From computerweekly.com
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The Big Green Footprint
Join “The Big Green Footprint” campaign to combat global warming. Being eco-friendly doesn’t mean you have to spend money, be an eco-warrior or a hippy. There are hundreds of simple, practical steps that we can all take to reduce our... [more]
Join “The Big Green Footprint” campaign to combat global warming. Being eco-friendly doesn’t mean you have to spend money, be an eco-warrior or a hippy. There are hundreds of simple, practical steps that we can all take to reduce our carbon-footprint by living a more sustainable lifestyle, producing less waste and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. If we all take one small step each day, together we can take a giant leap for mankind and create 'the big green footprint'.
When the Met Office's latest £30m supercomputer was switched on in May it drew a fair amount of criticism, and a cloud of suspicion has hung over the organisation's Exeter-based headquarters ever since. Isn't it odd, critics asked, that an instrument for combating climate change has such a huge carbon footprint?
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South Carolina is generating more hot air than ever. Fueled largely by gases from coal-fired power plants and vehicles, the state has increased its carbon dioxide emissions, the main contributor to global warming, by 45 percent since 1990, a Post and Courier analysis shows.
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From charleston.net
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SCOTLAND, UK - NFU Scotland is urging its members to participate in a Scottish Government study that will ultimately produce a farmbased tool to more accurately measure a farms contribution to greenhouse gas production and climate change.
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From thepoultrysite.com
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Tiger Woods needs to use some of his billions offsetting his carbon emissions. Trained for a little while at Stanford, he must have enjoyed playing on this miniature golf course. I know that Stanford has invested a fair bit of money to be a green campus but suppose all of the golf course were transformed into faculty housing? The carbon footprint from driving to Stanford would vanish and the water now being thrown away on all of that green...
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From blogger.com
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The plan relies on residents, businesses and governments to reach aggressive energy efficiency, waste- and consumption-reduction targets. Officials also hope to capitalize on the world’s needs to address global warming by making Portland a hub for new businesses that will tackle the problem.
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From blog.oregonlive.com
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On Oct. 23 ABC's "Good Morning America" aired back-to-back segments promoting climate change and, strangely enough, slamming hamburgers. First, George Stephanopoulos worried that Americans were becoming too complacent about global warming and discussed possible climate solutions with "Superfreakonomics" author Stephen Dubner. Dubner suggested choosing a kangaroo burger over a beef burger as a possible solution. Then Stephanopoulos interviewed...
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From newsbusters.org
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Florida Gulf Coast University may take more steps to move the campus toward carbon neutrality, including reserving prime parking spots near buildings for hybrid cars, a school administrator says. “Carbon neutrality is a goal that’s very, very difficult for a growing university like ours to meet,” Joe Shepard, FGCU vice president, told members of the Estero Bay Agency on Bay Management on Monday.
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From marconews.com
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