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New York is Coming for Your Cheeseburger with Greenwashing Case

Greenbuilding Law

tenants disclosing greenhouse gas emission data to landlords under building energy performance standards (BEPS) laws and the like), reality set in this past week. in a scheme to garner climate conscious customers.

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Environmental activism in Latin America

Our Environment

South America is home to the largest biodiverse rainforests on Earth. This is equivalent to a rainforest the size of the United Kingdom [3]. Replacing these massive carbon sink forests with machinery which continuously pumps vast amounts of carbon dioxide into the Earth’s atmosphere is increasing the rate of global warming.

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Carbon-Labeled Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner

Vermont Law

Additionally, approximately 13% of the world’s net carbon dioxide. stem from land cover change, such as deforestation, afforestation/reforestation, and wood harvesting. come from deforestation. In addition to carbon sequestration, tropical rainforests help to regulate the global temperature by.