DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

We had huge celebrations around achieving B-Corp status,” said the second insider, referring to Havas London’s attainment of a significant ethical business certification, and company leaders “constantly sent around all staff emails about new sustainability initiatives and carbon tracking programs.”

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 12, 2023

natural gas, which is primarily composed of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Sempra is among the companies that the lobbying firm actively represents, according to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program. “We Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing later created a surplus in U.S. Farnum with a request.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

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”. Plus, many of these consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable alternatives.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 15, 2021

Not only does leather come at the physical expense of animals, but livestock produces harmful methane emissions, uses excessive amounts of water and requires large sections of land. The company said, “Future technology should be the technology that will make sure that there is a future for next generations.

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Unsustainable

AUGUST 20, 2019

In an undated article by the Department of Health (New York State), it was stated that “Methane and Carbon Dioxide make up 90 to 98% of landfill gas. Her first 2 articles are on The Ethics Of Using Cotton and Do You Know What Happens Every Time You Use A Plastic Water Bottle? Enjoyed this article?

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

By identifying the point sources of carbon dioxide and methane, these projects use the agile aerospace approach to standardize a broad and transparent global view on emissions enabling companies and governments to reduce leaks and comply with reduction targets.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

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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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2020

Shell has today reiterated its commitment to slashing its carbon footprint, despite the challenges presented by the coronavirus crisis and plunging oil price with CEO Ben van Beurden stressing that the company must "further step up efforts on all fronts, from climate change to ethical leadership to greater transparency".

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

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”. Plus, many of these consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable alternatives.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 78

Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2022

According to the publicity "with a simple diet shift you can save a tonne of CO2 equivalents per person per year" ("equivalents" just means methane and other greenhouse gases are factored in alongside carbon dioxide). One of the issues that seems to be lacking in many food discussions is the ethical dimension. billion pigs, 0.65

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Seafood Agriculture Ethics Health 66

Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

Most of the low-emissions interventions analyzed (70 percent) utilize existing know-how and technologies: reducing deforestation, better managing manure, improving feed and breeding (which can reduce methane emissions from livestock), reducing nitrogen fertilizer overuse and runoff, and adopting renewable energy and energy efficiency.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Methane, a greenhouse gas which is belched out in high volumes by cattle, has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to cut global heating. It underplays climate impacts, stating that “research has shown that cows do not produce as much methane gas as was once believed”.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds. 50 companies , representing over 40% global oil production, committed to reduce methane emissions to 0.2%

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Unsustainable

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Then, there are also methane, nitrous oxide, and other industrial gasses, about which we seldom hear. Methane and nitrous oxide do not persist in the atmosphere as long as CO 2. Methane is a component of natural gas. CO 2 comes from burning gas, oil, coal, and solid waste.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2023

The report argues legislation will have a huge role to play in the future of cultivated meats, as effective rules are reqiured to reassure customers that cultivated meats can be ethically produced and safe to eat. warming unless urgent action is taken to tackle methane-intensive foods, such as red meat.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

It’s bad for the environment in many ways, including sucking up resources, releasing high levels of methane and stripping the soil. sees the value of supporting independent ranchers and ensuring ethical treatment of animals. It recognizes that the current practices in mass producing meat is unsustainable.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In March of this year, NW Natural CEO Dave Anderson touched on the topics of caring, ethics, and environmental stewardship in a response to NW Natural’s recognition as one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” by Ethisphere, a for-profit organization that allows firms to pay a fee to nominate themselves for annual honors. .”

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 26, 2022

FTI’s presentation highlighted its work, through Energy In Depth, at “debunking” peer-reviewed studies that link fracking to water contamination, as well as providing “facts” to media about how methane emissions from oil and gas were in decline. A screenshot from FTI Consulting’s 2015 presentation.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5 As the demand for the resource overwhelms the supply, each additional unit consumed directly harms those who can no longer reap the benefits. The chief impediment is that the gain is private, yet the cost is public.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 19, 2023

What Smith left out are the considerable methane emissions generated by natural gas extraction , as well as the considerable methane leaks from pipelines and wells. These leaks, and their devastating impact on the climate and efforts to achieve net zero, have been seriously underreported for years.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2022

Similarly, the Strategy promises to develop post-Brexit policy frameworks and funding packages that can better support the fast-expanding alternative protein and gene-editing sectors, while a new Call for Evidence is promised on the use of feed additives to reduce methane emissions from livestock.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

The UK start-up manufactures biochar from woody biomass waste and compost for use as an agricultural soil enhancer, and hopes to sell the CO2 sequestered from the process in the form of credible and "ethical" offsets.

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Soil Carbon-negative Carbon Agriculture 36

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

A spokesperson at the time said Secretary Perdue had complied with all ethics agreements, and had followed the advice of USDA ethics advisers to restructure his business. Vilsack’s predecessor, Sonny Perdue, has faced questions about conflicts of interest over his multimillion dollar agricultural business holding s.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Ultimately, he filed 21 internal ethical misconduct complaints against colleagues and top executives, including current NW Natural CEO David Anderson, later elevating his concerns to the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC), the body that regulates NW Natural.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

Good Food Institute report details record-breaking year for the fledgling sector, amid growing interest in greener, more ethical alternatives to livestock-reared meat. The report also highlights seafood as the next frontier for alternative proteins, amid growing concern over severely over-fished oceans and dwindling marine biodiversity.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

This is because composting facilities optimize the organic breakdown of food to reduce the amount of methane emitted. Focusing your efforts to improve business waste management will elevate your brand, attracting the ethical consumer and top talent. Hazardous waste. Yet, the benefits of effective waste management go beyond being green.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The use of these chemicals also damages the environment in other ways; much of the fertilizer used in the world today is the product of methane gas, a fossil fuel, while the wide-scale use of pesticides has been linked to the damage of ecosystems and vital populations of pollinators.

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Business Green

APRIL 16, 2020

From safety to ethics and compliance. Other action has included setting a methane emissions intensity target and implementing the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures. Without it we will not be able to thrive in the energy transition. Being in step with society requires action in many areas.

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Aviation Carbon Hydrogen Climate change 49

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5 As the demand for the resource overwhelms the supply, each additional unit consumed directly harms those who can no longer reap the benefits. The chief impediment is that the gain is private, yet the cost is public.

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Health Organic Sustainability Agriculture 28

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Lab-grown meat dramatically cuts back on carbon emissions , methane emissions, water consumption and land use. Genetically enhancing animals is a lot harder than plants however, and comes with ethical problems on its own. What if we could genetically enhance cows to not emit methane anymore? Absolutely.

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Solar Energy Monitor Organic Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 78

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

At this ag-ed powerhouse, popular courses include Food Systems and Intro to Sustainable Agriculture, and researchers are working to enhance carbon sequestration through crushed-rock soil amendments and devising seaweed-based cattle feed amendments to slash dairy cows’ methane emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

‘Annoying Consequences’ Among the new documents is an October, 1970 article in Dutch trade publication Chemisch Weekblad (Chemical Weekly), in which two authors from the University of Leiden reported on their research into “chemistry and ethics” — including the results of interviews with petrochemical executives.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 12, 2024

Offshore gas fields worldwide are major sources of emissions of methane, a powerful, short-lived greenhouse gas. The International Energy Agency and UN agencies have said urgent cuts to methane are essential to meeting climate targets, and have warned that new fossil fuel exploration is incompatible with a 1.5 degree-warmed world.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer. Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer. Luckily, the ethical consumer claims a market majority , meaning the two go hand-in-hand. The 6 types of retail packaging waste.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 31, 2023

⚡ ETCH , a Chevy Chase, MD-based hydrogen from methane decomposition developer, raised $8M in Seed funding from Emerald Development Managers. ⚡ Ampcontrol , a New York City, NY-based EV charging software provider, raised $10M in Series A funding from The Westly Group, Lorimer Ventures, and AngelPad.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

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.

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