25 fevereiro 2009

Café, jornais e sumo de laranja (e massa)

Thirsty work: The water needed to produce everyday goods and beverages [via, com "The environmental pros and cons of reading online"]

How Green Is My Orange? How much does your morning glass of orange juice contribute to global warming? [...]
PepsiCo finally came up with a number: the equivalent of 3.75 pounds of carbon dioxide are emitted to the atmosphere for each half-gallon carton of orange juice. But the company is still debating how to use that information. Should it cite the number in its marketing, and would consumers have a clue what to make of it?


[act.: How Much Water Does Pasta Really Need?]