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Revealed: The Climate-Conflicted Directors Leading the World’s Top Banks

DeSmogBlog

The findings raise concerns over a systemic conflict of interest at a time when the international financial sector is under increasing pressure to stop funding fossil fuels. Banks are increasingly saying they will decarbonise by 2050, yet a large number continue to finance fossil fuels, the primary source of carbon emissions.

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The Meat Industry Is Advertising Like Big Oil

DeSmogBlog

This technique of using statements that are technically true but omit crucial information and therefore are misleading, is called paltering — and it’s an old favorite of the fossil fuel industry. Beginning in 2006, the Pork Checkoff paid NPPC each year for the license to this slogan — even though the slogan was retired in 2011.

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Investigation: How the Meat Industry is Climate-Washing its Polluting Business Model

DeSmogBlog

It’s a recurring theme that somehow the livestock sector and eating meat is detrimental to the environment, that it is a serious negative in terms of the climate change discussions,” Hsin Huang, Secretary General of the International Meat Secretariat (IMS) , told his audience.

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What Is ISO 14000? Certification Checklist and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

ISO 14040:2006 – Environmental Management – Life Cycle Assessment – Principles and Framework : Describes the principles and framework for conducting a life cycle assessment (LCA), which includes defining the goal and scope of the LCA, LCA inventory analysis, reporting, and critical review.

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The link between climate change and the health of Canadians

Clean Energy Canada

Climate change is already negatively impacting the health of Canadians, impacts that will become more severe in relation to the extent of warming that occurs. The link between airborne pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels and respiratory health is well-known. November 2006. xii] [xiii]. Saenen, Nelly D.,

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

Green Business Bureau

The birth of the B Corp movement and its evolution over the years B Lab was founded in the United States in 2006 by three friends – Jay Coen Gilbert, Bart Houlahan, and Andrew Cassoy – who shared a vision – to use business as a force for good. By 2007 , 82 businesses were certified by B Lab. New federal data from the U.S

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

Green Market Oracle

Sierra has been ranking the environmental performance of colleges since 2006. Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like. The Golden Bears are also retrofitting an art museum into Berkeley’s first zero-carbon building.

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