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I thought most of us were going to die from the climate crisis. I was wrong

The Guardian: Energy

We would be at very high risk of setting off warming feedback loops – the melted ice would reflect less sunlight, the melted permafrost might unlock methane from the bottom of the ocean, and dying forests wouldn’t be able to regrow to suck carbon out of the atmosphere.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

Today, Carson’s work is widely considered the most important environmental book of the 20th century. It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. Burger King committed the sin of lesser two evils in July 2020, with their advertised “reduced methane beef”.

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Style & Sustainability: Eco-Friendly Decor Tips to Upgrade Your Space

Green Business Bureau

Bonus points if you sell your existing furniture rather than send it to the landfill (where it otherwise releases uber-potent methane for years). 15) Handmade and ethically sourced wool felt decorations and home accents are wonderful and affordable ways to brighten your home while doing good for the planet and the artisans who create them.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

Today, Carson’s work is widely considered the most important environmental book of the 20th century. It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. Burger King committed the sin of lesser two evils in July 2020, with their advertised “reduced methane beef”.

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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 We have access to myriad documentaries and books aimed at increasing awareness. The chief impediment is that the gain is private, yet the cost is public. People, corporations and governments are seemingly taking action.

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Phantom Gas and Missing Documents Reveal Gaps in Utility Oversight

DeSmogBlog

Investor-owned utilities, like NW Natural, have “built up an information environment around those regulators where they produce nearly everything they read or consume,” utility watchdog David Pomerantz explains in Kate Aronoff’s book Overheated. “If Regulators and Utilities Increasingly in the Spotlight.

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On the Future of our Food

Mr. Sustainability

Lab-Grown Meat, Fake Meat & 3D Printed Pizzas Book Summary - There are currently several technologies in development that have the potential to provide the sustainable food of the future. This is a summary of the book ‘Kweekvlees, Fake Vlees & Pizza’s uit de Printer’ from Sebastiaan van de Water. In particular protein.