Disney Co pledges to Reduce Carbon Emissions to Zero

devoy1701

devoy1701

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jt04

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JWG

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This seems nearly impossible in the near-mid term unless they plan on planting trees on top of each and every bus to offset.

Not to mention the general use of electricity and power over the course of a day.

I'll be watching them.... always watching....
 
Jaytrod

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Wow that would be amazing! I can't even begin to imagine how much trash and wasted food goes through that place a day.
 
TP2000

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For a couple of years now, Disneyland has been using a WDI designed computer controlled pneumatic air launch system for the fireworks. It reduces the amount of smoke caused the the fireworks dramatically. They also redesigned the fireworks used in Disneyland's Fantasmic! performances, and now there is much less smoke from that show as well.

WDW could install the air launch system for fireworks, even though Florida has very few environmental laws on the books that force them into it. Unlike California, which keeps all employers, including Disneyland, to a strict limit on the amount of pollution they can release.

That's also why Disneyland converted the diesel powered submarines into a linear induction electrical system, and why the Disneyland Railroad and Mark Twain Riverboat were converted to run on biodiesel last year. They literally turn the oil used to cook french fries at Tomorrowland Terrace into biodiesel to run the locomotives and riverboat.

The Sailing Ship Columbia and Rafts to Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island (longest attraction title ever!) were converted to Compressed Natural Gas recently too. Rumor is that once the Chevron sponsorship expires for Autopia in 2011 that they will convert the Autopia cars to the electric version used at Hong Kong Disneyland's Autopia.

I'm not sure if WDW has done any of these types of conversions yet, but the technology all exists and is in use today for millions of people a year at Disneyland.
 
Victoria

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JWG said:
This seems nearly impossible in the near-mid term unless they plan on planting trees on top of each and every bus to offset.

Not to mention the general use of electricity and power over the course of a day.

I'll be watching them.... always watching....
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Not just planting trees on top of every bus. More like planting trees on every single horizontal surface that doesn't move. :lol:

Seriously though, I like that they are taking their environmentality to the next level. However, I think this is an awfully tall order even for Disney. I wonder if pixie dust has a carbon emission. :shrug:
 
Hakunamatata

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I bet there is going to be a portion of ticket/resort prices that are going to be dedicated to purchasing carbon offsets. The whole purpose behind the climate change hysteria.
 
Missing20K

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wickedsoccer22 said:
Funny because just the other day, someone on the Epcot thread was saying Disney should invest in more green energy.
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Yeah I believe there were a few of us advocating that. I guess someone from TWDC was cruising the forums. :ROFLOL:

It's nice to see they are making a concerted effort, and continuing to try and incorporate new technologies. I still have a gripe about a certain new building that does not seem to utilize these new technologies. It's also somewhat unfortunate that they will resort to carbon offsets instead of converting the buses to natural gas, biodiesel, or hybrid. Oh well, I guess trees will get planted or carbon put into the ground somewhere.
 
ewensell3

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JWG said:
Not to mention the general use of electricity and power over the course of a day.
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The cost of solar panels have dropped by half recently. It now costs around $2.25/watt when purchased in bulk. That and there's several new tax incentives for commercial power generators to use alternative sources. Wouldn't take much, relatively speaking, for Disney to setup a several acre solar farm on a remote corner of the property.
 
devoy1701

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ewensell3 said:
The cost of solar panels have dropped by half recently. It now costs around $2.25/watt when purchased in bulk. That and there's several new tax incentives for commercial power generators to use alternative sources. Wouldn't take much, relatively speaking, for Disney to setup a several acre solar farm on a remote corner of the property.
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There aren't that many "remote corners" left on the property once you take into account how much of the land has been set aside for preservation. Disney really doesn't have the land to build a solar farm and even if they did I doubt they could build once large enough to power the whole Resort. They currently buy most of their energy from TECO. Hopefully this will push TECO and Progress Energy to invest in Nuclear Energy....which is the cleanest and most efficient energy source we have.

may those anti-nuclear energy activists be damned.
 
Pete C

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I just don't see how this is possible. Carbon offsets would not even come close. Not only the busses, but the sheer amount of power needed by the parks and hotels...it just seems impossible without nuclear power. Put up a nuclear power plant and expand the monorail...problem solved.
 
dreamfinder

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Pete C said:
I just don't see how this is possible. Carbon offsets would not even come close. Not only the busses, but the sheer amount of power needed by the parks and hotels...it just seems impossible without nuclear power. Put up a nuclear power plant and expand the monorail...problem solved.
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The article just says "Long Term Goals", and doesn't give a time line. Can't access the report to see if there are some specified in there or not. Long term, I can see it being possible. Carbon offsets can go a long way. Some businesses simply plant trees and count that as a carbon offset since it removes a certain amount of tonnage of CO2 over the life of the tree. So all Disney would need to do is replant a few rain forests. : ) But they can simply pay the premium to alternative energy providers and offset their carbon footprint by paying for someone else to get the green energy. Would be nice if they went cradle to grave, but I doubt they will be offsetting their guests travel, as well as getting everything to/from the resorts.
 
devoy1701

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dreamfinder said:
The article just says "Long Term Goals", and doesn't give a time line. Can't access the report to see if there are some specified in there or not. Long term, I can see it being possible. Carbon offsets can go a long way. Some businesses simply plant trees and count that as a carbon offset since it removes a certain amount of tonnage of CO2 over the life of the tree. So all Disney would need to do is replant a few rain forests. : ) But they can simply pay the premium to alternative energy providers and offset their carbon footprint by paying for someone else to get the green energy. Would be nice if they went cradle to grave, but I doubt they will be offsetting their guests travel, as well as getting everything to/from the resorts.
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actually the 2nd article does say that it plans to cut Carbon Fuel Emissions in half by 2012... that is pretty ambitious...
 

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