Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

Other important environmental issues facing this industry are water use and water pollution. Additionally, specifically for greenhouses, they can use an excessive amount of energy to heat outside of planting season which can contribute to pollution. Improve Cultivation Techniques to be Organic . Compost Where You Can.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

When thinking about carbon offsets, organizations must choose certified and vetted options, as certification bodies enforce the rules of carbon offsetting, to maximize the effectiveness of offset schemes. Native Energy offers a wide range of projects for organizations wanting to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Sustainability Consulting

MAY 19, 2023

Pet waste is a major source of pollution, so it's important to dispose of it properly. When waste is left on the ground, organisms and parasites can leak into the soil and contaminate groundwater. When your pet outgrows their toys or beds, donate them to a local animal shelter or rescue organization.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. Scientists say that unless swift action is taken, methane from agriculture alone will take us beyond a 1.5C

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Agriculture Methane Climate change Government 144

Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

Methane digesters: In the agriculture and food industry, waste is generated daily from the production of food to its processing, distribution, and consumption. Without thoughtful management, organic waste can emit methane gas as they decompose. and some at much longer intervals (timbers and cattle, etc.).Also,

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Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

As they walled off rivers and created dry islands from what was previously soggy marsh, they discovered incredibly rich soil. No one foresaw that this very bounty — soil rich with organic material — would, over time, become a curse of sorts. That organic material contains copious amounts of carbon.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Through the lens of environmental stewardship and innovation, this journey will dissect the layers of organic materials that form the backbone of biomass energy, venturing beyond the surface to examine the environmental, economic, and social narratives that intertwine with the fabric of this energy form.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Agriculture generates 34 percent of the world’s anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN’s own Food and Agriculture Organization. Industrial agriculture contributes to deforestation, water pollution, biodiversity loss, and considerable methane emissions. This data typically isn’t owned by farmers.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

During this era, humans began releasing concentrated amounts of carbon and other emissions, causing extreme air pollution and marking the start of the constant rise of atmospheric CO2, leading us to where we are today. . The Anthropocene.

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Resilience Building Energy Monitoring Ocean acidification Business Energy Monitoring 78

Green Roof Technology

MAY 27, 2021

Additionally the Green Roof components and the plants are exposed to more extreme environmental impact like higher wind speeds, reflecting surfaces, higher temperatures, air pollution, artificial light at night, lower bio-diversity and more. Engineered Growth Media or soil that meets parameters of FLL*. Vegetation.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

BusinessGreen takes a tour around Riverford Organic Farms to explore how the veg box firm is contending with worsening climate impacts. Overall, soil degradation was calculated in 2010 to cost the UK £1.2bn every year. The outlook is certainly worrying.

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Green Roof Technology

MARCH 17, 2020

Additionally the Green Roof components and the plants are exposed to more extreme environmental impact like higher wind speeds, reflecting surfaces, higher temperatures, air pollution, artificial light at night, lower bio-diversity and more. Engineered Growth Media or soil that meets parameters of FLL*. Vegetation. . .

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Currently, farming is the largest source of ammonium pollution, with livestock farming contributing over 50% of the waste. While ammonia from cow urine itself does not contribute to greenhouse gases, when it leaches in the soil, it is converted into nitrous oxide.

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Methane Soil Agriculture Pollution 28

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Organizations will pump more money and time to promote themselves as environmentally friendly, relative to the actual time and money spent on minimizing their environmental impact. To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. USDA Organic. What is corporate greenwash?

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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. Corporate Lobbying and Lawsuits.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Sustainability 98

Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 4, 2021

Higher temperatures also fuel droughts causing snow pack melt, more moisture to evaporate from lakes, reservoirs, and soil, and drier shrubs and trees. The only way to slow down a warming planet is to stop adding pollution to the atmosphere. What alternatives can businesses invest in to make them more resilient? Plant trees.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Organizations will pump more money and time to promote themselves as environmentally friendly, relative to the actual time and money spent on minimizing their environmental impact. To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. USDA Organic. What is corporate greenwash?

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 78

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This is the first batch of grants bestowed by the organization. . For perspective, EDF’s budget is usually about $230 million annually, so this is not an insignificant sum of money for any of these organizations. With that in mind, here are three of my takeaways from Bezos’s big bets. But it isn’t all about the land.

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Energy Monitor Organic Climate change Carbon 498

DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which represents many of the world’s biggest economies, and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predict that global meat production will continue to rise in the coming decade as incomes increase in developing countries. Meat Industry Playbook.

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Pollution Agriculture Carbon-negative Climate change 98

Grist

MAY 18, 2021

The term refers to actively pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and storing it in soils, plants, rocks, and within the Earth’s crust. Earth is rich with existing carbon “sinks” that already draw down CO2, like forests, soils, and wetlands. They can pay to destroy methane leaking from a landfill.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Cows produce methane, a greenhouse gas that absorbs more atmospheric heat than carbon and is currently responsible for 25 percent of all global warming today. But who is in this group and what do the various organizations backing it really want? Livestock methane emissions are also rising in some of these countries.

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Methane Agriculture Africa Climate change 131

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. 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. At the last count, livestock production contributes 14.5

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 7, 2022

Climate change cycle as a dried or dry cracked land suffering from drought turning into rich moist organic earth with a growing young plant as a composite. And these human activities include but are not limited to deforestation, burning fossil fuels, pollution, and overpopulation. So, what may have caused these to occur? Final Words.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Farming on the continent is plagued by under investment and smallholders are already in the grip of the climate crisis, hit by floods, droughts and depleted soils. Aim4C is backing a Greener Cattle Initiative exploring ways to reduce methane emissions produced by grazing cattle, for example by changing their diet. subsidiary.

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Agriculture Africa Methane Climate change 92

Grist

JULY 26, 2019

Research on personal “microbiomes” — the variable composition of trillions of bacteria and other microscopic organisms that live in and on every organ in our bodies — continues to churn out headline-worthy findings. Microbiology is totally having a moment right now. Why is studying microbes so important?

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Comparatively, poor waste management contributes to air pollution, exacerbates climate change, contaminates ecological habitats, and is harmful to wildlife and human health. How can you reduce waste and prevent pollution? Waste and waste by-products can easily make their way into the air, soil, and water sources.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Food is the number one component taking up space in US landfills and it produces methane, a more potent greenhouse gas. Just as you have blue bins for recyclable materials, brown bins are meant only for organic materials. Composting converts organic waste into soil carbon, averting landfill methane emissions in the process.

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Waste Waste Methane Recycling 167

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 8, 2020

However, we call biodegradable those products that decompose into organic material with the help of bacteria – and without leaving toxins behind. Biodegradable alternatives to plastic straws include products made from organic materials such as straw, pasta, bamboo, or paper. As such, it’s not a very precise term.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This is the first batch of grants bestowed by the organization. For perspective, EDF’s budget is usually about $230 million annually, so this is not an insignificant sum of money for any of these organizations. With that in mind, here are three of my takeaways from Bezos’s big bets. But it isn’t all about the land.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 5, 2020

As always, equity and access is at the forefront of our mission to fund critical solutions for climate change, particularly in communities affected by the compounding effects of pollution, vulnerable infrastructure, and limited economic opportunities. Entrepreneurs may have half the solution, and communities often have the other half.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

Climate Lawsuits Historical evidence of what oil majors knew about climate change is taking on new significance in the courtroom as lawyers seek to hold big polluters to account for the accelerating devastation caused by the climate crisis.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 29, 2021

None of the seven countries source significant oil from their own soil, but the resulting Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance gives other nations and regions a platform to join the effort. There’s the issue with methane release, a greenhouse gas that’s more damaging than carbon dioxide. One Tree Planted is one such organization.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

Momentum is building as businesses and governments transform their organizations to be more efficient and resilient. By bringing the two events together, we will better serve both the REBA and VERGE Energy communities by offering both cross-sectoral content and deep conversations about how to uplevel organizations’ clean energy strategies.

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 13, 2020

But you can decide to eat an organic peach or bring your own reusable cup, and those small actions are the beginnings of broader systems-level change. Digging into the soil carbon connection. At Elemental, we’re eager to support solutions that can measure, report, verify and ultimately help to incentivize soil carbon sequestration.

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