carbon Tracker (personal addition) uses a GPS system that you begin and end with each leg of your trip, and Twavel (made by Netscribe). Ed Begley says it’s “fantastic,” so I have high hopes.
If you are into the quick fix of getting an estimate of your early carbon foot print, you may want to check out the iphone application Carbon Calc. The application summarizes your carbon debt and then links you to paypal and “lets” you pay off your guilt right there and then. Something about this rubs me the wrong way. I see the upside, in theory, people are consciously giving a few bucks that will either fund sustainable technology, or plant trees in the Amazon. But I can’t get around that this feels like a cheap quick way of feeling like you did something (and note taken: this is hopefully step one...step two is waiting to be created...by you.) My pet peeve with all of the calculators I found to date, they don’t calculate public vs. private transportation (dude, I want my karma points).
Meanwhile, an interesting side note: according to Carbon Cal: The average American footprint is 23.4 tons, the European average footprint is 11 tons, and the world average footpint is 4.3 tons. Stats like that inspire the guilt, so off I go to find a carbon offset program I believe in. I’ve done a fair amount of research, and felt attacked by a lot of clever marketing campaigns. My suspicoun is that it is an easy market for an entrepreneur to make a quick buck without doing the work they are claiming to do.
I put a call out to Twitter asking for recommendation for trusted resources @Chamako suggested
A Grassroots Alternative to Carbon Offsets that reccommends the following:
Instead of quantifying offsets, we are encouraging individuals and organizations to take responsibility for their own emissions by helping these projects expand their reach. And, we are able to promote a much broader range of projects that address climate change. For instance, a project in Ecuador teaches tens of thousands of children about climate change and ways to combat it. We can’t translate this into tons of carbon, but it can result in a future generation of green voters, consumers, and policymakers. Other projects from the Environmental Foundation for Africa are working not only to provide solar electricity to schools in villages in Sierra Leone, but also to train technical school students in their installation and maintenance.
A few other submissions I appreciated were these two lists that compare various carbon offset programs:
@karpul suggested EcoBusiness Links: Carbon Emissions Offset Directory
@EDF_InnovEx suggested their (Environmental Defense Fund) CarbonOffsetList.org directory
Onward! And....Mahalo!
P.S. Just in case you don't "remember" what a carbon foot print is: here's the easy explanation from wikipedia:
"A carbon footprint is "the total set of GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, event or product" (UK Carbon Trust 2008). An individual, nation, or organization's carbon footprint is measured by undertaking a GHG emissions assessment. Once the size of a carbon footprint is known, a strategy can be devised to reduce it.
Carbon offsets, or the mitigation of carbon emissions through the development of alternative projects such as solar or wind energy or reforestation, represent one way of managing a carbon footprint."So I’m sitting on the plane, somewhere in the middle of the pacific. The... more
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Examining one way to reduce your carbon footprint in Bristol, RI
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How do we explain to our children that we tried for 100 years to get universal health care and the bill signed by President Obama on 3/23/10 still leaves 15 to 25 million without health insurance. In America money rules. We have stooped so low that we can spend billion$ to keep financial and manufacturing corporations and foreign countries alive but we cannot do the same or our friends, neighbors, and relatives. Corporations can't feel pain, they don't leave loved ones, they don't serve in the military, they can't show compassion, and they usually avoid taxes and can write off their bad debts.
Here is a proposal that will save the Federal government close to $50 billion per year enough to pay for the public option with only an executive order. Most office space is very expensive yet white collar workers only use it 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. This amounts to only 30% efficiency which is completely unacceptable in today's economic and ecological environment. We can no longer afford to let all white-collar workers that still have jobs work banker's hours when we can work two shifts per day in government and private industry and cut our overhead costs in half. This simple paradigm shifts solves three problems: It jumpstarts economy and fights poverty, cuts pollution, reduces budget deficits. It is simple based on sound economic principles, will save money instead of adding to the deficit and would only require an executive order.How do we explain to our children that we tried for 100 years to get universal health... more
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We all know that everything we do has a lasting impact on the environment. Making small changes in your daily life – like driving less and cutting back on waste – can help reduce your carbon footprint. You even have the power to reduce your imprint on the environment by rethinking the products you buy and how you use them.
Ready to become an eco-conscious shopper?
http://www.causecast.org/news_items/9719-how-to-shop-greenWe all know that everything we do has a lasting impact on the environment. Making... more
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Despite the coveted flashes of gold, silver and bronze, many people were concerned with another color at the recent 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver- green.
Although the Vancouver Olympic Commitee pledged to offset 118,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, is was discovered that this figure amounted to less than half of Games-related emissions (Greenr.ca).
Still, the attempted 'greening' of the Olympics provided some much needed exposure for the responsibility of hosting such international events in a way that reduces their environmental impact and carbon emissions.
The Telegraph recently reported that "South Africa is trying to 'green' the World Cup, but local efforts are struggling to balance out the enormous carbon emissions caused by holding the tournament at the tip of the continent."
Nevertheless, several of the nine South African cities that will host World Cup matches have already constructed stadiums that feature natural ventilation, rain water capture, and increased energy efficiency; just some of the high environmental standards that organizers are hoping to uphold.Despite the coveted flashes of gold, silver and bronze, many people were concerned... more
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http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.6a237570be4660439e371341ae8452d5.a41&show_article=1
Europe's system for industrial carbon quotas has enriched the continent's biggest polluters, with ten firms together reaping permits for 2008 alone worth 500 million euros, a new report revealed.
Dominated by steel and cement makers, the same "carbon fat cats" stand to collect surplus CO2 permits that -- at current market rates -- could be worth 3.2 billion euros (4.3 billion dollars) by 2012, it said.
This is roughly equivalent to the entire EU investment in renewable energy and clean technology under its economic recovery plan, according to Sandbag, a non-profit group in Britain that analyses carbon market policy.
more at link...
Check out my Climate Gate and Eugenics groups, exposing the NWO's agenda. Its not our fault, they jacked the country almost a century ago exactly. Their latest scam, Global Warming, is just a fraud to install a carbon tax, global government and then ramp up the genocide of humanity (except their bloodline, of course).http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.6a237570be4660439e371341ae8452d5.a41&sh... more
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The super chain Walmart recently announced in a webcast press conference their five year plan to cut 20 million metric tons of their greenhouse gas emissions in to reduce their estimated global carbon footprint growth by 150%. This being the equivalent of the annual emissions of 3.8 million cars.
“Energy efficiency and carbon reduction are central issues in the world today,” said Mike Duke, Walmart president and CEO. “We’ve been working to make a difference in these areas, both in our own footprint and our supply chain. We know that we have an opportunity to do more and the capacity to do more.”
And how do they plan on executing this lofty plan? With help from the Environmental Defense Fund, PricewaterhouseCoopers, ClearCarbon Inc., the Carbon Disclosure Project and the Applied Sustainability Center (ASC) at the University of Arkansas, they will work with their suppliers to rethink how they can make their products more energy efficient, reduce packaging, waste and transport length, etc.
Walmart’s suppliers will not be required to take part in this new plan, but they made it clear that they’re more interested in companies that share their goals. (So it’s pretty much “put out or get out”, right?). Though this has led critics to think that those suppliers will just end up making cheaper, shabbier products in order to cut corners and still stick with Walmart’s requests.
Walmart’s press release states their intended process in this endeavor:
(Read the rest on the original post on CL Green: http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2010/02/26/walmart-plans-to-cut-150-of-their-estimated-global-carbon-footprint-by-2015/)The super chain Walmart recently announced in a webcast press conference their five... more
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Each year, many Christians recognize Lent, a 40 day period of penance and self-reflection. It is customary to give up something you enjoy, such as drinking alcohol or eating candy, to practice abstaining from temptations. In recent years, some eco-conscious churchgoers have been giving up carbon – or ‘carbon fasting’ – during Lent (or even year round).
http://www.causecast.org/news_items/9632-churchgoers-give-up-carbon-emissions-for-lentEach year, many Christians recognize Lent, a 40 day period of penance and... more
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WORLDbytes first overseas report is from Mumbai in India – the largest city in the world. A WORLDbytes film crew travelled there to produce some unique reportage with Sadhvi Sharma, a WORLDwrite volunteer and Mumbai resident. In this first programme Sadhvi shows us around this expanding metropolis and points to the amazing development that has transformed the cityscape and the lives of those who live there.WORLDbytes first overseas report is from Mumbai in India – the largest city in... more
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A film team from the George Washington University recently ventured out to a local DC elementary school to look at Casey Trees outreach program to schools. Who doesn't love cute kids saving the world?
from Planet Forward, visit us at www.planetforward.orgA film team from the George Washington University recently ventured out to a local DC... more
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