Why do you Need a Sustainable Energy Plan? Creating a Sustainable Energy Plan is a simple, systematic way to examine, refine, and act on one of the most important aspects of a sustainable business. A plan lets you see where you are, decide what immediate positive...
Even if we divert or eliminate all new waste, landfills will emit greenhouse gas for decades. According to the EPA, U.S. landfills emit about 100 million metric tons of CO2-equivalent (or about 21 million cars) of greenhouse gas annually[1]. Thus it’s no surprise that...
Copenhagen, Denmark / San Francisco, CA, September 2, 2013 /3BL Media/ - This year, at René Redzepi’s MAD Symposium, Terrapass and Lucky Peach magazine presented an eye-opening analysis of the carbon footprint of a meal. The MAD Symposium is an annual gathering of the...
Over the last 10 years the sports industry has started to achieve meaningful reductions in greenhouse gas emission by implementing programs to improve their environmental footprints. Nevertheless, sporting events continue to have a big carbon footprint. According to...
Apathy toward U.S. landfill gas capture projects means that more methane is being released into the atmosphere. For more than five years, proceeds from the sale of carbon offsets have played a vital role in helping fund the implementation and operation of gas...
Site your next solar project on a virtual rooftop instead. By Erin Craig Rooftop solar projects are absolutely fabulous. Both the facilities manager and the sustainability manager have cause to celebrate, with reduced electricity costs and reduced emissions. And...
A recent column claiming tech conferences are destroying the world is the inspiration for today’s Monday Meeting Mythbusters. While many a commenter has weighed in on everything from the science of climate change to the value of face to face meetings, I’m going to...
The transportation sector and its customers keep returning to offset projects in the absence of other near-term solutions. Recently, Tony Tyler, the head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said a global carbon offsetting system was the way to...
At Terrapass, as the summer travel season gets underway, we notice an uptick in interest around the carbon footprint of travel. We thought we would take a moment to revisit this blog post about how 6lbs of gasoline turns into 19lbs of CO2 The curious (or...
When we think about the scents of summer, we think of fresh cut grass, salt and sand at the beach, and sizzling burgers. Take a deep breath. Bet you can almost smell the tantalizing aroma of kebabs, burgers, steaks and chicken on the grill! Are you planning a...
