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Foodservice corporations should choose people over profits
Aramark, Sodexo, and Compass group often have exclusive contracts with “Big Food” corporations that systematically lock out smaller, more sustainable producers, fair trade companies, and local far…
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Climate-friendly menus can take a big bite out of climate change
Livestock production accounts for about 15 percent of global GHG emissions — more than the tailpipe emissions from all the planes, trains, cars and trucks in the world combined!
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The School Lunch Recipe for Climate Action
As California moves to slash greenhouse gases dramatically by 2030, and schools in San Francisco and elsewhere look to reduce their carbon emissions, a key ingredient is missing from the conversation:…
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Schools Cut Meat and Cheese, Serve up Big Wins for Kids and Climate
A new groundbreaking study by Friends of the Earth in conjunction with the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), shows that schools can make lunches healthier and more climate-friendly while savin…
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Shrinking Carbon and Water Footprints of School Food
As schools across the nation grapple with how to feed kids healthier, more sustainable food on tight budgets, an inspiring story from Oakland Unified School District provides a roadmap for change. Fri…
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How Greener School Lunches Can Help Fight Climate Change
Greening school food should be a primary ingredient in combating climate change—just as important as making schools more solar-powered and energy efficient.
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Low-Carbon Meals: A Triple Win for One of California’s Largest School Districts
Research shows that we cannot avoid the worst impacts of climate change unless we dramatically scale back our consumption of animal foods. That’s because producing meat and cheese generates large amou…
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New data find climate-friendly, healthy meals within reach for public schools
While cities and states are leading efforts to combat climate change, shifting institutional food purchasing has rarely been tapped as a climate mitigation strategy.