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uk/Paper Packaging Brings Deforestation Risk, Say Indonesian Campaigners
By Clare Carlile
on
As EU champions reusable packaging as the most planet-friendly option, the fast food industry is lobbying hard for single-use paper.
As EU champions reusable packaging as the most planet-friendly option, the fast food industry is lobbying hard for single-use paper.
uk/Scientists Condemn โ€˜Misinformationโ€™ Used to Attack EU Reforms to Protect Nature
By Clare Carlile
on
As Europe prepares to vote on flagship green laws, over 3,000 academics condemn โ€œlack of scientific evidenceโ€ in arguments used by opponents.
As Europe prepares to vote on flagship green laws, over 3,000 academics condemn โ€œlack of scientific evidenceโ€ in arguments used by opponents.
How Fishmeal Factories Put Food Out of Reach for Communities in The Gambia
By Brigitte Wear
on
Campaigners urge greater scrutiny of aquaculture, which relies on wild-caught fish as feed.
Campaigners urge greater scrutiny of aquaculture, which relies on wild-caught fish as feed.
DeSmog Launches Industrial Aquaculture Project
By Hazel Healy
on
We put the sustainability claims of seafood companies under the spotlight.
We put the sustainability claims of seafood companies under the spotlight.
The Rise of the โ€˜Climate Friendlyโ€™ Cow
By Michaela Herrmann
on
Meat companies are using slick PR and industry-funded science to convince the public that beef and dairy are good for the planet.
Meat companies are using slick PR and industry-funded science to convince the public that beef and dairy are good for the planet.
us/The Meat Industry Is Advertising Like Big Oil
By Cartie Werthman
on
But theyโ€™re using public funds to do it.
But theyโ€™re using public funds to do it.
Pesticide Giant Criticised for โ€˜Greenwashingโ€™ Partnership with French Influencer
By Clare Carlile
on
Bayerโ€™s efforts to sway public opinion are part of a strategy to โ€œfight any sustainable transition which would harm its businessโ€, say campaigners.
Bayerโ€™s efforts to sway public opinion are part of a strategy to โ€œfight any sustainable transition which would harm its businessโ€, say campaigners.
A black and white cow faces forward, perpendicular to a row of dairy cow hindquarters visible in a barn.
us/The Natural Gas Industry Sees Cow Manure Gas as the Key to a Net Zero Future
By Cartie Werthman
on
One dairy trade association calls this โ€œa utility executive and shareholder pipe dream.โ€
One dairy trade association calls this โ€œa utility executive and shareholder pipe dream.โ€
An anaerobic digester in a large white cylindrical tank with green dome, with several grazing black and white dairy cows beyond
us/An Introduction to Anaerobic Digesters and Biogas on US Farms
By Cartie Werthman
on
What are anaerobic digesters?  Anaerobic digesters capture emissions from organic waste โ€” like manure or food scraps โ€” to create energy. In the United States, the majority of these systems...
New Report Highlights Pesticides' Overlooked Climate Connection
By Dana Drugmand
on
New assessment by Pesticides Action Network North America examines the โ€œvicious cycleโ€ linking these fossil fuelโ€“derived chemicals and climate change.
New assessment by Pesticides Action Network North America examines the โ€œvicious cycleโ€ linking these fossil fuelโ€“derived chemicals and climate change.

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uk/Paper Packaging Brings Deforestation Risk, Say Indonesian Campaigners
ByClare Carlile
on

As EU champions reusable packaging as the most planet-friendly option, the fast food industry is lobbying hard for single-use paper.

As EU champions reusable packaging as the most planet-friendly option, the fast food industry is lobbying hard for single-use paper.
uk/Scientists Condemn โ€˜Misinformationโ€™ Used to Attack EU Reforms to Protect Nature
ByClare Carlile
on

As Europe prepares to vote on flagship green laws, over 3,000 academics condemn โ€œlack of scientific evidenceโ€ in arguments used by opponents.

As Europe prepares to vote on flagship green laws, over 3,000 academics condemn โ€œlack of scientific evidenceโ€ in arguments used by opponents.
How Fishmeal Factories Put Food Out of Reach for Communities in The Gambia
ByBrigitte Wear
on

Campaigners urge greater scrutiny of aquaculture, which relies on wild-caught fish as feed.

Campaigners urge greater scrutiny of aquaculture, which relies on wild-caught fish as feed.
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
DeSmog Launches Industrial Aquaculture Project
ByHazel Healy
on

We put the sustainability claims of seafood companies under the spotlight.

We put the sustainability claims of seafood companies under the spotlight.
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
The Rise of the โ€˜Climate Friendlyโ€™ Cow
ByMichaela Herrmann
on

Meat companies are using slick PR and industry-funded science to convince the public that beef and dairy are good for the planet.

Meat companies are using slick PR and industry-funded science to convince the public that beef and dairy are good for the planet.
us/The Meat Industry Is Advertising Like Big Oil
ByCartie Werthman
on

But theyโ€™re using public funds to do it.

But theyโ€™re using public funds to do it.
Pesticide Giant Criticised for โ€˜Greenwashingโ€™ Partnership with French Influencer
ByClare Carlile
on

Bayerโ€™s efforts to sway public opinion are part of a strategy to โ€œfight any sustainable transition which would harm its businessโ€, say campaigners.

Bayerโ€™s efforts to sway public opinion are part of a strategy to โ€œfight any sustainable transition which would harm its businessโ€, say campaigners.
Series: Investigating the Pesticide Lobby
Series: Investigating the Pesticide Lobby
us/The Natural Gas Industry Sees Cow Manure Gas as the Key to a Net Zero Future
ByCartie Werthman
on

One dairy trade association calls this โ€œa utility executive and shareholder pipe dream.โ€

One dairy trade association calls this โ€œa utility executive and shareholder pipe dream.โ€
A black and white cow faces forward, perpendicular to a row of dairy cow hindquarters visible in a barn.
us/An Introduction to Anaerobic Digesters and Biogas on US Farms
ByCartie Werthman
on

What are anaerobic digesters?  Anaerobic digesters capture emissions from organic waste โ€” like manure or food scraps โ€” to create energy. In the United States, the majority of these systems...
An anaerobic digester in a large white cylindrical tank with green dome, with several grazing black and white dairy cows beyond
New Report Highlights Pesticides' Overlooked Climate Connection
ByDana Drugmand
on

New assessment by Pesticides Action Network North America examines the โ€œvicious cycleโ€ linking these fossil fuelโ€“derived chemicals and climate change.

New assessment by Pesticides Action Network North America examines the โ€œvicious cycleโ€ linking these fossil fuelโ€“derived chemicals and climate change.
Series: Investigating the Pesticide Lobby
Series: Investigating the Pesticide Lobby