EE study highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News
A study published in Ecological Economics by Christopher Weber and Scott Matthews of Carnegie Mellon University was highlighted in an Oct. 8th story on “Taking Freight Off the Road” published in the online Chemical & Engineering News. The story focuses on the opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by shifting more freight transportation to water and rail, citing the 2008 EE article as:
A 2008 study published in Ecological Economics estimated that nearly a third of the greenhouse gases created by U.S. household consumption are emitted outside the country.
To read the full story, go to: http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/88/i41/8841notw10.html.