Tag: Greenhouse emissions
10 Going Green Facts That Will Make Your Head Spin
Get a custom going green tips every day by taking our Going Green Assessment! Green Fact #1: In 2008, the United States consumed 99 Quadrillion Btus (British thermal units) of energy, mostly in the form of fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, and oil. One Btu is equivalent to the energy released by burning [...]
Idling’s Invisibile Woes
Check out our most popular article on Going Green Facts! Letting a vehicle idle may seem a harmless, innocuous activity. After all, it’s usually just for a few minutes and the engine is barely using any gas, right? Well, this issue is actually far from minor as all of that idle engine chatter consumes a [...]
Mini Methane Factories Killing the Earth
According to the UN, the production of meat accounts for 18% of greenhouse emissions worldwide. The German government estimates that agriculture account for 15% of the country’s greenhouse emissions. This is more than transportation, which only makes up 13% of the emissions in the world. A prime example of the impact of cattle farms is [...]
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