Comments Mark92675 has made

  • Of Course If No One Went There.....

    ....then there would be no direct impact on the parks. But that would be rediculous.

    Fundamentally, the technology under the hood must change to zero emissions if one wants to control CO2.

    Even the beloved hybrids burn gasoline above 28 MPH. They may burn a bit less, but that's not the answer.

    Can't go back to horses. They spew methane, (one of the top 8 greenhouse gases).

    Other than staying home, hydrogen, electric or other zero emissions TBD are the only way to eliminate CO2 emissions from our modes of transport.

    Whether C02 emissions occur inside the boundaries of the parks or not, its a bit like peeing in the pool.  Either next to you or on the other side, the damage is done.... On An interview with Tom Kiernan of the National Parks Conservation Association posted 2 years, 4 months ago 5 Responses

  • Wal-Mart Haters Unite and Broaden Your Scope...

    Since a high percentage of goods for retailers (large and small) are manufactured in China, although it seems superior to be an unabashed Wal-Mart hater, on this issue, virtually no major retailer is off the hook.  

    Costco, Target, Pottery Barn, Williams Sonoma, Nordstrom, Nieman Marcus, Abercrombie, HSM, Forever 21, Apple, Dell, Nike, Patagonia, Sundance, Columbia, and on and on, down to Big Lots, and all the Dollar Stores, plus every major beloved brand of pop culture and couture are guilty of offshore production of their goods.

    So the author makes a great point.  Not only American, but worldwide demand for lower prices on consumer products creates a cause. Fulfillment of that demand is the effect.

    The effect is shifted to an ever growing concentration of industrialization in greater Asia which now slates China as the #1 polluter in the world.

    For all the reasons one might dislike Wal-Mart, if you actually look at the facts, leadership on sustainability and environmental responsibility is not one of them.  No other company has challenged their suppliers and internal operations more on the subject.  

    Suppliers are now being challenged to calculate and work to reduce the carbon footprint of products they sell to Wal-Mart.  

    Measure it, so you can manage it.  This is one way  ALL large volume importers can begin to understand their impact and to challenge their suppliers' overseas factories to improve as well.

    Unfortuately, government-sponsored coal-fired powerplants are popping up all over greater Asia and they have vast supplies of cheap, sulfur-rich coal at their disposal.  

    So as a consuming middle class emerges in these developing countries, adding to existing consumer demand, and as industrialization expands to meet world demand, this becomes a many-headed smoke belching dragon that will not be easily tamed.On China's emissions aren't really China's posted 2 years, 4 months ago 9 Responses