Category Archives: Environmental

What We’re Reading —

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Maryland Lawmaker Lives (Almost) Completely Off the Grid, Cutting Electric Bill to $6 a Month He and his family are living somewhere between 93% and 95% off the grid in a 4,970-square-foot predesigned home built in 2007. Most months, the … Continue reading →

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If Glass Bottles Are Biggest Contributors of Greenhouse Gases for Wine . . .

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

A 2021 Italian wine study, cited by Liz Thatch in Forbes.com, found the main contributors of greenhouse gas emissions for wine are: the glass bottle (29%), electricity in the winery (14%), transport and distribution of wine to the consumer (13%), … Continue reading →

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Bad News for Wine Growers: Some Climate Change is Irreversible, Report Says

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Each of the last four decades has been successively warmer than any decade that preceded it since 1850, according to a just-released report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every … Continue reading →

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DISCUS Partners with EPA’s Energy Star Program

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

As part of the partnership, DISCUS will encourage its members to: Measure and track the energy performance of facilities, operations, and commercial new construction projects using tools such as Energy Star Portfolio Manager for buildings, Energy Star Energy Performance Indicators … Continue reading →

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Brown-Forman to Double Shively Distillery

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Brown-Forman Corp. said it will double capacity of the Brown-Forman Distillery in the Shively area of Louisville to meet the growing demand for American whiskey. As part of the production expansion, Old Forester will create an oak tree nursery on … Continue reading →

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DISCUS Forms Environmental Sustainability Working Group

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS) formed an Environmental Sustainability Working Group to collaborate and share effective strategies for maximizing resource utilization and eliminating waste at every step of the production process. “The distilled spirits industry has been deeply … Continue reading →

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