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How leather seats in luxury SUVs fuel deforestation of the Amazon

Posted by GreenDog on Thursday, 18 November 2021 in Earth Violators

How leather seats in luxury SUVs fuel deforestation of the Amazon By Manuela Andreoni, Hiroko Tabuchi and Albert Sun © The New York Times Co. BURITIS, BRAZIL » One morning this summer, Odilon Caetano Felipe, a rancher who raises cattle on illegally deforested land in the Amazon, met with ...

Cook Meals Without Cooking The Planet

Posted by Aaron on Sunday, 06 November 2016 in Food

The greenhouse gas emissions dataset by researchers at RMIT University and Lancaster University will help consumers and catering firms calculate the environmental impact of the fresh food they eat and the menus they serve. The new research suggests altering our eating habits for the good of the env...

Brazil's largest grocery chain to stop Selling Amazon Rainforest Beef

Posted by Paulynn on Wednesday, 20 April 2016 in Food

Brazil's largest grocery chain has pledged to stop selling beef produced on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest in what campaigners say is a victory for the environment and human rights. Food retailer Pão de Açúcar also promised to stop buying beef produced by workers living in slave-like cond...