Bold title. What if we calculate footprint like opportunity cost, where we compare with alternate configurations with the smallest possible footprints that accomplish the task.
A bicycle would probably be a big win. Insulation would be another.
Though I'd love to see a real economic analysis of environment saving tech that incorporates time saved/spent, and what the money gained/lost in that time could buy.
Curb-side recycling is horribly inefficient if you factor in collective lost productivity.
that's a really cool company with a really cool story. there was an article in the times or something about them a while back. i was skeptical at first, but what they're doing is really cool.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117979361996510232.html
Seems like big bag chemical fertilizer company Scotts Miracle-Gro Co doesn't like dangerous upstarts...
Fast forward: Terracycle settled