The Environmental Defense Fund has created a very informative list of figures and numbers related to global warming. Here is the writeup, and the facts:
“Global warming is the most serious environmental threat of our time. As these facts show, affordable options are available. And America cannot afford to fall behind any more in the race [...]
Interesting article in today’s Wall Street Journal: That Giant Sucking Sound May Be Your New TV
The news is that flat-panel TVs, especially plasma displays, require much more energy than most consumers expect. Did you really think your TV would use more electricity than your refrigerator?
Key takeaways:
Consider that a 42-inch plasma set can consume more electricity [...]
Vegans and vegetarians have long know about the impact of meat production on the environment. But even this is new information:
A kilogram of beef is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution than driving for 3 hours while leaving all the lights on back home.
This is among the conclusions of a study by [...]
