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US Fluid Milk beyond Carbon LCA Study

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Context As part of its commitment to sustainability and environmental leadership, Dairy Management Inc. has decided to commission and conduct a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the dairy fluid milk...

Full Life Cycle Costs of Organic versus Conventional Food

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A 2004 study by the Hartman Group found that around two-thirds of Americans at least occasionally consume organic products. In many cases, consumers have been willing to pay significant price premiums...

2009 CMS Energy Internship

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Summer internship project to calculate the energy and carbon footprint of CMS facilities in order to evaluate options for reducing costs associated with facility operations and prepare for a national ...

Global Lithium Supply for an Electric Car Future

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Demand for lithium to use in batteries is expected to grow as wireless devices and electric vehicles proliferate, and there might not be enough lithium to meet the demand. This project answers the ...

DTE Energy MPSC PHEV Pilot Project

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By providing a cost-effective, practical solution that substantially improves automotive fuel economy and emissions without the limited range of a pure electric vehicle, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Veh...

Life Cycle Assessment Water Bottles

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Develop LCI data for water and wastewater treatment systems, including municipal systems in Oregon. This task includes researching the environmental burdens associated with municipal drinking water...

Household Travel Patterns Study

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Project overview The Household Travel Patterns Study is a research project sponsored by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) and the Center for Sustainable Systems (CS...

Sustainable Water Infrastructure in Developing Countries

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The Zambezi River Basin is home to 40 million people who rely on the river for drinking water, fisheries, irrigation, hydropower production, mining and industry, ecosystem maintenance, and other us...

Development of Sustainable Shrimp Aquaculture

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The purpose of this study is to compare the sustainability and environmental impact of two aquaculture systems suitable for adoption in the U.S.: 1) a zero-exchange, recirculating indoor system, and 2...

Product Environmental Profiles at Steelcase

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Steelcase recognizes the value of enhancing sustainability in design, manufacturing, marketing and product management.  In response, Steelcase has developed a database to track both the recycled ...