ecoprint-system4™ : News
Calculate your carbon on your printing jobs
Users of ecoprintsystem4 can now calculate and publicise the carbon used in their printed products using a carbon calculator. This calculates the main forms of carbon used in the production process, which come from the paper, energy and plate materials. You can also use the carbon calculator to see how you can reduce the carbon per unit produced by changing quanities, production methods and papers.
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Chris Huhne unveils plans for reform of UK energy market
Low-carbon technologies such as renewable energy will be the "dominant" form of energy generation by 2030 under government plans for the largest shake-up of the UK energy sector since privatisation in the 1980s...
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Spam uses enough energy to power 2.4 million US homes
McAfee recently commissioned climate-change consultant ICF International and spam expert Richi Jennings to calculate the environmental impact of spam. The results that came back were startling: The energy consumed in transmitting and deleting spam is equivalent to the electricity used in 2.4 million U.S. homes, with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions equivalent to 3.1 million passenger cars.
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Deforestation costs economy more than present banking crisis
The cost to the economy of deforestation is greater than the cost of the present banking crisis, but by contrast little immediate action is being taken.
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Hazardous Waste free printing boosts credentials
Investment in the latest plate and imaging technology means the ecoprint-system4 colour printing process is hazardous waste free
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Deforestation main cause of global warming
Just one day of emissions from deforestation equates to 36 million people flying from London to New York.
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