[NatureNS] How green is your pet?

From: Patrick Kelly <patrick.kelly@dal.ca>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:30:58 -0400
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Hi all:

There is a pretty good rule of thumb when it comes to vehicles. The  
amount of energy it takes to create one is about the same as the total  
that it will use, over its expected lifespan, which is usually pegged  
at 10 years for a modern car. So in the case of the SUV, there is an  
upfront cost of 4.1 hectares, just to make it. That is one more reason  
why smaller vehicles are more environmentally frienndly... smaller  
initial footprint.

Pat


On Nov 10, 2009, at 9:47 AM, Christopher Majka wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
>
> Meanwhile, an SUV (the Vales used a 4.6-litre Toyota Land Cruiser in  
> their comparison) driven a modest 10,000 kilometres a year, uses  
> 55.1 gigajoules, which includes the energy required both to fuel and  
> to build it. One hectare of land can produce approximately 135  
> gigajoules of energy per year, so the Land Cruiser's eco-footprint  
> is about 0.41 hectares, less than half that of a medium-sized dog.  
> So, a large dog has about 2.5 times the environmental impact of a  
> gas-guzzling SUV!
>
>
> Christopher Majka
> 6252 Jubilee Rd., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5
> c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca
>
> "The further backward you can look, the further forward you can  
> see." - Winston Churchill
>
>


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all:<div><br></div><div>There is a pretty good rule of thumb when it =
comes to vehicles. The amount of energy it takes to create one is about =
the same as the total that it will use, over its expected lifespan, =
which is usually pegged at 10 years for a modern car. So in the case of =
the SUV, there is an upfront cost of 4.1 hectares, just to make it. That =
is one more reason why smaller vehicles are more environmentally =
frienndly... smaller initial =
footprint.</div><div><br></div><div>Pat</div><div><br></div><div><br><div>=
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folks,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, an SUV (the =
Vales used a 4.6-litre Toyota Land Cruiser in their comparison) driven a =
modest 10,000 kilometres a year, uses 55.1 gigajoules, which includes =
the energy required both to fuel and to build it. One hectare of land =
can produce approximately 135 gigajoules of energy per year, so the Land =
Cruiser's eco-footprint is about 0.41 hectares, less than half that of a =
medium-sized dog. So, a large dog has about 2.5 times the environmental =
impact of a gas-guzzling SUV!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div =
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