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Inflation Reduction Act Activation Guide: Climate-Smart Agriculture

EDF + Business

Food Processors Beverage Companies Grocery Stores Wholesale Clubs Agricultural Producers Restaurants Packaged Food Companies Meat Producers On average, two-thirds of food sector companies’ emissions are generated by farm-level production, making on-farm sustainability critical for abatement. Key Takeaways IRA adds $4.95

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Daily Eco-friendly Practices: Saving the Environment while Cutting Costs

The Environmental Blog

Activities: Local governments and organizations may host recycling events, provide information on recycling practices, and offer free recycling bins. Start by choosing products with minimal packaging or those packaged in recyclable materials. For home parties or picnics, opt for compostable plates and utensils.

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Meet the startup producing oil to fight climate change

Grist

It had been about a year and a half since he left his job at an aerospace company to found a clean energy startup in San Francisco with three of his friends, but the path to success he’d once envisioned had crumbled. Charm would use the same technology, but instead of turning plants into a useful energy product, it would offer a service.

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

Green Business Bureau

With this in mind, the Green Business Bureau has developed a more thorough evaluation of a company’s environmental, social, and governance credentials, to build even better businesses. The minimum wage is not enough to meet the basic needs of employees – to cover housing, energy, food, and childcare costs.

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The EU Elections Candidates Spreading False Narratives on Food and Farming

DeSmogBlog

The sweeping package of measures is aimed at lowering agricultural emissions – that make up 10 percent of the bloc’s overall greenhouse gases – and protecting the healthy soils and ecosystems on which farming relies. In its 2024 manifesto, PVV says it plans to “overhaul” European climate and energy policies.

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Why Is Sustainability Important In Business?

Green Business Bureau

The specific criteria set by the ESG framework endeavor to define environmental, social, and governance systems as sustainable. Without this ice cap, global warming will accelerate as less sun is reflected out into space. 2100 : Global food production enters crisis mode as soils become exhausted. Our planet is 4°C (39.2°F)

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Where Does All The Radioactive Fracking Waste Go?

DeSmogBlog

This drum of waste entered the United States aboard a Singapore Airlines cargo jet, appropriately packaged in a steel drum. Financed by Facebook and powering Shell fracking operations, the Prospero 1 solar field lies just a few miles from the Lotus disposal site in Andrews County, Texas. Credit: Justin Hamel ©2021.

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