Greenpeace asks companies to measure and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of their products: supply chain, manufacturing, distribution, customer use, and end-of-life, using a combination of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy policy advocacy.

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This would have involved a chain of Stirling units that use a cycle of compression and decompression in a fluid to get to low temperatures.

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He also promoted the once-heretical idea of using mobile ground forces and a streamlined chain of command to "get inside the enemy's decision cycle" and hasten its collapse.

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The rusty iron chain that double-locked the cart to the front wheels of the cycle began to squeal as he rode.

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DMI, Henrik Svensmark, reasoned that if the solar cycle were linked to the earth's temperature, cosmic rays could be part of the chain.

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That, too, would lead to higher prices for almost every supply chain component and consumer good requiring road transportation, and set in motion a vicious cycle of economic headwinds.

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The cycle goes on and the levels of toxicity increases until you get to the top of the food chain with pelagic fish such as swordfish that end up on our dinner plate.

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Thanks to supply-chain technology and a very good CIO, Ralph Szygenda, General Motors was able to shrink the development cycle of a new Chevy car or truck from 60 months to 24--with 18 just around the corner.

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