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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

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Organizations will pump more money and time to promote themselves as environmentally friendly, relative to the actual time and money spent on minimizing their environmental impact. McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives. USDA Organic. Energy Star.

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Best of GBB in 2020: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement

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Their labels are also made with 100% recycled paper and they have created a paint pouch that uses 80% less plastic than standard paint cans. Founded in 2001, Martinrea International is one of the leading Tier One automotive suppliers of vehicle parts, assemblies and modules. MARTINREA INTERNATIONAL.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

Organizations will pump more money and time to promote themselves as environmentally friendly, relative to the actual time and money spent on minimizing their environmental impact. McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives. USDA Organic. Energy Star.

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12 good things that happened for the environment in 2019

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Way to cut down on plastic packaging! Robots rejuvenating reefs As we learned in the classic yet highly disturbing film 2001, not all robots are trustworthy. This cactus plastic begins breaking down in a month when placed in soil and only a few days in water.

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Review of ‘A Small Farm Future’ by Chris Smaje

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And nothing is healthier for human bodies or for nature than local, organic food. We’d be eating in-season, local, organic food virtually all the time, apart from some preserves. He founded Lowimpact.org in 2001, spent 3 years on the board of the Ecological Land Co-op and was a founder of NonCorporate.org.

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

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This year, the group implemented a reverse osmosis system in a Thai community; it cleans drinking water and eliminates locals’ need for plastic bottles. Thirteen years ago, this ahead-of-its-time cool school eliminated plastic water bottles (though it's had to temporarily suspend the policy due to COVID-19).

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The Transformation of Earth Day: What Has Changed and What To Expect – Part 2

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We’re using more plastic. In the 1970s, 35 million tonnes of plastic was produced globally, mounting to 381 million tonnes in 2015. political arena as president, a period said to have a concerted assault on many green organizations. “ A Plastic Ocean. kg/person in 1970 to 43.22 kg/person in 2013. C) per decade.

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