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6 differences between forestry and soil carbon offsets

AGreenLiving

6 differences between forestry and soil carbon offsets Jesse Klein Wed, 11/04/2020 – 01:00 Carbon offsets are a big, confusing topic. In two VERGE 20 sessions, experts dived deep into the specifics of soil carbon credits and forestry carbon credits. “We don’t really have anything comparable on the soil side.”

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Hotel Sustainability & Waste Management: Reducing Food, Water and Plastic Waste

Green Business Bureau

Hotels require a vast amount of energy and resources in order to run, and with this comes an equally vast amount of waste generated. Create a food waste log to keep track of where your food waste comes from, how much and at what frequency. Monitor and Evaluate Waste Management Programs Regularly. Tools for Water Conservation.

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The US is about to go all-in on paying farmers and foresters to trap carbon

Grist

If his soil could be healthier, his crop yield higher, his profit margins wider, he makes it happen. Big businesses often find it cheaper to pay somebody like Garrett to trap more carbon than it is for them to change their ways. Garrett harbors a seemingly unquenchable urge for progress on the farm that he runs with his father.

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Can a tiger change its stripes? Meet the pulp and paper giant bankrolling a huge Sumatran rainforest reserve

Business Green

Needless to say, with the bulk of RGE's business rooted in the production of wood pulp or palm oil, its various subsidiaries have faced plenty of criticism over the years for their records on deforestation, land disputes, and drainage of carbon-rich peatland habitats.