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Gas Group That Calls Climate Goals ‘Pie in the Sky’ Got $1.2M from BC Government

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The notes, which were made public following a freedom of information request, suggest that making First Nations the face of new LNG projects could help win over investors and neutralize opponents of gas expansion. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. government’s Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.

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EU approves 2030 climate goals, as US preps plan to halve emissions

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With just hours to go until the start of President Biden's high profile Earth Day meeting of world leaders, two of the world's largest economies have finalised plans for ambitious new decarbonisation targets for 2030 that promise to provide a major boost to global efforts to tackle the climate crisis.

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The Meat Industry Is Advertising Like Big Oil

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On Earth Day and during the United Nations Climate Week, it published 85 letters to the editor in local newspapers on “behalf” of cattle farmers proclaiming that beef is sustainable. In 2005, the U.S. It also hired food and nutrition influencers to talk about #sustainablebeef on social media. Whose Speech Are Checkoff Ads?

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

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Vartan Badalian’s mother has a favorite story to prove that being born on Earth Day imbued him with an innate concern for the environment. One day while sitting in the car, she attempted to toss a piece of gum into a nearby trash can and missed. Vartan Badalian, 28. LinkedIn | Twitter.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

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—Deonna Anderson Vartan Badalian, 28 EV100 Program Manager for North America, The Climate Group; New York City LinkedIn | Twitter Vartan Badalian’s mother has a favorite story to prove that being born on Earth Day imbued him with an innate concern for the environment.