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Wasted food is a huge climate problem
2013-09-16 20:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: If wasted food became its own pungent country, it would be the world`s third biggest contributor to climate change. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization had previously determined that roughly one-third of food is wasted around the world. Now it has used those figures to calculate the environmental impacts of farming food that is never eaten, along with the climate-changing effects of the methane that escapes from food as it rots. The results, published in a new report [PDF],...
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Bill McKibben: Being green wont solve the problem
2013-09-15 13:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: A self-described average 51-year-old book author with a receding hairline turned unlikely and somewhat reluctant activist, Bill McKibben these days is something of a rock star. McKibben first stepped into the climate scene with "The End of Nature," his first book and one of the first to bring climate change to the publics attention. More recently, he founded 350.org, an international activist organization. In the course of 25 years, hes gone from writing for the New Yorker to being a major...
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GPS Tracking Software Solves Wasted vs. Working Idle Time Problem
2013-09-13 01:08:34| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
The Article GPS Tracking Software Solves Wasted vs. Working Idle Time Problem appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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GPS Tracking Software Solves Wasted vs. Working Idle Time Problem
2013-09-11 21:06:57| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
For fleets concerned about reducing vehicle idle time, GPS tracking software offers resources that can clear up the difference between wasted idle time vs. working idle time. For some fleets, its difficult to accurately compare wasted vs. working; for example, fleets operating trucks that run equipment such as booms or lifts typically need to leave [...]The Article GPS Tracking Software Solves Wasted vs. Working Idle Time Problem appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Is the water debate suffering from a language problem?
2013-09-11 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The conversation was turning grumpy. A colleague from the UK government summed it up: "It's an awful word. I wouldn't be sad if I never heard it again." The others around the table from a broad sample of NGOs and consultancies nodded in agreement. We were talking about "the nexus". For those not in the know, this refers to the profound connections between growing enough food, meeting rising energy needs and ensuring sufficient water for people around the world. There's a strong, though...
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