UA joins federal sustainability program
Environment
Jaclyn Johnson
Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: News
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Later, recycled paper prices decreased and, in some cases, became cheaper than standard paper, which made it available for use at the UA, Wagoner said.
The same situation could happen with other products, he said.
The EPA, the original founder of Energy Star, stepped up its promotion of the program to encourage businesses and individuals to save energy and costs this year, according to Energy Star's Web site.
Following Energy Star guidelines serves as part of the solution to global warming, according to the Web site.
Greenhouse gases, made mostly of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, are a natural part of the atmosphere. However, their concentration has increased since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, according to the EPA's Web site.
The U.S. was one of 36 countries that made a binding commitment to lower green house gases as a result of signing the Kyoto Agreement of 1997.
The goal of the agreement was to reduce emissions by 5 percent between 2008 and 2012, according to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Web site.
The most recent EPA inventory of green house gases is from 2005. Gases have increased nearly 17 percent between 1990 and 2005, according to a report on the EPA Web site.
Wal-Mart received special recognition from Energy Star in 2004, the only Arkansas partner to have earned such a reward, according to the Energy Star Web site.
This year the EPA has challenged America to increase efficiency by 10 percent in industrial and commercial buildings, according the Web site. If followed through this could potentially save $20 billion and emissions equivalent to 30 million vehicles.
The same situation could happen with other products, he said.
The EPA, the original founder of Energy Star, stepped up its promotion of the program to encourage businesses and individuals to save energy and costs this year, according to Energy Star's Web site.
Following Energy Star guidelines serves as part of the solution to global warming, according to the Web site.
Greenhouse gases, made mostly of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, are a natural part of the atmosphere. However, their concentration has increased since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, according to the EPA's Web site.
The U.S. was one of 36 countries that made a binding commitment to lower green house gases as a result of signing the Kyoto Agreement of 1997.
The goal of the agreement was to reduce emissions by 5 percent between 2008 and 2012, according to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Web site.
The most recent EPA inventory of green house gases is from 2005. Gases have increased nearly 17 percent between 1990 and 2005, according to a report on the EPA Web site.
Wal-Mart received special recognition from Energy Star in 2004, the only Arkansas partner to have earned such a reward, according to the Energy Star Web site.
This year the EPA has challenged America to increase efficiency by 10 percent in industrial and commercial buildings, according the Web site. If followed through this could potentially save $20 billion and emissions equivalent to 30 million vehicles.
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