Word: co2
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...Environmentally, that's a pretty big footprint. HSBC may not be responsible for the kind of carbon emissions of, say, Big Oil, but producing the energy sucked up by the bank and its airborne execs resulted in the emission of some 606,300 tons of CO2 in 2003. This year that figure will top 771,630 tons. Unlike its bottom line, that's not a figure the bank is proud...
...willing to let it stand. In late 2004, HSBC committed itself to becoming carbon neutral-the first major bank to do so-by January 2006. The principle is simple: the bank spends its cash on green energy projects that reduce CO2 emissions by the same amount the bank creates. "We realized we had to go above that 'business as usual' scenario," says Francis Sullivan, HSBC's adviser on the environment, speaking from the corporation's towering London HQ. The bank was already spending $7 million annually to boost the energy efficiency of its buildings but, says Sullivan, "we cannot generate...
...accomplished -with a gasification or liquiefaction plant. "With [current] plants there's no technology you can bolt on that really allows you to deal with that issue," says Jim Rogers, CEO of Cinergy. "We need to be building technologies that allow us to deal with CO2...
...like studying the effects of an experiment instead of a natural occurrence. While the exhibit itself invites visitors to draw their own conclusion, Schrag has already developed a somewhat grim prognosis. While he said that scientists do not yet have all the answers, he suggested that the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere in recent decades could have dire consequences on the global environment, such as warmer weather, which would lead to more virulent hurricanes. Schrag’s research has shown that human survival could come into question as unstable and unpredictable weather conditions plague the planet. But Schrag?...
Make your own soft drinks with this $100 countertop soda fountain that can brew a liter of soda in about 30 seconds. Comes with a choice of 25 flavors and a replaceable CO2 canister that can carbonate 110 L of water...