11.15.2010

Walk, Jog, Run

A pretty good outline from Southern Energy Management of how a small or mid-sized enterprise can start to build a better footprint. Look inward, then look up and downstream. Also, be patient.

Extending the Triple Bottom Line to Create a Sustainable Supply Chain

An interesting perspective on the animal husbandry debate

Eating less meat could save 45,000 lives a year, experts claim | The Guardian

Vegetarianism is often cited as a dietary option which would drastically reduce CO2-equivalent emissions, and as an option to feed more people and provide better access to clean potable water worldwide (rather than using it for water-intensive factory ranching). Now, here's a study--albeit from biased sources--that suggests even eating less meat could save tens of thousands of lives annually just in the UK.

A key point mentioned in the article is the consumption of processed meats (and subsequent overconsumption of sodium). Still, it doesn't make a distinction between responsibly raised versus factory farmed animals, perhaps because the nutritional difference is negligible. That said, it might make for an interesting conversation.

Late, but interesting

I wonder where all the naysayers are who thought Apple could never achieve 3m ipad unit sales. I'd love to know how much salt is needed to eat one's words.

Apple's 3rd-quarter results.