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

GreenBiz

All comments expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of their organizations. 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.

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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. 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.

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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). 10) Use what you already own – think candle jars for planters, mason jars for organizing office supplies or kids’ art supplies, or repurposed glass jars for bulk goods.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

When it comes to those shaping the corporate climate movement — either from within companies or as part of NGOs and policy organizations that recognize the critical role businesses must play in addressing the climate emergency — I’m grateful to say it’s becoming easier to find women with a seat at the decision-making table.

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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. 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.

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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. This is called photosynthesis.

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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.