PepsiCo this week announced that they would be rolling out a new web-based software to help their farmers to save water and reduce their green house gas footprint. It's called "I-Crop." Developed along side with Cambridge University, it is a cloud-computing environment that PepsiCo is testing on 22 U.K farms. PepsiCo has said they hope to reduce water usage and emission by up to 50% within 5 years. Other goals the company has made include their addition of some low-carbon fertilizers and also replace the potato stock with some different varieties of stock to improve the farmer's yields and reduce wasted stock by the year 2015.
PepsiCo is one of the largest buyers of Britsh grown potatoes, oats, and apples. Richard Evans, president of PepsiCo U.K said "Farming is in the DNA of our business. We rely on fresh produce every day. Finding ways to produce more food with less environmental impact is essential to our future.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
WaterSense Tax Holiday in Virgina
Virgina is having a tax holiday October 8th through the 11th for Energy Star and WaterSense labeled appliances. It's a great long Columbus day weekend for energy-efficent appliances, which are exempt from the normal 5% sales tax that combine the federal and state sales taxes of the state of virgina. Very expensive products are not included in this tax exemption though. Only products that are below $2,500 which are purchased for home use only will receive the tax benefit.
Some examples of WaterSense products are toilets, bathroom & kitchen faucets, and faucet accessories. If your not down for buying a brand new home applicance right now, don't fret. Pre-owned items also qualify for the tax break. Of course, who wants to save a few bucks on a rented kitchen faucet? You can check out virgina.gov for some FAQ on the tax holiday.
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