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(Posted by David Zaks in News and Views at 8:09 PM)
by Worldchanging Intern, Alex Lowe: To understand the subtleties and difficulties in ecological footprinting, think of accounting. In the past few years, Enron’s collapse and the scandals that surrounded WorldCom gave people a small glimpse into the intricacies of accountancy. To the uninitiated, the swirl of news reports circa 2003 must have posed several questions: How hard can accounting really be? How can any grey areas exist in an activity as seemingly concrete and dry as counting beans? But grey areas abound, and the task of accounting for nature’s resources as well as their depletion from human demand is, to use the colloquial, a doozy. How can one compare the value of a single fish to that of a bushel of corn or a California redwood? How does that relationship change from the exhaust pouring out of your car or the dishwater circling your drain? The methodology for answering these questions in ecological footprint analysis (EFA) is often criticized for being incomplete and for underestimating humanity’s true impact on the environment. In response, researchers at Redefining Progress have made several amendments to the standard methodology, and given their creation the handle ‘Ecological Footprint 2.0.’ (Best explained by the paper Footprint… (more)
(Posted by WorldChanging Team in Biodiversity and Ecosystems at 9:08 AM)
The US Senate began debating its energy bill this week. The bill and proposed amendments tackle a broad range of issues, from increasing fuel economy; a national low-carbon fuel standard; a national geothermal energy initiative; a wave, -tide- and current-energy initiative; a significant increase in the renewable fuels standard; support for plug-in hybrids and electric drive transportation; coal-to-liquids programs; and much more. More… The auto industry weighed in to support the more lenient proposal for fuel economy standards under debate in the Senate. More… A new study concludes that there is no trade-off required between higher fuel economy and vehicle safety. More… The 2007 edition of the Cascadia Scorecard, an annual progress report on the Pacific Northwest published by Sightline Institute, shows that per capita gasoline use in the Cascadia region (including British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington state) is at a four-decade low. More… California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger notified the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that California will file a lawsuit against the federal government over the government’s failure to grant California a waiver to implement the greenhouse gas regulations for new vehicles. More… European emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) decreased between 2004 and 2005, according to the final… (more)
(Posted by Mike Millikin in Transportation at 8:50 AM)
News like this must be giving coal companies ulcers. Actually, based on the number of solar breakthroughs that have been reported over the past year, a steady supply of Prevacid might be a great…
"The aspiration underlying beer is that the natural propensity of yeast to… multiply,… froth and bubble will spill over into an analogous growth and prosperity for those placing the…
Something tells me that General Motors is not willing to play second fiddle on next generation vehicles. Toyota pretty much slapped them upside the head with the Prius and other fuel-efficient…
"The aspiration underlying beer is that the natural propensity of yeast to… multiply,… froth and bubble will spill over into an analogous growth and prosperity for those placing the…
Indra K. Nooyi: Image source: Sivacracy.netBusinessWeek next week has a few articles on PepsiCo’s Chairwoman and CEO Indra Nooyi’s vision of “performance with purpose”. It focuses on Nooyi’s earnest…
Imagine this, business owner: what if you could have an icon next to your company's title when someone Googles you that shouts: “ This is a sustainable business!”, or “This is an all organic…
Imagine this, business owner: what if you could have an icon next to your company's title when someone Googles you that shouts: “ This is a sustainable business!”, or “This is an all organic…