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Productivity is still the benchmark of American farming. The more than 2.2 million farms in America today not only feed, fuel and cloth a nation, they indeed do as much for the world. America remains one of the few net exporters of food in the world.
Modern agronomy, plant breeding, pesticides and fertilizers, and technological improvements have sharply increased yields from cultivation, and at the same time caused widespread ecological damage and negative human health effects. Selective breeding and modern practices in animal husbandry have similarly increased the output of meat, but raised concerns about the health effects of the antibiotics, growth hormones, and other chemicals commonly used in industrial meat production.
Then too, there are the competing interests spurred by the sheer variety of agricultural products grown in the U.S. In a sense, we are a victim of our own success with foods, fibers, fuels, raw materials, pharmaceuticals and stimulants, among the growing list of vital commodities produced in the heartland today.
Americans generate 251.3 million tons of garbage per year. Since 1960, the amount of waste generated in the U.S. has nearly tripled. Through our everyday choices and actions, we collectively have a significant impact on our world.
Consumers, corporations and governments are finding ways to reduce the human footprint. At the point of purchase or use, consumers have the opportunity to consider a product, its packaging, how it is manufactured, whether it can be reused or recycled, and whether it is made from recycled materials. Once a product has reached the end of its functional life, consumers can decide how it will enter the waste stream. Materials that are reused or recycled are diverted from landfills, and therefore the ideal option.
In this "Inside Business Report" series, we’ll explore the world of reusing and recycling materials, and the environmental benefits achieved. With consumer demand being a powerful factor affecting the waste stream, industry experts and leaders will discuss the importance of thinking proactively about reducing our impact.
"Inside Business Report" treks into the nation's heartland to uncover the trends that continue to drive farming into the future.
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Tokyoites are bracing themselves for a scorching, sweat-filled summer, indoors and out. As the word setsuden, or save electricity, becomes a buzzword, government offices and many firms have pledged to keep the office thermostat at a steamy 28 degrees Celsius—82 degrees Fahrenheit—due to a government decree to cut electricity usage by 15% this summer thanks to its now-crippled nuclear-power plants.
The launch of the campaign, which includes a fashion show coordinated by the environment ministry and Uniqlo department store, encourages government employees to abandon their dark suits and for the light-weight shirts and respectable-looking jeans, chinos and polo shirts to prevent a human meltdown this summer.
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Another bureaucrat, who declined to be named, said, "It's like Silicon Valley versus Wall Street. [The environment ministry] is like Silicon Valley and other ministries are more conservative."
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Noriyuki Nishikawa, an employee at Japanese confectioner Morinaga & Co., modeled a Uniqlo polo shirt at the event. "We're not allowed to wear polo shirts at Morinaga, but I'm going to go back to the office today with this on and see how people react," he said.
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Curiously, the environment ministry has steered clear of issuing guidelines for female employees on what to wear during Super Cool Biz. "It was more difficult to come up with guidelines for women," said one ministry official, "so we are letting them decide."
Still, many are lauding the efforts most Japanese are making to conserve power. "I don't want to play down the initiative taken by a fellow government agency. This is a time of emergency. We need a completely new way of thinking," said the trade ministry official. "I don't think we can ride out the current [energy] crisis by continuing the same tired approach."
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