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On buying locally produced foods...
Aug. 28th, 2009 11:05 amJust a blip I found that I thought I'd throw up here after the recent conversation
about organic/conventional farming and locally produced food.
From Newsweek:
"A New Yorker leaves a smaller carbon footprint drinking a French Bordeaux shipped across the Atlantic (2.93 pounds of carbon per bottle) than drinking a Napa merlot (7.05 pounds). That's because when it comes to calculating carbon costs, the method of transportation matters as much as the distance. Shipping freight by sea generates less than half the emissions associated with airplanes or tractor-trailers."
about organic/conventional farming and locally produced food.
From Newsweek:
"A New Yorker leaves a smaller carbon footprint drinking a French Bordeaux shipped across the Atlantic (2.93 pounds of carbon per bottle) than drinking a Napa merlot (7.05 pounds). That's because when it comes to calculating carbon costs, the method of transportation matters as much as the distance. Shipping freight by sea generates less than half the emissions associated with airplanes or tractor-trailers."
Well this is pretty cool
Apr. 22nd, 2009 12:14 pmhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090421/sc_nm/us_biofuels_usa_study;_ylt=Aj84.InxaU42Qov7KJ2VNlYPLBIF
Gasoline from non-food plant waste (ie, no competition between eating the corn and burning it).
Gasoline from non-food plant waste (ie, no competition between eating the corn and burning it).
Everything dies
Oct. 15th, 2008 03:10 pmBut can't we try to delay it at least a little bit?
On climate change and kangaroos: http://www.physorg.com/news143287047.html
On overfishing: http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/world/Warning-that-bluefin-tuna-39face.3872739.jp?CommentPage=1&CommentPageLength=1000
On climate change and kangaroos: http://www.physorg.com/news143287047.html
On overfishing: http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/world/Warning-that-bluefin-tuna-39face.3872739.jp?CommentPage=1&CommentPageLength=1000
Annoying Consumerism
Oct. 26th, 2007 02:18 pmDisposable clothing is, to me anyway, a horridly lazy and wasteful idea. As if we weren't filling up all our available land-fill spaces too fast anyway, now we should wear our clothes once and discard them? bah.
http://www.onederwear.com/
Also, I watched TV this past weekend (scary!) and was infuriated by the auto commercials. What a freaking joke. A 4-door passenger car ad BRAGGING about getting up to 29 mpg highway?!? (Surely this is also on a flat road, with no wind, no acceleration, and the highest-quality fuel they can get.) They think this is something to brag about?
I drive a TEN YEAR OLD station wagon. On my most recent trip (across three mountain passes) my 10 year old car got 36.6 mpg. Can someone please explain to me why the bloody hell cars are not a damn-sight more efficient now than they were 10 years ago? Because it seems ridiculous to me. Buy a new car? Yeah, right. Spend a year's salary to acquire something that's LESS efficient than the car I bought 4 years ago for $3000?
http://www.onederwear.com/
Also, I watched TV this past weekend (scary!) and was infuriated by the auto commercials. What a freaking joke. A 4-door passenger car ad BRAGGING about getting up to 29 mpg highway?!? (Surely this is also on a flat road, with no wind, no acceleration, and the highest-quality fuel they can get.) They think this is something to brag about?
I drive a TEN YEAR OLD station wagon. On my most recent trip (across three mountain passes) my 10 year old car got 36.6 mpg. Can someone please explain to me why the bloody hell cars are not a damn-sight more efficient now than they were 10 years ago? Because it seems ridiculous to me. Buy a new car? Yeah, right. Spend a year's salary to acquire something that's LESS efficient than the car I bought 4 years ago for $3000?
question for winnett!
Oct. 13th, 2006 07:09 pmhey 'roo...
just got my voter's pamphlet...wanted to ask what your take on I 937 is, since that's much more your line of thing. i'm lean towards yes, but don't know enough to decide if the for/against arguments are reasonable or overblown. so what say you?
just got my voter's pamphlet...wanted to ask what your take on I 937 is, since that's much more your line of thing. i'm lean towards yes, but don't know enough to decide if the for/against arguments are reasonable or overblown. so what say you?
