August 9, 2012
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Air & Climate Newsletter August 9, 2012 |
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Climate change impacts linked to ozone depletion
"A warming world with violent storms holds many unpleasant surprises" said Durwood Zaelke, President of the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (IGSD). "Recent research now suggests that this may include damage to the protective ozone shield, which protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiation that causes skin cancer, cataracts, suppresses the human immune system, and damages crops and ecosystems." "Protecting the stratospheric ozone layer is a job that the Montreal Protocol has done for the last 25 years, putting the ozone layer on a course of recovery by mid-century," Zaelke ... | ||
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Energy and Carbon Management: A roadmap for sustainable production
The concept of sustainability is not new for manufacturers, but there is still a wide disparity between how different companies think about and implement sustainability programs. At the highest level, many manufacturing executives believe in the intangible values of green and sustainability initiatives. However, few have been able to quantify this value in real dollar terms and even fewer understand the relationship between productivity and sustainability. Indeed, the fluctuating cost of energy has challenged manufactures to find a way to get the most out of their plants while minimizing energy ... | ||
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