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The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic

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Sustainability Backsliding Doesn’t Have to Mean Back to Square One

Stanford Social Innovation

The head of the EPA has asked the White House to repeal the endangerment finding, which says that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare, contradicting climate science. Companies should learn from the past, and think long term: In other periods of backsliding, leaders were separated from greenwashers.

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Trump’s second term is creating ‘a limbo moment’ for US battery recyclers

Environmental News Bits

GOP cuts could crush similar efforts. 438) Local government (438) Public lands (54) National parks & forests (45) State government (182) U.S. 438) Local government (438) Public lands (54) National parks & forests (45) State government (182) U.S. DOE (19) U.S. Website Powered by WordPress.com. Website Powered by WordPress.com.

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Take Five: Falling Flat

Chris Hall

For climate campaigners who believe carbon offsetting is basically greenwashing, this was a disappointing development. This week, it emerged – thanks to reporting by local newspaper WAToday – that the project is being blocked by the Western Australian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Climate, though, is not the concern.

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What Is The Cost Of Climate Pollution? Corporate Profits, That’s What

CleanTechnica

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had proposed a rule mandating that public companies report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The idea was to provide information on material risks to investors and to spur companies’ customers and employees to force emissions reductions. But corporations will do nearly anything to.