DeSmogBlog

JUNE 25, 2020

is suing the four largest investor-owned oil and gas companies — BP , Chevron, ExxonMobil , and Shell — for allegedly misleading consumers about climate change, including historically undermining climate science and even now using deceptive advertising about the companies’ role in leading solutions to the climate crisis.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2024

Constructing new cabling and transformers is not only expensive but incredibly time-consuming. The power per area productivity of solar panels is fairly low, typically around 300W per square meter. The problem is even more acute for locations where there is no existing grid infrastructure.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

FedEx's carbon neutral news follows the company's announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show in January that it will be the first customer for GM's new electric delivery BrightDrop service. . That CO2 then can be repurposed to make products or stored in places such as underground caverns. .

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Charged

JANUARY 4, 2023

Blue Innovations Group will demonstrate its hull, propulsion system and user interface at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The plan is to begin production in October, and to start delivering boats by Q2 2024. kW of solar power for recharging. kW of solar power for recharging.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

They are taking risks now, and always have, to get you products you need to survive. Diving deeper into the photo: Fleets are commercial businesses that exist to deliver product to you. It’s a great advertising tag line, but there are no free rides; someone always pays somewhere. Free delivery." "Free delivery."

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

“Greenwashing involves companies either misleading consumers about the green credentials of a product or service, or misleading consumers about the environmental performance of a company as a whole.” – Dr. Aoife Brophy , Research Lecturer at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Phood’s main product, PhoodX, is a combination scale and camera that uses artificial intelligence and enhanced analytics to cut down on the time it takes to record data about the leftovers. Because source reduction has such strong economic benefits, the sustainability aspect gets to tag along. Food and Agriculture Organization.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 21, 2022

Though it had a slow start, Edmunds found that its production has risen from 25 million gallons in 2005 to 1.7 Instead, it is often blended with diesel and tagged based on the amount of diesel it’s mixed with. With the demand for biodiesel rising , producers increase production to make the fuel more widely available for consumers.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

It’s often difficult to be a conscientious consumer. These are issues that inspired PaperTale, an app that provides information about the origin and production of certain products. This information allows PaperTale to calculate an environmental footprint of the product that shows water usage and carbon emissions.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Overall, that means average battery pack costs have dropped 89 per cent since 2010, and further cost reductions are expected that should help drive EV demand worldwide by ensuring battery cars to become far more affordable for the average consumer. This will help to ease lithium prices.".

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The case charges BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, ConocoPhillips, and the American Petroleum Institute with conspiring together and through front groups to run “tobacco-industry-style campaigns to deceive and mislead the public about the damaging nature of their fossil fuel products.”

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

“Greenwashing involves companies either misleading consumers about the green credentials of a product or service, or misleading consumers about the environmental performance of a company as a whole.” – Dr. Aoife Brophy , Research Lecturer at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford.

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2023

World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group warn that despite growing demand for green products, supply chain risks pose a major threat to the net zero transition. It warns of looming "green scarcity" in many sectors as incumbent markets and producers struggle to ramp up supplies of green products to meet rapidly growing demand.

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Business Green

AUGUST 21, 2020

The company announced a partnership this week with the Environmental Defense Fund to continue the reduction of toxic chemicals in its products. The program commits to elevating cruelty-free and vegan products highlighting these brands in-store. There's this huge opportunity for epic design that is unique to the beauty category.

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Business Green

JANUARY 21, 2021

Supply chain decarbonisation is possible at relatively low cost to consumers, World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group research suggests. Meanwhile, fashion, freight, and household consumer goods each account for five per cent of total emissions, and electronics, professional services, and automotive each contribute two per cent.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

However, the many modern conveniences and economic benefits of software come with a hefty environmental price tag – primarily in the form of energy consumption. Energy-efficient settings reduce the electricity consumed by a computer while it is in use. Tip #2: Use energy-efficient computer settings and equipment.

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Business Green

AUGUST 23, 2021

The first batch of 100 per cent deforestation-free beef is the product of three years of partnership between Carrefour, IDH, and cattle farmers from Mato Grosso to develop an effective traceability system for beef calves. With it comes rising hopes that Brazil will be able to close a big implementation gap in its forest code.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The benefits of personal care and caring for the planet often overlap — drinking water instead of manufactured beverages, buying clothing made from natural fibers and using clean, cruelty-free beauty products. With this in mind, End of Tenancy London set out to get into the minds of beauty consumers through Instagram.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Commonly found in many paints and other home maintenance products, VOCs are persistent chemical compounds that evaporate into the air. When paper use is necessary, choose paper products with recycled content rather than virgin paper to decrease your company’s environmental footprint. Use Non-Toxic Cleaning Products.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

However, the many modern conveniences and economic benefits of software come with a hefty environmental price tag – primarily in the form of energy consumption. Energy-efficient settings reduce the electricity consumed by a computer while it is in use. Tip #2: Use energy-efficient computer settings and equipment.

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Grist

JUNE 2, 2023

The question underpinning the case is one that has consumed Peters’s professional life since 2016: Once you know there’s poison in the well, who’s responsible for getting rid of it? The company manufactured the chemicals for use in its own products and sold them to other chemical companies, like DuPont, for their products, too.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 18, 2020

Polluting waterways, consuming materials and creating trendy fast fashion pieces that lead to massive landfill waste are all part of the process. In store and online, each product features extensive traceability, so the consumer can easily make purchases based on what they believe defines a sustainable purchase.

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Business Green

MARCH 13, 2023

It found that 41 per cent of the emissions caused by the livestock and poultry industry - which accounts for 11 per cent of all global greenhouse gas emissions - are as a result of feed production. As such, farmers are starting to address sustainability issues "almost as a tag-along", according to Dierenfeld.

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Business Green

MARCH 13, 2023

It found that 41 per cent of the emissions caused by the livestock and poultry industry - which accounts for 11 per cent of all global greenhouse gas emissions - are as a result of feed production. As such, farmers are starting to address sustainability issues "almost as a tag-along", according to Dierenfield.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

While nature doesn’t come with a clearly labeled price tag, sustainability innovation understands that there is great economic value in preserving ecosystems, natural resources, biodiversity, and cultures and communities around the world. Operating in most major U.S. Even Smog Armor’s packaging is designed to be as sustainable as possible.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

The Brands for Good–Harris Poll survey seeks to understand consumer intentions and actions towards sustainable lifestyles. Design low-carbon products and communicate clearly about what actions your brand is taking. Help your customers use your products and services in the most energy-efficient, material-minimizing way as possible.

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2022

Regulation, consumer demand and shareholders are pushing for more recycled textiles. Here's the base-case scenario: 50 per cent of post-consumer household textile waste in the 27 European Union countries and Switzerland is collected, up from today's 30-35 per cent. In the upside case, 80 per cent is collected.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Barely a week now seems to go by now without another major automotive or energy firm significantly scaling up its targets for electric vehicle or clean energy production in the 2020s. The great EV armament has begun. To deliver its new targets, Nissan said it would need to hire 3,000 more staff. global warming trajectory.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Barely a week now seems to go by now without another major automotive or energy firm significantly scaling up its targets for electric vehicle or clean energy production in the 2020s. The great EV armament has begun. To deliver its new targets, Nissan said it would need to hire 3,000 more staff. global warming trajectory.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The average price tag on an electric vehicle (EV) could shoot up by £2,800 in the UK in the event of a 'no-deal' Brexit, with resulting tariffs imposed on battery imports likely to effectively cancel out consumer savings from the government's plug-in car grants scheme, Britain's car industry has warned. "To

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

When the cost of vehicles gets low enough - like the $45,000 price tag for the E-Transit — entire segments of commercial vehicles could tip to electric, especially in states such as California that offer both incentives and mandates for commercial zero-emission vehicles.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The good news is there is real innovation happening when it comes to the various sensors and "markers" that could be used for validation - everything from near field communications (NFC) tags to DNA and biome tracers. NFC forensics tags from IN-Code Technologies , used to collect data at specific points of the process.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 7, 2020

California already throws away gigawatt-hours' worth of renewable generation monthly when production outstrips demand (and changes in consumption stemming from the coronavirus pandemic only exacerbated that trend ). Some of them tackle storage through a manufactured product, like the flow battery companies.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Educate customers on sustainability and environmentally-friendly products. Customers want to know that they don’t have to give up luxury and powerful performance in exchange for sustainable products. As consumer interest grows, many contractors and skilled trades professionals will be forced to uplevel their skills or be left behind.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

If concerns about the impact of Brexit or climate change on our food supply weren't incentive enough for a rethink of how we produce, import and consume food, the reality of the situation we have found ourselves in recently almost certainly is. Food production is breaching planetary boundaries.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 18, 2020

17 with the Environmental Defense Fund to continue the reduction of toxic chemicals in its products. Sephora reported that 94 percent of its products contain no high-priority chemicals laid out by its chemical policy , and 13 percent more products on its shelves release ingredient information compared to last year.

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 11, 2024

All of yesterday’s growth and fun came with a steep price tag. PlanetScope • Manifa Oil Field, Saudi Arabia • September 17, 2022 Not to mention that rapidly growing countries like India are set to double coal production this decade. Fossil fuels built life as we know it, but we also know it can’t last forever.

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