Posts Tagged ‘carbon footprint’
Were you ‘naughty or nice’ to environment?
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Eating less meat, buying local, and consolidating your holiday shopping may have helped you get to the top of Santa’s green nice list, but it probably didn’t impact your environmental footprint. Continue…
Friday, December 21, 2012 12:55 - 0 Comments
Earth & Environment - Dec 5, 2012 12:00 - 0 Comments
Carbon footprint labels don’t add up
USC / U. MICHIGAN (US) — The methods used to measure products’ carbon footprints often fall short of assessing their true environmental impact, new research shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 19, 2011 8:10 - 0 Comments
Like a thumb, carbon footprint is unique
UC BERKELEY (US) — Who you are and where you live have more of an impact on the size of your carbon footprint than what kind of grocery bags or light bulbs you use. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 1, 2011 14:45 - 0 Comments
Carbon footprints in black and white
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Labeling products with carbon footprint information could help both consumers and manufacturers make more environmentally healthy choices. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 5, 2010 15:51 - 0 Comments
Poor families hardest hit by carbon tax
U. LEEDS (UK)—Taxing individuals for the amount of carbon they use would hit the poor and those living in the north of the U.K. hardest, forcing them to pay four times more as a proportion of their income than higher earners. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 24, 2009 11:08 - 2 Comments
Will biofuels drain the nation’s water supply?
RICE (US)—The new emphasis on biofuels as an alternative to foreign oil must be carefully weighed against the potential damage to the nation’s water resources, scientists warn in a new report. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 17, 2009 9:55 - 0 Comments
Modern dairy farms produce ‘greener’ milk
CORNELL (US)—By improving dairy genetics, nutrition, herd management, and animal welfare, the dairy industry has reduced its carbon footprint over the past 60 years, according to a study from Cornell University. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 20, 2009 10:54 - 1 Comment
Locally grown, but is that lettuce really ‘green’?
U. CHICAGO (US)— When it comes to food, local is where it’s at for those concerned about their carbon footprint. But Pamela Martin from the University of Chicago says the idea that local foods are more sustainable is really just an assumption. She and her students are crunching the numbers, determined to find out if regional agriculture really does have a green edge over conventional framing. (more…)
