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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives. In 2001, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) detected 12,635 cases of certification forgery. Burger King committed the sin of lesser two evils in July 2020, with their advertised “reduced methane beef”.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives. In 2001, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) detected 12,635 cases of certification forgery. Burger King committed the sin of lesser two evils in July 2020, with their advertised “reduced methane beef”.

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Revealed: How Big Dairy Is Milking Net Zero

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Cows produce methane, a greenhouse gas that absorbs more atmospheric heat than carbon and is currently responsible for 25 percent of all global warming today. Livestock methane emissions are also rising in some of these countries. Livestock methane emissions are also rising in some of these countries.

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Is the mining sector ready and able to deliver net zero?

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Dhawan is speaking to BusinessGreen to mark the 20th anniversary of the ICMM, which was set up by more than two dozen major miners in 2001 to help establish best environmental practices for the mining sector. "And where there are resources, numbers two and three will help companies extract them well.".

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RBG left these 4 lessons for the climate fight

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Black and Hispanic Americans are exposed to 63 percent and 56 percent more pollution than they create. In 2001’s Whitman v. American Trucking Associations , the trucking industry argued that the EPA should consider implementation costs when setting pollution limits.

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RBG left these 4 lessons for the climate fight

AGreenLiving

Black and Hispanic Americans are exposed to 63 percent and 56 percent more pollution than they create. In 2001’s Whitman v. American Trucking Associations , the trucking industry argued that the EPA should consider implementation costs when setting pollution limits.

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RBG left these 4 lessons for the climate fight

AGreenLiving

Black and Hispanic Americans are exposed to 63 percent and 56 percent more pollution than they create. In 2001’s Whitman v. American Trucking Associations , the trucking industry argued that the EPA should consider implementation costs when setting pollution limits.

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