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The Rise of the ‘Climate Friendly’ Cow

DeSmogBlog

In 2006, he famously challenged the methodology of the UN’s landmark Livestock’s Long Shadow report. But Professor Peter Smith, Chair of Plant and Soil Science at the University of Aberdeen, describes as “wishful thinking” the idea that cattle can, or will, help cool the Earth’s climate anytime soon.

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

Green Market Oracle

Sierra has been ranking the environmental performance of colleges since 2006. This coming November, ASU is planting 1,000 native trees in its carbon sink forest (which now includes a climate tower, replete with weather- and soil-measuring equipment). The past year saw another solar installation and a new wind power project go online.

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On the Future of our Food

Mr. Sustainability

Soil degradation. The beauty of this type of agriculture, is that it does not require soil. Genetically enhancing animals is a lot harder than plants however, and comes with ethical problems on its own. One such attempt was Rimonabant in 2006. Introduction Climate Change. Deforestation. Loss of biodiversity.

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How to Select a Sustainability Certification for Your Business

Green Business Bureau

Founded in 2006, ILFI works with individuals, organizations and institutions around the world to develop sustainable strategies for transforming the built environment. This ensures both safety for consumers and ethical treatment of animals alike. What It Certifies: cosmetics, household products.

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Inside the University of Chicago’s controversial solar geoengineering initiative

Grist

In 2006, a group of preeminent scientists met for a two-day conference at the NASA Ames Research Center in California to discuss cooling the Earth by injecting particles into the stratosphere to reflect sunlight into space. And that’s a huge intergenerational obligation, which engages really deep ethical concerns.”

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

Green Business Bureau

The birth of the B Corp movement and its evolution over the years B Lab was founded in the United States in 2006 by three friends – Jay Coen Gilbert, Bart Houlahan, and Andrew Cassoy – who shared a vision – to use business as a force for good. By 2007 , 82 businesses were certified by B Lab.