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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives. However, these new straws weren’t recyclable, whereas the plastic straws were. The report focuses on bisphenol A (BPA), which is an industrial chemical found in baby bottles and polycarbonate plastics. Green Seal.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. and globally by 2040. LinkedIn | Personal website.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives. However, these new straws weren’t recyclable, whereas the plastic straws were. The report focuses on bisphenol A (BPA), which is an industrial chemical found in baby bottles and polycarbonate plastics. Green Seal.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. and globally by 2040. and Canadian cities.

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Whistleblower Demands PA’s Gov. Fix ‘Completely Unregulated’ Fracking Wastewater Network

DeSmogBlog

No state agency has authority over how these wastewater pipelines are constructed, operated and monitored, not Pennsylvanias Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), or the states Public Utility Commission, and as a result there are no standards, says David Hess, who led DEP from 2001 to 2003. We just hope. Credit: U.S.

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