Wal-Mart Unveils Plan to Make Supply Chain Greener

The New York Times February 25, 2010 By Stephanie Rosenbloom

The largest retailer store, Wal-Mart, has decided and announced that it would finally cut some 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain by the end of 2015, which is the equivalent of removing more than 3.8 million cars from the road for a year. By acheiving this goal, they plan to focus on popular product categories with the highest embedded carbon.
This new idea is a great way to lower the ratings of global warming and hopefully it goes well. It's pretty interesting how cutting millions of greenhouse gas emissions is the equivalent to removing 3.8 million cars from the road a year.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/business/energy-environment/26walmart.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Underwater Plate Cuts 400-Mile Gash

The New York Times February 27, 2010 By By: Henry Fountain

There was an earthquake of a magnitude of 8.8 that struck off the coast of Chile saturday morning that had occured long ago in 1960, which struck 2,000 people across the Pacific. Both of the earthquakes took place along the fault zone where the Nazca tectonic plate lies under the Eastern Pacific Ocean south of the Equator. The two are combining at a rate of about three and a half inches a year.
This disastrous thing seems to be happening all over the world. The death rates are gradually increasing and things are getting worse all across the countries. These tend to generate tsunamis which makes things horrible and unsatisfying.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/world/americas/28quake.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Study Finds a Tree Growth Spurt

The New York Times February 1, 2010 By Leslie Kaufman

In the eastern United States, a study has found that forests seem to be growing faster due to the rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmospher. The observations centered on trees in mixed hardwood stands on the western edge of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. The levels of carbon dioxide around the research center have actually increased 12 percent within the last 22 years.

It's crazy how the percentage of the trees has increased so much within the past few years. Trees play a vital role in global warming because they absorb and actually store carbon dioxide. So it's pretty interesting how this author figured out this information.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/science/earth/02trees.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Panel Suggests 100 Ways Buildings Can Be Greener

The New York Times February 1, 2010 By Mireya Navarro

The mayor and City Counsel had a bunch of suggestions for New York City's building codes more environmentally better by imposing energy-saving requirements on renovation work. A few ideas included insulating glass skyscrapers and a plan that would place the temperature controls in individual apartments, so it could eliminate any winter cold to vent out the excess heat.

I think it's a great idea how new york and other places are contributing to this idea as to how to become greener and it'll be beneficial for all of us in the long run. People need to realize that global warming is a serious issue and if we all take part in helping out, the effects will be shown.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/science/earth/02green.html?partner=rss&emc=rss