Fact: Drinking an average 200 mL glass of milk costs 200 L of water. Drinking a plain glass of water requires little more than the water itself.

Fact: One standard size piece of paper requires 10 L of water to make. On top of the volumetric water cost is the water pollution caused during manufacturing.

Fact: In Copenhagen 40 percent of the population goes to work by bike.

The Independent
Ancient glaciers are disappearing faster than ever
Satellite laser measurements show change in environment for the first time

By Michael McCarthy environment editor
Thursday, 24 September 2009

Ice loss from many glaciers in both Antarctica and Greenland is greater than the rate of snowfall further inland
Melting ice is pouring off Greenland and Antarctica into the sea

The Independent
We will back a global deal to cut emissions, says Obama

Wednesday, 23 September 2009

By David Usborne and Andrew Grice in New York

Barack Obama insisted at a climate change summit yesterday that the US was committed to a new global treaty on greenhouse gases – explicitly distancing himself from George Bush – even while acknowledging that he faced an uphill task

The Times Online
September 24, 2009
European carbon trading market takes hit

Carl Mortished, World Business Editor

The Europe-wide carbon trading market suffered a severe blow yesterday when a European court issued a ruling that will weaken carbon prices and undermine efforts by the European Commission to curb carbon emissions further.

In a landmark decision, the European Court of

Ontario Makes It Easier, Faster To Grow Green Energy
Newsroom: Government of Ontario
September 24, 2009 9:51 AM

Ontario has launched a series of bold measures to attract new investment in renewable energy projects and build a green economy that will promote the creation of 50,000 jobs over the next three years. Today’s announcement completes the final four steps of Ontario’s momentous

What is Earth Overshoot Day?

Earth Overshoot Day marks an unfortunate milestone: the day when humanity begins living beyond its ecological means. Beyond that day, we move into the ecological equivalent of deficit spending, utilizing resources at a rate faster than what the planet can regenerate in a calendar year.

Globally, we now require the equivalent of 1.4 planets to support our

Fact: 1 year of ice cream purchases in the EU, or 3 months of what Americans spend on pets is what it would cost to get all the unschooled children in the world to school.

EPA to Large Emitters: Start Collecting GHG Data Jan. 1
September 22, 2009

Large emitters of greenhouse gases will have to begin collecting their emissions data Jan. 1 under the new reporting system from the Environmental Protection Agency.

The program will apply to about 10,000 facilities that emit about 85 percent of the nation’s greenhouse gases, said EPA Administrator Lisa