seed pack Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:02:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Valentine’s Day Roses Have Greater Environmental Impact Than Any Other Crop https://www.greenoptimistic.com/valentines-day-roses-have-greater-environmental-impact-than-any-other-crop-20130214/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/valentines-day-roses-have-greater-environmental-impact-than-any-other-crop-20130214/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:02:16 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=33201 Scientific American has determined that the incredible volume of roses grown and harvested specifically for Valentine’s Day has an environmental impact far greater than any other crop. Flowerpetal.com, an environmental flower site, estimates the 100 million roses grown for the average US Valentine’s Day produces at least 9000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. […]

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