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The story in the soil: Meet the start-up trying to pioneer a UK market for biochar CO2 removals

Business Green

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. It is a catalyst for helping to restore natural balances," explains Casely.

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CowCredits: Mootral aims to cut cattle burps through carbon offset offer

Business Green

in backing for its plan to fund farmers' use of methane-reducing cattle feed through CO2 offsets. Companies and individuals may soon be able to pay cows to burp less in return for carbon offset credits, under plans being developed by Swiss-British agritech firm Mootral to fund the use of methane-cutting cattle feed on farms.

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How To Buy Carbon Offsets: 6 Certified and Vetted Options

Green Business Bureau

In our previous Green Business Bureau article, titled Carbon Offsets Vs Carbon Credits: Addressing The Issues (The 5 Rules of Carbon Offsetting) , we discuss the rules that ensure offsets deliver the GHG emission reductions promised, and do so ethically. Carbon offset program #3: Methane abatement.

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Your Pet and Your Planet

Sustainability Consulting

When choosing to purchase food or other items for your pet, look to see if the brand uses natural, non-GMO, ethically-sourced ingredients. When waste is left on the ground, organisms and parasites can leak into the soil and contaminate groundwater. Beginners Tip: Look at the list of ingredients — if you can’t say it, take heed!

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First regenerative turkeys in California are from Cream Co.

AGreenLiving

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. Healthier soil increases the health of the animals and creates delicious, nutrient-dense food.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. Burger King committed the sin of lesser two evils in July 2020, with their advertised “reduced methane beef”.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. Burger King committed the sin of lesser two evils in July 2020, with their advertised “reduced methane beef”.