As we have reported, reducing meat consumption is the #1 thing you can do to help improve the environment and reduce global warming, pollution and food shortage. As we have also reported, processed meat is a Group 1 carcinogen. Processed red meats such as bacon, sausage, hot dogs and deli meats often contain higher levels of [...]
A new and powerful wave of "greenwashing" bans will sweep the European Union (EU) shortly. The EU's Green Claims Directive and Greenwashing Directive (together, the Green Directives) are key legislative tools being introduced in the EU as part of the European Green Deal, focused on combatting misleading claims regarding products' environmental friendliness or social consciousness. "Environmental claims" [...]
On July 1, 2024, Vermont became the first US state to create a climate recovery superfund. The law will require fossil fuel extractors and refiners, who account for significant greenhouse gases, to pay for their share of the climate change clean-up incurred by the State. The money received by the State will be used for [...]
The record heat we are having is damaging fruit and vegetable crops. This will drive prices up. Next time you do a double-take when you see the price at the store, remember, you have control over how much carbon you put into the atmosphere and you can choose to be part of the solution. If [...]
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an environmental policy that holds businesses responsible for their products' environmental impact throughout their lifecycle. EPR is a business response to climate change and environmental degradation, and it encourages companies to design more sustainable and recyclable products and manufacturing processes. Per this article, on 21 May 2024, Minnesota joined Oregon, Maine, Colorado [...]
When people do not feel they are being heard, they take legal action. There are currently approximately 2,666 climate cases in front of courts, globally. 1745 of those are in the US. Of the above, 140 are greenwashing cases where claimants have been winning at a 70% rate. Net, if you get sued for greenwashing, [...]
Here we are again – Earth Overshoot Day. This is the day each year when we have exhausted the Earth’s production for that year. Imagine over-spending your household budget every year, for 53 straight years. Would you still have a house to live in? The cupboard is bare and the payment notices are piling up. [...]
