Last Week in Numbers

70% reduction in deforestation over the next 10 years is announced by Brazilian government

$5.99 to 6.99 a bottle for Green Earth Technologies' Motor Oil made from animal fat. This isn't new, back in April, Tyson Foods announced plans to produce up to 250 million gallons of renewable fuel a year from animal fat

4.6% annual growth expected in green packaging

1.4% increase in US greenhouse gas emissions in 2007, after a 2006 increase

1/3 of toys tested found to have medium to high levels of toxic chemicals. Not a problem for Bratz anymore...

0 financing - Bank of America takes a stance against companies that extract coal through mountain top removal!

This Week in Numbers: The Propositions

Only 4 more days until you cast your ballot. This is probably the most important election of our generation. Not only do we have two very different presidential candidates, but we have 11 very important propositions on the table in California. Do you know how you're going to vote on November 4th?

This is not the place to voice my opinion, but rather to give you the tools to cast an educated vote. Below are the propositions and the supporting/opposing parties. Click on the link for the official Arguments & Rebuttals.

Prop 2 Standards for Confining Farm Animals

FOR: 

WAYNE PACELLE, President 

The Humane Society of the United States
DR. KATE HURLEY, D.V.M., M.P.V.M., Clinical Professor
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
ANDREW KIMBRELL, Executive Director

Center for Food Safety

AGAINST:

DR. CRAIG REED, DVM, Former Deputy Administrator
Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
DR. TIM E. CARPENTER, Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
DR. PATRICIA BLANCHARD, DVM, PhD.,
Branch Chief, University of California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System

Prop 3 Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program. Initiative Statute

FOR

ROBIN MEEKS, Parent
MINDY VAZQUEZ, Parent
DIANE GIBSON, Parent

AGAINST

LEWIS K. UHLER, President
National Tax Limitation Committee
EDWARD 'TED' COSTA, President
People’s Advocate
JON FLEISCHMAN, Publisher
Flashreport.org

Prop 4 Waiting Period & Parental Notification for Abortion for a Minor

FOR

BARBARA ALBY, Author
California’s “Megan’s Law” Child Protection Legislation
JOSEPH R. ZANGA, M.D., FAAP, Past President
American Academy of Pediatrics
THE HONORABLE TONY RACKAUCKAS, J.D.,
District Attorney, Orange County

AGAINST

DR. MYLES B. ABBOTT, Chair
American Academy of Pediatrics, California District
DONNA GERBER, President
California Nurses Association
NANCY SCHUBB, President
California Association of School Counselors

Prop 5 Nonviolent Drug Offenses. Sentencing, Parole, Rehabilitation

FOR

JEANNE WOODFORD, Former Warden
San Quentin State Prison
DANIEL MACALLAIR, Executive Director
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
DR. JUDITH MARTIN, President
California Society of Addiction Medicine

AGAINST

CHARLES A. HURLEY, CEO
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
JERRY DYER, President
California Police Chiefs Association
BONNIE M. DUMANIS, President
California District Attorneys Association

Prop 6 Police & Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties & Laws

FOR

LEE BACA

Sheriff, Los Angeles County

BONNIE M. DUMANIS

District Attorney, San Diego County
HARRIET C. SALARNO, Chair
Crime Victims United of California

AGAINST

LOU PAULSON, President
California Professional Firefighters
STEPHAN B. WALKER, Chief Executive Officer
Minorities in Law Enforcement

Prop 7 Renewable Energy Generation

FOR

DR. DONALD W. AITKEN, Ph.D.

Renewable Energy Scientist, Los Angeles County
JOHN L. BURTON 

California State Senate, President Pro Tem (Ret.)
JIM GONZALEZ, Chair
Californians for Solar and Clean Energy

AGAINST

SUE KATELEY, Executive Director
California Solar Energy Industries Association
TOM ADAMS, Board President
California League of Conservation Voters
TERESA CASAZZA, President
California Taxpayers’ Association

Prop 8 Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry

FOR

RON PRENTICE, President
California Family Council
ROSEMARIE "ROSIE" AVILA, Governing Board   Member
Santa Ana Unified School District
BISHOP GEORGE McKINNEY, Director
Coalition of African American Pastors

AGAINST

SAMUEL THORON, Former President

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
JULIA MILLER THORON, Parent

Prop 9  Criminal Justice System. Victim's Rights. Parole.

FOR

MARCELLA M. LEACH, Co-Founder
Justice for Homicide Victims
LaWANDA HAWKINS, Founder
Justice for Murdered Children
DAN LEVEY, National President
The National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children

AGAINST

SHEILA A. BEDI, Executive Director
Justice Policy Institute
ALLAN BREED, Former Director
California Department of Corrections

Prop 10  Alternative Fuel Vehicles & Renewable Energy.

FOR

DR. ALAN HENDERSON, Past President
American Cancer Society, California Division
MIGUEL PULIDO, Governing Board Member
South Coast Air Quality Management District
ALLISON HART, Executive Director
Clean and Renewable Energy Association

AGAINST

LENNY GOLDBERG, Executive Director

California Tax Reform Association

MARK TONEY, Executive Director

The Utility Reform Network (TURN)

MARTY HITTLEMAN, President
California Federation of Teachers

Prop 11 Redistricting

FOR

JANIS R. HIROHAMA, President
League of Women Voters of California
TERESA CASAZZA, President
California Taxpayers’ Association
JEANNINE ENGLISH, President
AARP California

AGAINST

DANIEL H. LOWENSTEIN, Former Chair

Fair Political Practices Commission

ROBERT BALGENORTH, President

State Building & Construction Trades Council of California

MARTY HITTLEMAN, President
California Federation of Teachers

Prop 12  Veteran's Bond Act of 2008

FOR

SENATOR MARK WYLAND, Chairman
Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
ASSEMBLYMAN GREG AGHAZARIAN
ASSEMBLYMAN TONY STRICKLAND

AGAINST

GARY WESLEY

This Week in Numbers: The Company Report

Baxter - to donate $5 million to Chicago Public Schools

Dell - renewable energy purchase up 870% since 2004 and latest desktops are 80% more energy efficient

GE cuts energy use by 29% by switching out lights in a 1950s warehouse

GE Ecomagination - revenue to hit $17 billion in 2008

Nestle Waters - published first Corporate Citizenship Report - one goal announced is to develop a "next generation bottle" made of 100% recycled materials or renewable resources by 2020

Morgan Stanley - plans to build off-grid datacenter powered by tidal energy

Patagonia - new campaign "Vote the Environment" rocks!

Sears, Target, OfficeMax, General Mills, P&G - increasing cause marketing efforts despite current economic crisis

Wal-Mart- outlines goals for socially responsible global supply chain in China

This Week in Numbers: The Beverage Industry

Coffee Bean opens LEED-certified facility in Portland

Coke designs a lighter can

Pepsi announced it cut 16,000 tons of plastic last year by reducing amount of materials in bottles

Miller has goal of zero waste, is currently recycling 99.9% of packaging waste

Constellation Wines to have the largest solar installation of any winery in the world

This Week in Numbers

3% increase in CO2 emission last year

15 Algae Biofuel startups to watch

30% reduction in natural gas consumption by converting whey to biomethane, announced by Kraft

91% of California beaches graded of A or B- Los Angeles still came in with the lowest marks (including Malibu's Surfrider beach which received a D)

100s of new species found on Australia's coral reefs

$240 - $750 will get you a new energy-efficient Lenovo monitor using 30-60% less energy 

$634 billion bailout, wait, I mean spending bill just passed by the Senate- includes $25 billion in loans to the auto industry and elimination of ban on off-shore drilling

$700 billion bailout, still in talks

$25,000 could be yours if you have brightest green idea. Enter the XPrice Foundation contest by October 31, 2008.

440,000 permanent jobs could be made if Congress renews the solar tax credits

This Week in Pictures

Toyota testing hybrid plug-in

Phoenix Suns powered by solar energy

Prince Charles on how to stop deforestation

Older demos use more green products

NY Fashion Week gets a green makeover

UC Berkley protestors climb down

Bottled Water demand dropping in US

This Week in Numbers

3 company-wide greening strategies announced by Tesco

20 -year veteran, David Stangis, is Campbell Soup Company's new VP of CSR

35 % more efficient Coke eKOfresh vending machines = taking 218,000 cars off the road for 2 weeks

54 % of adults want to hear about CSR efforts through news stories, versus only 15% who want to hear about efforts in the stores

75 % of enterprises have green-dedicated budgets, and they're growing

100 % recyclable janitorial supplies now used atPepperdine!

2007 UPS sustainability report released: lots of number down, some up

This Week in Numbers

3 company-wide greening strategies announced by Tesco

20 -year veteran, David Stangis, is Campbell Soup Company's new VP of CSR

35 % more efficient Coke eKOfresh vending machines = taking 218,000 cars off the road for 2 weeks

54 % of adults want to hear about CSR efforts through news stories, versus only 15% who want to hear about efforts in the stores

75 % of enterprises have green-dedicated budgets, and they're growing

100 percent recyclable janitorial supplies now used at Pepperdine!

2007 UPS sustainability report released: lots of number down, some up

This Week In Numbers

5.7 percent of the world's oil is produced by the U.S. and 23% of it is consumed by us

13-15 US industries have lost the trust of American consumers

18 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions are thanks to the livestock industry (that's more than emissions from transportation!)

40 dollars for a BOTTLE OF WATER???

50 percent of food produced worldwide is wasted

60 percent more greenhouse gases are trapped in permafrost than previously thought

80 percent of sunscreens don't work?!?

20,000 square feet is the new Wall of China: world's largest solar powered LED display screen

4 billion dollars is what Japan will spend next year to reduce carbon emissions

This Week in Numbers

.10-.20 cent per gallon losses for US distillers of Ethanol

10 million dollars is the amount Google has committed to investing in advancing geothermal power

40 percent of petroleum-based polyol can now be replaced by soy-based polyol, thanks to research done by Ford Motor Company

50 percent of US companies implementing green initiatives, but employees remain cynical

64 percent of decision makers say having a green image is good for business

10,000 miles to ship waste to be recycled is still better than tossing it in the landfill

26,000 is the number of years of clean energy Australia can produce from its underlying hot rocks using geothermal technology