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David Burns is an environmental chemist with expertise in laboratory data audits, green chemistry, and industrial ecology. David is available to help business & professionals integrate sustainable supply chains and energy efficiency into service offerings. The following blog topics are intended to invoke awareness and/ or action in Going-Green. You are also invited to create a Free Whoisgreen business profile using the link above. David Burns is a NSC member of the Rocky Mountain Institute.
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Expert scientists say 450 parts per million of CO2 is the tipping point, the red zone where ecological triggers are expected to enter the "overshoot" zone, and known to be followed by biological collapse. What the experts don't know is how long the earth could sustain an overshoot period for. Governments have agreed that an 80% carbon emission reduction would be needed to keep CO2 levels below 450 parts per million by 2050!
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Our beliefs on Climate Change separate us into three groups: Skeptics, Cynics, and Supporters. VIEW YouTube debate between Lord Monckton and Rupert Rosner NOW. |
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The annual Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) Symposium held in San Francisco Oct 2009 had a strategic focus on energy efficiency and ihow to transition away from dependance on oil. VIEW 'Reinventing Fire' on YouTube NOW. |
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Sustainability is Blue, is the new Green
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Discarded waste - this picture tells a thousands words. If discarded waste containers and packaging can end up on remote picturesque islands, then ecosystems everywhere are at risk unless business embraces Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). |
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"A successful landscape design should do more than beautify an outdoor space - it should also complement the building, adding value to the property, and provide extra living space or habitat for wildlife. If it also follows sustainable principles, you've got a winning combination", Debbie MacDonald April 2010 (ABC Gardening Australia Magazine). |