Green Technology Movement and Impact on Global Environment

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Green Technology Movement and Impact on Global
Environment

• COMM 12
• Fall 2007
• Erica Eaton, Page Nichols, Kate Devlin

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What is Green Technology?

• Environmental technology or green technology is
  the application of the environmental sciences to
  conserve the natural environment and resources,
  and by curbing the negative impacts on human
  involvement

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The 7 Rs of Green Technology
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Who is involved in the Green Technology Movement?

• With rising energy costs and the threat of global
  warming, any businesses are now recognizing the
  benefits of using technology to reduce their
  carbon footprint and minimize waste
• Go to http//www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp
  and see what your carbon footprint is.

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continued who is involved

• As Green becomes trendy, businesses benefit
  from becoming part of the movement
• Green products sell overall revenue increases
• THE EXPERTS! Those most familiar with the
  material who can teach the technologies to push
  for a greener world

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Why are companies choosing to go Green?

• Because people are requesting environmental
  technologies
• Example hybrid versus non-hybrid most people
  want the hybrid for a variety of reasons
• Green is a trend that is going to be around for
  a while. It will stay important as long as
  climate change is an issue

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continued why companies are going Green

• Companies benefit from going Green because
• a) its a trend so it sells
• b) although the cost of going green may be
  high, the cost of staying green is significantly
  cheaper in the long run

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How are companies going Green?

• By working with experts who know the material
  well
• Using sustainable building plans
• Implementing restrictions on waste
• -example Wal-Mart has been aggressively
  pursuing a variety of environmentally friendly
  strategies over the past few years. The impact on
  the retailer and its suppliers could be
  significant. Wal-Mart suppliers are required to
  meet certain waste standards.

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GREEN SYNDICALISM

• green syndicalists have understood that labor
  struggles and ecological struggles are not
  separate.
• Definition a radical political movement that
  advocates bringing industry and government under
  the control of federations of labor unions by the
  use of direction such as general strikes and
  sabotage.

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continued Syndicalism

• Green syndicalists insist that overcoming
  ecological devastation depends on shared
  responsibilities towards developing convivial
  ways of living in which relationships of
  affinity, both within our own species and with
  other species, are nurtured.

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GREEN BUILDING

• Green Building is the practice of increasing the
  efficiency of buildings and their use of energy,
  water and materials and reducing building impacts
  on human health and the environment through
  better citing, design, construction, operation,
  maintenance and removal - the complete building
  life cycle.

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Daily Water Waste

• Some Facts
• Dishwashers use 14-18 gallons of water per cycle
• Top loading washers use 45 gallons per wash
• A dripping faucet wastes 15-21 gallons of water
  per day

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How people can contribute to Green Building

• Think small
• Heat with the sun
• Use renewable energy
• Conserve water
• Use local/natural materials
• Recycle materials

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Renewable/ Alternative Energy Sources

• Energy obtained from sources that are essentially
  inexhaustible.
• Have less of an impact on the environment

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Solar Power

• Heat Transfer
• oil in a pipe is heated, then runs through
  reservoir of water. Heat from oil causes water to
  boils, creating steam which turns turbines.
• Photovoltaic (common solar panel)
• photons from sunlight knock electrons into
  higher sates of energy causing potential voltage
  difference (electricity).

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Solar Power

• CIS Tower, Manchester England. Was covered in
  mosaic tiles, which with photovoltaic panels
  turned grey due to pollution.
• Tiles replaced, costing 5.5 million.
• Began feeding National Grid in 2005.

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Water Power Tidal Flux

• Captures energy of waves in the ocean or large
  lakes
• Repairs are more costly at sea

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Water Power Hydroelectricity

• Rivers are dammed, and water is released slowly
• Force of rushing water creates electricity
• Environmental concerns of building dams

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Wind

• Wind rotates turbines to create electricity.
• Has potential to take over all of our electricity
  needs (on 13 of all land area)

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Geothermal

• Pipes are routed near geothermal activity.
  Boiling creates steam, which turns turbines.

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Why are businesses going green?

• Saving energy saving money
• Gaining consumer confidence
• Managing dependence on oil and other fuels that
  could spike in price, or become regulated.

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What are businesses doing?

• Wal-Mart recently began cleaning up its
  environmental practice, dropping customer
  complaints by 10
• GE spent 1.5 billion on new technology to help
  reduce waste products and energy consumption

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What are businesses doing?

• FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service have
  invested in vehicles that run at least partly on
  alternative fuels.
• DuPont, a chemical company, was once Americas
  main producer of greenhouse gasses. Now, they are
  slowly reducing their production of carbon
  emissions.

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Triple Bottom Line

• Businesses are taking into account their effects
  on the environment.
• CLP Group, a Hong Kong based power plant
  operating company, now includes data in its
  annual reports such as waste produced and
  effectiveness of environmental programs.

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Green Business?

• Big business is a leading producer of greenhouse
  gasses, but according to Janet Ranagathan, the
  director of the World Resources Institute,
  businesses voluntary reducing waste and energy
  consumption is the fastest way to curb greenhouse
  gasses
• Many companies claim to be green, while only
  making unsubstantial changes

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Hybrid Vehicles

• Chevy Tahoe
• Dodge Durango (2008)
• GMC Yukon
• Lexus RX 400h
• Toyota Highlander
• Mercedes ML 450 (2009)
• Mercury Mariner
• Porsche Cayenne (2010)
• Saturn Vue Green Line
• Toyota Sienna Minivan
• Pick-up trucks coming in December
• Chevy Silverado
• GMC Sierra

• Honda Civic
• Honda Accord
• Ford Escape
• Volkswagon
• Chevy Malibu
• Honda Subcompact (2009)
• Hyundai Accent (2009)
• Lexus GS 450h
• Lexus LS 600H L
• Saturn Aura Green Line
• Nissan Altima
• Toyota Camry
• Toyota Prius

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Driving Trends

• Since 1770, miles increased 150 while population
  increased 40
• 200 million vehicles in the U.S.
• 700 million in the world
• By 2008, one million hybrid gas-electric cars in
  the U.S.

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Vehicles and the Environment

• 1 gallon of gas weighs 6 pounds
• When burned
• Carbon Oxygen 20 pounds of CO2
• CO2 is the dominant greenhouse gas causing global
  warming!

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Connect the Dots

• Driving is our most air polluting activity
• We spend an hour per day in the car (on average)
• Thats 8 BILLION hours per year collectively
• 3 out of 4 people drive to work alone
• Families take about 10 vehicle trips per day
• Less than 5 use public transportation
• Health care from transportation pollution costs
  60 billion per year

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Health Effects

• Automobile pollutants have an impact on health
  and the environment
• Respiratory problems
• Impair the bodys immune system
• Increase a persons risk of cancer
• Birth defects, low birth weight, infant deaths
• Asthma

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Total Impact of Green Vehicles

• Smaller, lighter cars
• Fewer materials
• Decreases emissions
• Eases environmental impact
• No proven reduction in cars safety!

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Solar Power

• power from the sun

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Benefits

• Reduces local air pollution
• Offsets greenhouse gases
• Conserves energy
• Reduces the need for dry-cell battery disposal

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The Green Grid

• The Green Grid is a global consortium dedicated
  to developing and promoting energy efficiency for
  data centers and information service delivery
• How?
• By defining user-centric models and metrics,
• Developing standards , measurement methods, new
  technologies to improve performance,
• Promoting adoption of new energy efficient
  standards

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Conclusion?

• More and more corporations are jumping on the
  green bandwagon.
• Its trendy
• Its important!
• Its good for the environment
• It saves companies money
• It benefits our health

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Bibliography

• HybridCars.com, Bradley Berman. "HybridCars.com."
  Hybrid Cars. 2007. 5 Nov. 2007 lthttp//www.hybridc
  ars.com/about.htmlgt.
• Solar Electric Light Fund. "Solar Electricity in
  the Devloping World form the Solar Electric Light
  Fund." Benefits of Solar Environment. 2007. 4
  Nov. 2007 lthttp//www.self.org/shs_envir.aspgt.
• The Conde Nast Building at Four Times Square.
  Building Green. Accessed on 2 November 2007.
  http//www.buildinggreen.com/hpb/overview.cfm?proj
  ectid32 
• Green Syndicalism. Answers.com. Accessed 5
  November 2007. http//www.answers.com/topic/green-
  syndicalism?cattechnology 
• Green Technology Forum. Accessed on 4 November
  2007. http//www.greentechforum.net/index.php 
• Simon, Timothy A. Curbing Global Warming. Green
  Technology. Accessed on 4 November 2007. 
  http//www.green-technology.org/green_technology_m
  agazine/simon_oped.htm
• http//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17969124/page/2/ 
• http//home.utah.edu/ptt25660/tran.html
• http//edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/12/14/environ
  ment/index.html
• http//www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/index.htm

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Images Used for Educational Purposes

• Solar Panels grid tied roof.jpg
• Traffic Jam 060801_trafficJams_hmed_1p.hmedium.jpg
  
• Sun sun_main.jpg
• Honda Prius prius.jpg
• Lexus Hybrid SUV 96_1.jpg
• Solar building solarwww.hartleynature.org/.../
  buildingbest.jpg 
• 7 Rs www.jwri.osaka-u.ac.jp 
• GreenTech www.alrdesign.com 
• Oragnic Farmers www.orcasrec.com
• Solar panel http//www.caseelectricalservices.co.u
  k/images/solar-panel-1.jpg
• Wind turbine http//thefraserdomain.typepad.com/ph
  otos/uncategorized/wind_turbines_html_html_6237662
  2.gif
• geothermal http//www.rise.org.au/info/Tech/geo/im
  age002.jpg
• dam http//www.bpa.gov/Corporate/KR/ed/nwpower/pic
  s/bonny20dam.jpg

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GO GREEN!
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