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How To Buy Carbon Offsets: 6 Certified and Vetted Options

Green Business Bureau

In our previous Green Business Bureau article, titled Carbon Offsets Vs Carbon Credits: Addressing The Issues (The 5 Rules of Carbon Offsetting) , we discuss the rules that ensure offsets deliver the GHG emission reductions promised, and do so ethically. Carbon offset program #3: Methane abatement.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

GreenBiz

One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5 I am witnessing the increase in education ignite behavior changes in some communities: less meat; less waste; more conscious decisions. . The chief impediment is that the gain is private, yet the cost is public.

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Waste Management Checklist: 26 Tips For Minimizing Waste

Green Business Bureau

This is because composting facilities optimize the organic breakdown of food to reduce the amount of methane emitted. Tip #18 – Encourage employees to reduce waste from the manufacturing process – This tip comes down to employee education and creating a company culture that promotes zero waste. Hazardous waste.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

AGreenLiving

One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5 I am witnessing the increase in education ignite behavior changes in some communities: less meat; less waste; more conscious decisions. The chief impediment is that the gain is private, yet the cost is public.

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

Green Market Oracle

Governments and businesses would be wise to take their cues from higher education" Katie said. This past school year also marked the first that the coolest among the Ivies offered the entire campus community—students, faculty, administrators, and other staff—peer-to-peer sustainability education.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

Ardern is being watched closely : Her administration has been criticized for being lenient on reducing biogenic methane from agricultural production — notably dairy cattle and sheep — which accounts for almost half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and roughly 6.6 percent of its GDP. and Canada. LinkedIn | Twitter.