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...include hot entrees. But the burgeoning lunch line was serving up more than just food. In their report, Fallon, Tian, and Zhang estimate that of Harvard’s annual greenhouse gas emissions produced by solid waste, 1.4 percent—32,614.4 pounds of carbon dioxide??came from Fly-By last year...
According to The New York Times, PepsiCo is attempting to extend this idea to the environment. The company recently hired experts to calculate the cost—measured in pounds of carbon dioxide??of one of its products, Tropicana orange juice, which it plans to print on packaging in the future. This innovative move both makes it easier for consumers to be savvy about the environment and holds companies to a higher standard during the manufacturing process. Other leading brands should follow PepsiCo’s lead in publishing carbon-footprint numbers, with the aid and the imperative...
...Times’ article, which declared that “Google is secretive about its energy consumption and carbon footprint,” and that it “generates high levels of C02.” According to the publication, one Google search emits 7 grams of carbon dioxide??about half of the 15 grams discharged when boiling water in a kettle.Later that day, Google’s Senior Vice President of Operations Urs Hölzle quickly responded to the article with a post on the official Google blog. “One Google search...
Harvard will maintain its investments in environmental initiatives despite the tightening University budget, Harvard administrators announced at an event in Sanders Theatre yesterday. Over the last two years, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has reduced its emissions by 8,300 tons of carbon dioxide??an improvement they say is worth the financial costs. “These are quite challenging times for the University and Faculty of Arts and Sciences,” said FAS Dean Michael D. Smith. “Despite all of the trouble, it’s clear that much good can come...
...that the case for atmosphere-warming carbon dioxide? If the earth is self-regulating, the theory goes, then an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide should mean an increase in plant growth. Plants, after all, scrub carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, so more plants should mean less carbon dioxide??thus countering the initial increase...