If you haven’t already done so, you may want to acquaint yourself with the concept of an LCA — life-cycle analysis (or “assessment”). It’s simply a summation of the environmental inputs and outputs of the “cradle to grave” sequence of events, …
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Contemplating the Triple Bottom Line, Where Investments Pay Returns Financially, Socially, and Environmentally
A reader sent me this article on the metrics we need to determine how “green” certain of our actions are. Specifically, how do we measure our success at contributing to the “triple bottom line,” where investments pay returns financially, socially, …
Heralding Corporate Sustainability Initiatives
I just got off the phone with Stephan Williams, the guest blogger I wrote about a week or so back. I’m thrilled to announce that Stephan’s going to be the driving force behind the “corporate role models” blog that I’ve …
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How Big Are the Externalities of Fossil Fuels?
In reference to my post on the lifecycle analysis (LCA) of wind turbines, Peter Leach writes: The LCA of fossil fuel (or nuclear) powered electricity production presumably shows a good return in terms of direct power out vs. power consumed. …
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Life-Cycle Analysis and Wind Power
I heard a really good talk about lifecycle analysis (LCA) yesterday that took wind energy as an example, and examined the overall ecological footprint associated with an individual large turbine. On average, about 7.8 megawatt-hours of energy goes into extracting the …
