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Carbon pricing works, and this proves it

GreenBiz

The figure below shows countries that had a carbon price in 2007 as a black triangle and countries that did not as a green circle. On average, carbon dioxide emissions fell by 2 percent per year from 2007 to 2017 in countries with a carbon price in 2007 and increased by 3 percent per year in the others.

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Parsing Panera's plan to nudge consumers toward low-carbon meals

GreenBiz

At the grocery store, you’re bombarded with labels: organic and its new extension, regenerative organic; various competing fair trade standards; certifications relating to animal health and so on. In 2007, for instance, PepsiCo added a label to its Walkers potato chips noting that each bag generated 80 grams of carbon dioxide.

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ESG investments: Exponential potential or surfing one wave?

GreenBiz

Since the rebound from the 2007-08 financial crisis, it would have taken a singularly motivated unwise investor to lose money in U.S. Prior to the 2007-08 financial crash, ExxonMobil enjoyed a market capitalization in excess of $500 billion. No longer is it necessary for nuns organized through the Sisters of St. equity markets.

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From Gases to Skincare, Air Liquide is Changing the Game for Cosmetics Innovation

Hydrogen Fuel News

How Fermentation Technology Works Microorganisms like bacteria or yeasts convert organic substrates (e.g., operations established in Delaware since 2007. operations since 2007. This marks a shift from their traditional gas-focused operations while aligning with sustainability goals.

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Two pioneers chart paths to energy justice

GreenBiz

The other speaker, Shalanda Baker, runs an institute and teaches ways to organize around fair siting, pricing and regulating of solar. . The first speaker, Steph Speirs, runs a company called Solstice that uses software and outreach to find good prospective customers for community-solar plans.

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Can organic farming feed the world?

Low Impact

Members of Lowimpact have become involved in the world of mutual credit, while Chris has tried to convince us that the future of farming is mixed, organic smallholdings rather than giant industrial farms using pesticides. Here, I’ll focus on organic farming. But there’s a couple of further things I do want to say in this blog cycle.

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Best Cleaners – New York’s Capital Region Experts

Green Business Bureau

Best Cleaners is a proud affiliate of America’s Best Cleaners , a third-party organization that searches out the top cleaners across the United States. Best Cleaners has been consistently recognized on local and regional “best of” lists, ranked in the top 30 cleaners nationwide since 2007, and was named to the Inc.