By Gina Munsey •
May 20, 2009
Over the course of a lifetime, the average American consumes over 87,000 slices of bread. Yes, you read that correctly — eighty seven thousand. That’s more than a loaf per week per person, not counting the additional 5,000 hot dog buns and 12,000 hamburger buns each American devours in his or her life.
All that wheat calculates out to a lifetime grand total of 21,947 loaves and buns. The National Geographic Society’s Human Footprint project has illustrated this shocking bread obsession in a stunning visual (see the video clip below). In the words of my little brother, who is no stranger to wheatless ways, “That is a totally nasty amount of bread.”
There’s no argument that bread is an American staple. Amber waves of grain are, after all, an American icon. But we can’t live by bread alone. So what are some wheatless alternatives?
By Andrew Williams •
January 8, 2009
A startling new WWF study has revealed that people living in Hong Kong currently use twice as many resources as residents in China, more than double the sustainable level.
To feed the vibrant city’s massive demand for natural resources, and absorb the CO2 emitted, residents need an area of land and sea larger than 250 Hong Kong’s, an incredible seven-fold increase since 1965.
According to Mathis Wackernagel, Executive Director of the Global Footprint Network, “Although small geographically, Hong Kong not only has significant resource demands, but it also has an over-proportional influence on the world.
By Andrew Williams •
November 18, 2008
PC energy saving specialists Verdiem have today released free downloadable software designed to help users slash their energy use up to a massive 80 percent.
According to Allison Cornia, vice president of product management at Verdiem, “If we could get just 10 per cent of the world’s one billion PCs using [the product] properly we could save 32 billion kilograms of CO2 a year. That’s equivalent to taking half a million cars off the road.”
By Joshua S Hill •
May 26, 2008
No doubt you have all encountered the term “carbon footprint” and been asked to fill out surveys, questionnaire’s and quizzes to determine just how much you have befouled our planet’s atmosphere. Well not surprisingly there is more than just one environmental “footprint” that has to be monitored and cared for.
And while the mark we leave upon the environment by adding to it, through our increased carbon emissions, is increasingly important and, sadly, dire, what we take away from the environment is just as crucial.
By jenbaele •
December 11, 2007
Hi everyone!
Do you find yourselves searching for a green holiday gift that’s hip, relevant, and makes a difference in the fight against climate change? Well, look no further than WE ADD UP. WE ADD UP is a brand new global warming awareness project! It’s a global count of people committing to help fight global warming by taking simple steps in their everyday lives that make a big difference. WE ADD UP is an organic [...]
By Patrick Donnelly •
January 24, 2007
Every Saturday morning, hundreds of thousands of people around the country get up before dawn and jump into their cars for a several hour drive to their nearest wild place. Once there they recreate, rejuvenate, enjoy the wonders of the wild before returning to their homes in time for dinner. The collective carbon output of those enjoying the outdoors is well documented (see: Yosemite Valley, Yellowstone, and
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