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Benno Hansen

World is facing a natural resources crisis worse than financial crunch | Environment | ... - 1 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...imatechange-endangeredhabitats

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shared by Benno Hansen on 14 Jan 12 - Cached
  • humans are using 30% more resources than the Earth can replenish each year, which is leading to deforestation, degraded soils, polluted air and water, and dramatic declines in numbers of fish and other species
  • we are running up an ecological debt of $4tr (£2.5tr) to $4.5tr every year
  • populations and consumption keep growing faster than technology finds new ways of expanding what can be produced from the natural world
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  • by 2030, if nothing changes, mankind would need two planets to sustain its lifestyle
  • Sir David King, the British government's former chief scientific adviser, said: "We all need to agree that there's a crisis of understanding, that we're removing the planet's biodiverse resources at a rate which is as fast if not faster than the world's last great extinction."
  • 50 countries are already experiencing "moderate to severe water stress on a year-round basis"
  • 27 countries are "importing" more than half the water they consume - in the form of water used to produce goods from wheat to cotton - including the UK, Switzerland, Austria, Norway and the Netherlands.
  • A person's footprint ranges vastly across the globe, from eight or more "global hectares" (20 acres or more) for the biggest consumers in the United Arab Emirates, the US, Kuwait and Denmark, to half a hectare in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Afghanistan and Malawi.
  • The global average consumption was 2.7 hectares a person, compared with a notional sustainable capacity of 2.1 hectares.
  • Benno Hansen on 14 Jan 12
     
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Mark Kabbbash

EVTP stock : America's First Environmental Car Rental Company Announces First Expansion... - 0 views

www.equitygroups.com/...143348.html

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shared by Mark Kabbbash on 13 Nov 08 - Cached
  • Mark Kabbbash on 13 Nov 08
     
    The company has prevented more than 100 tons of air pollution and passed on to its customers more than $1 million in fuel cost savings.
  • Mark Kabbbash on 13 Nov 08
     
    Plamondon has served as CEO and CRO for both private and publically held companies over his distinguished 35-year career. As President and CEO of Budget Rent a Car, he grew the company from $50 million operating revenue to $2.5 billion operating revenue by acquiring and integrating licensees spanning 3,200 locations in 117 countries. Plamondon left Budget Rent a Car after it was sold in 1996. Plamondon also served as CEO for worldwide Alamo and National Car Rental, including the Car Temps brand, a $250 million insurance replacement business. There he led the total company restructuring resulting in a successful sale. His vision for EV is to position the brand as a fun and friendly car rental experience for customers while reducing carbon emissions.
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