Anderson Hershey
Toyota Engineers Two New Flower Species to Offset Manufacturing Carbon
This article is about Toyota Car Company’s reaction to less-than green manufacturing of the Toyota Prious. The reaction are two new plant species that absorb the carbon emissions created by the production of the green car. Although the car is energy efficient, the manufacturing of it is polluting. The plant has cut carbon emissions by 55%. The scientists at Toyota have engineered grass that grows slower than normal grass. The Toyota grass is cut once a year and normal grass is cut three times a year. This is to cut emissions. The factory uses solar tubes instead of electrical lights. Motion sensor lights to moderate energy.
I think Toyota’s efforts in engineering these plants is very important. It is a bio engineering challenge that only Toyota has conquered. The carbon absorbing plant is very important. In one car factory, it cut carbon emissions by 55%. This may be the solution to global warming the world has been waiting for.
The article is short, but to the point. It clearly states the problem. After it states the different solutions. I would recommend to the author to explain more clearly to the reader why Toyota has engineered plants. Is it for profit. To sell the carbon absorbing plants to tree huggers. Or for Toyota Company’s ego. To stop other car companies insulting Toyota for a green car, but an inefficient manufacturing plant.
Well done article Anderson. Anderson had a good science topic which was on earth science and described how this new invention will help the planet. Also, Anderson gave data on things such as emissions of gas. Finally, he gave good detail in the article on things such as how this invention works and the car models involved.
ReplyDeleteAnderson could've described how the emissions would've affected us in the future or how the invention will help us because that would certainly complete the article. And, he could've gave a little more data on some key values such as change in emmisions.
Anderson got me interested in this topic by being precise about the problem and I would like to learn more on how this invention will help us.
I read Anderson's review of the article "Toyota Engineers Two New Flower Species to Offset Manufacturing Carbon." I liked how he described how he clearly stated the reason why the plants were engineered. He also was very clear in his review of the article. I also liked how he described how the engineered plants were different from normal plants. However, he didn't explain how the plants were engineered at all. Also, he could punctuate his review more clearly.
ReplyDeleteI would like to find out if any other groups have engineered plants.
I think Anderson did a really good job explaining the article. He also explained his topic really well. He made it very easy to understand.
ReplyDeleteI think he could have spoken a bit clearer. I also think he could have explained the engineering process.
I would like to know why this hasn't been used to stop global warming yet.
This was a very well presented article. For example, the topic is on a lot of people's minds. What are we going to do about carbon emissions? Also, the report was very succinct, and did not go off topic. Finally, Anderson turned data that might have been very hard to understand into an uncomplicated process.
ReplyDeleteThere were some ways that this review could be made better. For example, I would have liked to know if the grasses have any other modifications in them besides the ones described. Also, there was not very much data.
I was impressed by the fact that genetic modification has advanced so far that we can now create things for a single purpose, without any other changes.