On-line shopping with local delivery, has 2 to 5 times lower environmental impact than e-commerce from a central warehouse.
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carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, forests, renewable energy
The Woody Biomass Hoax
Since most of the wood pellets are derived from newly harvested trees, the immediate impact on Earth’s climate is worse than coal.
Winds of Change
Wind power is an important component of any program that insures future energy independence and avoidance of climate change.
The Planetary Toll of Your Morning Coffee
When you decide to have a cup of coffee, you have already made your largest contribution to the energy used to deliver coffee to your cup.
How Much Oil Can We Burn?
We’ve spent about half of our total allowance of carbon that can be emitted to the atmosphere without a global climate catastrophe.
Food Energy
there is no doubt that a vegetarian diet would have much less impact on the climate.
agriculture, energy, environmental health, faculty, land use, natural habitat, sustainability
City Mouse vs. Country Mouse
We will spare nature by living in cities, but for a sustainable world, we will not pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps by living in cities.
How Green is Your Milk?
Soy milk seems to leave the smallest footprint on the environment.
Pig Poop
Currently there are about 75,000,000 pigs in the United States. They generate a lot of poop, for which disposal is an ongoing problem in need of good solutions. North Carolina is home to about 12%Continue reading
The Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind
When it comes to sources of power, off-shore wind development looks much more attractive than off-shore oil development