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Giant Pandas And The Endangered Species List

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Giant pandas are among the most beloved animals in the world and are the iconic symbol of China as well as of the World Wildlife Fund, the global NGO dedicated to wildlife conservation.  In the mid 1990s, the population of wild pandas dropped to as low as 1,000 as a result of habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, and an intrinsically low birth rate.  There is also illegal poaching despite severe penalties.   Pandas have been considered to be an endangered species for quite some time.

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Electric Buses And Trucks

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We hear a great deal about electric cars these days.  Will people buy them?  Are they worth it?  And, of course, there is the tremendous buzz surrounding Tesla’s forthcoming moderately-priced car.   But there is also lots of activity in electrifying larger vehicles, including garbage trucks, city buses, and medium-sized trucks used by freight companies like FedEx.

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Consumers And The Environment

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China passed the U.S. as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases on Earth back in 2007, mostly due to manufacturing.  However, the great majority of all the products China produces are exported to the rest of the world.  China’s per capita consumption-based environmental footprint is actually small.  If you put the responsibility for environmental impacts on the consumer instead of the producer, we are all the culprits.

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China And Renewable Energy

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When it comes to carbon dioxide, three countries are responsible for half of the world’s emissions into the atmosphere:  China, the US, and India.   On a per capita basis, we are far worse than China, but its population is so huge that that it produces twice as much CO2 as the United States and nearly one-third of the world’s emissions.

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Outsourcing Our Emissions

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The average American is responsible for one of the largest carbon footprints in the world. Some 37% of our carbon emissions is associated with electricity generation; 33% stems from transportation – largely personal automobiles. The remaining 30% is attributed to industry, residential use, and agriculture.

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WAMC Northeast Public Radio

WAMC/Northeast Public Radio is a regional public radio network serving parts of seven northeastern states (more...)