What’s Your Impact?
On October 24, 2009, environmentalists will be gathering in iconic places around the world to participate in 350.org’s International Day of Climate Action, a campaign dedicated to creating a global climate treaty that would lower the earth’s carbon dioxide level below 350 parts per million.
According to the world’s leading… Read the rest
This week, the Japanese auto maker Honda revealed its newest prototype — and it’s not quite what you’d think. Steering away from cars and motorcycles, they have unveiled a “Robo-Unicycle,” which will be targeted towards people who are elderly and those of us they deem “commuters.”
The personal mobility device… Read the rest
Despite our grounded stance against one-time-use plastic containers, we have to face the facts — plastic is everywhere, so we better recycle or reuse it as much as possible. The good thing is, we aren’t the only people who believe this. Take Spanish designer Oscar Diaz as a prime example… Read the rest
Did you know that Americans buy 29 billion single-serve bottles of water every year? Tapped… Read the rest takes a look at the craziness of the bottled water industry, from economic to environmental impacts. You won’t want to buy a bottle of water ever again.
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Here’s your eco thought for the day:
“The greatest threat to the planet is the belief someone else will take care of it.”
–Robert Swan, Polar Explorer, Order of the British Empire… Read the rest
[Photo: woodleywonderworks, Flickr]
Dave Chameides, a man from L.A., demonstrates in the above video that it’s possible to reduce your waste by simply paying attention. Dave spent the year of 2008 saving all of his trash and recycling, and ended up accumulating just 30.8 pounds of total waste, which is much less than… Read the rest
I love my dog. What I don’t love is picking up after him – especially when I know that the plastic bag, considering its contents, will have to go straight into the trash, and eventually straight into a landfill. This poses an irritating dilemma for me, and presumably many other… Read the rest
Thought for the day: According to a study by the University of Maryland’s Programme on International Policy Attitudes, 73% of people polled worldwide want their government to place a high priority on climate change. Only 44% of Americans think that climate change should be a priority for the Obama Administration.… Read the rest
A non-profit group, Zambikes, and bike builder Craig Calfee are partnering up to bring the next reinvention for bikes, the Bamboosero. This design inspiration was first received after Calfee embarked on a trip to Africa where he noticed a shortage in bikes, at the same time as the local population… Read the rest
A 5% increase in the walkability of a neighborhood is associated with a per capita 32.1% increase in active travel, 6.5% fewer miles driven, 5.6% fewer grams of NOx emitted, and 5.5% fewer grams of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted. [Journal of the American Planning Association via Bikes Belong]… Read the rest
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From a new study coming out of VoxEU.org:
Our estimates imply that global climate change would lower the median poor country’s growth rate by 0.6 percentage points each year from now until 2099. Extrapolated over 90 years, the median poor country would then be about 40% poorer in 2099 than … Read the rest
We talk a lot about the effects of pollution, but often it’s better to get the full visual of our environmental impact, so we’re bringing you a few thought provoking photos to start off your Wednesday.
These pictures are from GigaPica, a Dutch site committed to celebrating photojournalism. There are… Read the rest
Here’s your environmental impact-related thought for the day:
North America accounts for almost 60 percent of the more than 220 billion paper cups used each year around the world.… Read the rest
That statistic was enough to get Global Responsibility, Environmental Impact and Starbucks to team up last week at the Starbucks’ Cup
