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The Meat Industry Is Advertising Like Big Oil

DeSmogBlog

On Earth Day and during the United Nations Climate Week, it published 85 letters to the editor in local newspapers on “behalf” of cattle farmers proclaiming that beef is sustainable. Since 1990, methane emissions from agriculture have increased nearly 17 percent , largely because of the way manure is managed on large farms.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

What is carbon accounting? Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today.

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

Green Market Oracle

Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like. Seattle University Score: 79.41 | Seattle, Washington After the pandemic altered Earth Day plans, Seattle U unveiled a virtual event complete with Earth Talks. The Golden Bears are also retrofitting an art museum into Berkeley’s first zero-carbon building.

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