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Industrial Farming Has Already Saved The World From Climate Change!

Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by Ross.

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Worried about what the climate will be like in twenty years time with the continuing escalation in carbon dioxide emissions? About how much the planet will have warmed by, how high the sea level has risen and how many more storms, droughts and other extreme weather conditions will plague civilisation?
Without industrial farming we’d already be [...]

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Energy-Efficient Supermarket Lighting Supercharges Your Spinach

Posted on 23. Mar, 2010 by Ross.

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File this particular study in the ‘Popeye’s Secrets’ category: not only does spinach contain plenty of key vitamins essential for a healthy existence, but it is also more potent when bought from a supermarket than pulled out of the ground.
Why? Fluorescent lighting.
According to research published in the Journal of Agricutural and Food Chemistry, energy-efficient supermarket [...]

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Carbon Trust Farms Interest With Free Agricultural Loans For Energy Efficiency

Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by Ross.

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Five months after the initial announcement by the government, the Carbon Trust is now officially extending its interest-free business loan scheme to UK farms in an effort to promote energy efficiency within the agricultural sector.
The move was initially part of the UK government’s Low Carbon Transition Plan back in July, which set for the first [...]

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Carbon Trust Helps Manufacturing Slash Costs With Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator

Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by Ross.

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Capitalising on the tsunami of companies now looking to maximise their profits by cutting energy costs, the Carbon Trust is now investing an extra £15 million in funding to help manufacturers become more energy efficient.
The new scheme, called the Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator, is designed to spark a ‘low carbon industrial revolution’ by helping manufacturers [...]

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£18 Pints Of Beer: The Shocking Cost Of Climate Change

Posted on 30. Oct, 2009 by Ross.

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£6.50 for a loaf of bread, £7 for a box of cornflakes and £18 for a pint of beer - these are the eye watering prices we could face in 2030 unless urgent action is taken to prevent dangerous climate change.
According to the latest figures released by Friends of the Earth (PDF), the price [...]

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Carbon Trust Helps Track Dirty Carbon Farming Footprint

Posted on 10. Aug, 2009 by Ross.

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The trade group for the dairy industry - Dairy UK - has recently announced a partnership with the Carbon Trust to develop a new guide for calculating the carbon footprint of dairy products.
The alliance would pave the way for carbon labelling to start appearing on milk, cream and cheese, as well as enabling easier calculation [...]

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Seda UK Targets £170k Savings With Low-Energy Lights

Posted on 18. Jun, 2009 by Ross.

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Food service packaging specialist Seda UK has revealed it is expecting to save almost £170,000 annually in costs and emit 1,000 tonnes less carbon following a move to low-energy lightbulbs.
The Italian-owned firm, which is based in South Wales and is a major supplier to McDonalds and KFC, has installed 750 low-energy Eluma lights funded by [...]

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UK Supermarkets Criticised Over Freezer Greenhouse Gases

Posted on 04. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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An Environmental Investigation Agency report has lambasted UK supermarkets for failing to take steps to reduce their use of greenhouse gases in their fridges and freezers, and released a ranked list of the worst - and least worst - offenders.
Despite more environmentally friendly alternatives existing, supermarket freezers and refrigerators use hydroflurocarbons (HFCs) as a coolant. [...]