According to the BBC, 8% of China’s national emissions are from imports to the US alone. Overall, 23% are from overseas imports!

A standard 330 mL aluminum can of Coke embodies 170g of CO2e, Diet Coke or Coke Zero has 150g. The same sized glass bottle has 360g.

Planning a springtime picnic? Avoid plastic cutlery and styrofoam cups - use metal utensils and glass instead!

NOW Magazine
NOW | February 24-March 3, 2010 | VOL 29 NO 26 - The Green Issue

Leading the char, Biochar is black magic, our climate saviour
By Wayne Roberts

After the failure of world leaders at Copenhagen, it’s time for burnt offerings and some negative thinking to keep us positive.

Move over, carbon-neutral – yesterday’s watchword – and enter carbon-negative biochar, the great black hope that may allow us to breathe another day.

Fact: A year’s discarded motor tires could stack 10,000 km into outer space - or 500 times higher than a cruising Concorde!

Fact: Shrimp trawlers are among the least sustainable fisheries - up to 62% of their average catch is considered “bycatch” and is thrown back into the water as undesirable catch, often dead or severely injured.

Slow Down and Save! For every 10km/hr you go over 100, fuel efficiency drops by 10%! Driving 120 km on the highway instead of 100 is like paying 20% extra for gas!

Easy on the Pedal! Jackrabbit starts from one stoplight to the next save only 2.5 minutes / hour, but increase fuel consumption by 37%!

Fact: Bottled water costs a thousand times more than water from a tap and is no safer or cleaner. In fact, tap water may be of even higher quality than bottled water because it is tested more regularly.

Ensure that there is an adequate amount of air space between your fridge and the wall to increase its efficiency.