According to the Telogis website, its mapping and fleet-management systems help companies: cut [drivers'] idling by more than 25percentt, reduce miles driven out-of-route by 30percentt, and can reduce speeding for better fuel economy.
Airlines that base awards on miles typically award reduced miles to lowest-brand travelers.
"The weevils have substantially reduced mile-a-minute at many original release sites, but it will never be eradicated," he said.
The competitive advantage of sweet potato over mile-a-minute in terms of both plant growth and nutrient utilization that we observed could be used to reduce mile-a-minute growth in tropical and subtropical agricultural regions suitable for cultivation of sweet potato.
But is reducing food miles necessarily good for the environment?
Many are selling either purified tap water, which is bottled close to the point of sale, or use many springs as sources, thus reducing transportation miles.
Daylesford Organic could lead the way to a future when every high street has its farm shop, selling directly from the land to consumers, reducing food miles, packaging and supermarket power.
72 Kimberley Rd, CF23 5DN; facebook.com/PenylanPantry The Gallery, Barry Choose from Welsh beer and organic or biodynamic wine at Wales's Sustainable Restaurant of the Year. 2 Broad St, CF62 7AA; 01446 735300; the-gallery-restaurant.co.uk Treehouse, Aberystwyth Organic restaurant and shop committed to fresh, local Fairtrade produce, and reducing food miles, waste and unnecessary packaging.
Rooftop farming is an environmentally and economically sustainable way of exploiting urban rooftops, reducing "food miles" and providing local jobs, while roof-integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) modules provide clean energy, are increasingly cost-effective, and offer job opportunities.
The major goal of the ecommute program was to examine whether a particular type of economic incentive, tradable emissions credits from telecommuting, represents a viable strategy for reducing vehicle miles traveled and improving air quality.
