Word: carbonic
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...days, constantly reminding us to make sacrifices in the interest of the earth while forgoing few comforts themselves. Green activist and actor John Travolta likes to spend his free time toying around in one of his five private planes, including a commercial Boeing 707, racking up 800 tons of carbon emissions in the last year. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has managed to promote his idea of an environmentally friendly lifestyle by creating a hydrogen-fueled Hummer—a car that gets a whopping 10-15 miles per gallon—while crisscrossing the country in his private jet. Last...
...competitors, since Wal-Mart ends up effectively setting wage rates in retailing. And to organic farmers, whose industry has been turbocharged by the company's decision to promote organic foods; and to refrigeration manufacturers, who must create greener equipment to meet this giant customer's desire to shrink its carbon footprint. And to the economy itself: the "Wal-Mart effect" of those $4 generics is being cited as one reason drug prices are falling after years of double-digit inflation, just as its entry into the supermarket trade moderated food inflation...
...largely responsible for the state of the world’s environment. Global warming is caused by the greenhouse effect, or the retention of “greenhouse gases,” like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane, within the atmosphere. In 1990, the year that the 1997 Kyoto Protocol took into account when setting emission reduction goals, the U.S. produced 36% of all global emissions, making it the world’s biggest net polluter. More recent evidence suggests China has now surpassed the U.S. as biggest net polluter; the U.S., however, still emits more greenhouse gases...
...overwhelming contribution to global warming and the constant political rhetoric that action is being taken, the U.S. has failed to independently reduce emissions by even the 6% from 1990 levels that the 1997 Kyoto Protocol would have asked of us. On the contrary, between just 1990 and 2004 our carbon dioxide emissions increased by 15.8%. Had we independently reduced greenhouse gas emissions, the Senate’s current refusal to ratify the new Kyoto treaty might be excusable. As it stands, however, we appear both hypocritical and uncooperative...
...very next question was about global warming. Obama laid out his rigorous cap-and-trade plan for reducing carbon emissions, but then he said, "One of the themes of this campaign is to tell voters what they need to hear, not just what they want to hear ... So I've got to tell you there will be a cost to this - and the utility companies will pass it along to consumers. You can expect a spike in electricity prices," although, he added, the new technology should ultimately bring those prices back down...