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PEOPLE following the “Fife diet” – a drive to source as much locally produced food as possible – generate more than a quarter less carbon than the UK average, a report claims.
The project, launched four years ago by Fife couple Mike and Karen Small, aims to cut down on the environmental impact of the weekly shop by encouraging people to buy locally grown, organic food.
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Washington, October 23 : A study examining the impact of a global biofuels program on greenhouse gas emissions during the 21st century has found that carbon loss stemming from the displacement of food crops and pastures for biofuels crops may be twice as much as the CO2 emissions from land dedicated to biofuels production.
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Greenpeace Austria has said it is in talks with supermarket chains over the placement of CO2 seals on food products.
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After I wrote a column critical of Illinois local-food law, a couple of readers accused me of ignoring the energy used in shipping food. A comment from Oni, for example, said:
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CropEnergies and Tyczka Energie to build a CO2 liquefaction plant in Zeitz
Mannheim/Geretsried, 26 May 2009 – CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, and Tyczka Energie GmbH, Geretsried, are planning to build a plant for the liquefaction of food quality CO2 (carbon dioxide) in Zeitz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The plant will have an annual production capacity of 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide and is scheduled to commence operation in 2010.
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Food production is responsible for as much as a third of the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming.
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