July 29, 2008
Climate by the Numbers
Climate crisis for the restofus: I'm intrigued by two organizations who are boiling down their climate work to simple numbers so easy a monkey could understand. (Ha, as if Earth can still sustain monkey life.)
The first is 350, a new project spearheaded by Bill McKibben that uses the number developed by Dr. James Hansen as a target of where our atmospheric carbon dioxide should be. And the second is Climate Counts, which scorecards companies on how good they are on climate stuff. That org is headed by the head of Stonyfield Farms, makers of some nice yogurt. Apple, for the record, scores a not so great 11. Compare that to Nokia's 39, Dell's 49, and HP's 68.
I like the idea of boiling complex environmental issues down to just a few numbers. Heck, we're busy people.
climate, environment
May 13, 2008
Imported Produce's Impact on Planet and Palate
In an effort to raise the bar on modern British cuisine, Chef Gordon Ramsay wants British PM Gordon Brown to institute fines against restaurants who serve out-of-season fruits and vegetables.
Also on the produce-by-plane front, if you're worried about the environmental impact of your lunch use the Low Carbon Diet Calculator to figure out its carbon footprint.
eating locally, environment, food
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