The Environmental Blog

JULY 28, 2023

If ignored, these microscopic parasites can result in more serious health problems in addition to irritation and itching. Spot-On Treatments Spot-on treatments are topical solutions applied directly to your cat’s skin, typically between their shoulder blades.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Forests are crucial for the health and economies of our planet, but they must be better planned, managed and monitored to ensure sustainable benefits for people as well as nature,” he said. Professor Marshall’s principal paper lists 15 essential advances for science to help restore the world’s forested landscapes.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 14, 2021

For the last two decades, the European Union has played a leadership role in tackling the risks hazardous chemicals pose to our health and environment. Accounting for combinative impacts of multiple chemicals on health: Increasing evidence points to the risks from simultaneous exposure to multiple chemicals. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 01:00.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

Food deserts — or "food swamps," which one researcher argues is a better term — are linked to obesity and other health problems. . In a disproportionate number of low-income black neighborhoods, redlining, segregation and weak zoning laws have led to the proliferation of junk food outlets and a lack of healthy alternatives. Food Systems.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

This kind of self-care remains critical. Pfeffer is the author of the 2018 book, “Dying for a Paycheck: How Modern Management Harms Employee Health and Company Performance — and What We Can Do About It.” Let’s come up with, say, 50 things we could do to improve our health and happiness at work. Health & Well-being.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

A huge chunk of COVID-related government spending has necessarily focused on welfare payments and the health response, but the report concludes that even when the focus is narrowed to look only at measures designed to deliver a longer-term economic recovery, only 18 percent of spending has "positive green characteristics.". Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 21, 2021

Despite years of progress by leading corporations toward ESG, corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental health and safety (EHS) and sustainability goals, the reality is that board members overseeing these companies are still trying to discern how all of this applies to them. Contributors. Leilani Latimer. Corporate Strategy.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 1, 2021

Salmon is very efficient, from a carbon perspective, protein to begin with," said Heather Tansey, sustainability lead for animal nutrition and health at Cargill. Cargill’s program will start with salmon farmers mostly in Norway and Scotland. And therefore feed is one of the biggest aspects of that overall footprint.". Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Bruce was engaging, warm, thoughtful and way farther along the journey in sustainability and environmental, health and safety issues than most people I spoke with back then. He participated actively, passionately describing Flex’s work in the circular economy and other topics. Cancer is cruel. It often takes the best among us.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Todd Cline, as director for Procter & Gamble’s North America fabric care research and development, is trying to focus consumers on one tiny change that could drastically slash the climate impact of his company’s product: Wash their clothes in cold water. "It The shifts are more likely to be gradual. Price and performance are still king.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 24, 2020

Last month, German company Henkel, which specializes in chemistry for adhesives, beauty care and laundry products, issued a "plastic waste reduction bond" to fund projects related to the company’s efforts to reduce packaging waste. There are, no doubt, other flavors, with more to come. Finance & Investing. Featured Column. Two Steps Forward.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 1, 2023

We discuss key topics and terms within their industry, challenges they’ve faced along the way, and what gives them a competitive advantage. Climate change, resource depletion, and other environmental challenges are threatening the health of our planet and our communities.

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Better Ventures

APRIL 13, 2021

How technology will enable a new wave of startup companies to make tele-behavioral health better than in-person therapy There’s an old story in technology circles about how at the dawn of television, people didn’t know what to do with it, so they basically put a radio show on television. And so it is with tele-behavioral health?—?you

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

To make matters worse, inequities in health care result in black communities paying almost twice as much in premiums and out-of-pocket expenses. . All of the other issues that we see, from health disparities to educational disparities, the root of that is racism and economic discrimination.". Economics are a huge part of it.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 10, 2020

For efficiency funding that is not tied to a specific fuel — programs that don’t care whether a home uses gas or electricity — this means focusing on and fully funding the transition to efficient, all-electric technologies that are key to meeting our climate goals. Energy & Climate. Electrification. Energy Efficiency. Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

The San Francisco Bay Area company produces one commercial product, a bio-inspired film used in personal electronics, but it plans to unveil 10 products for use in consumer care, agriculture and electronics over the next few years. But first, what is biofacturing — and is it truly more sustainable? because of biomimicry and bioinspiration.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 24, 2021

Since the sensor works for temperatures between -40 and 257 degrees Fahrenheit, Therma is also starting to enter the health-care sector, another large portion of the cold chain market. . It’s a huge labor savings.” . Pull Quote. Therma can help businesses save between 5 and 10 percent in energy costs created by overcooling.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 2, 2021

Careful planning and investment decisions that take account of climate impacts and include infrastructure that will better withstand these impacts needs to become standard business practice. failed nation-states. Pull Quote. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article.

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Front And Centered

APRIL 26, 2024

Every time April rolls around now, I think about how Mel passed away during the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how hir inability to access personal care assistance (which was classed as a nonessential service during that turbulent time) may have hastened hir death. billion people globally—experience a significant disability.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

billion inserted into the CARES Act. If it doesn’t, we risk further damaging the economy and public health rather than improving them — and making the climate crisis even worse. . Even if many fossil fuel companies struggled financially for years before the pandemic, they are getting billions in federal aid. Contributors.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

But look for future updates and essays on this topic, such as the one digitally penned recently by Jarami Bond (named in 2017). COVID-19 will definitely change the world, and I truly hope that this will bring a new priority for sustainability topics. Founder and CEO, Hera Health Solutions; Memphis. I moved from the U.S.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

I’d let the burnout go for so long that stepping off the corporate treadmill was the only way I could truly recuperate from the punishment of two decades of high-stress work, long commutes, poor health habits and time away from my family. So that’s what I did. You keep going because you have a big heart. But mostly, I wanted to fall into bed.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A color-coded letter grade rolls up information from the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification , Cradle to Cradle (on material health) and the EPA SaferChoice Safer Chemical Ingredients List. ChemFORWARD's web-based software pools together data from some of the best-known chemicals assessment methodologies. Eco-Design.

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Defend Our Future

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Each week, Fire Drill Friday presented itself with a different theme and hosted a number of different guest speakers relating to each week’s given topic of discussion. Fonda’s guest speakers would speak to an issue that impacted their communities back in their home state, such as an environmental injustice.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Eighty-six per cent of Brits told researchers they believe air pollution is an issue the public needs to know more about, while 57 per cent said they care more about air quality more than ever before and 72 per cent said it is as important to include air quality information as it is the pollen counts that now routinely feature in weather forecasts.

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GreenBiz

JULY 10, 2020

But even as these shifts expose inequities in the health and food systems, many experts hope that the current moment offers an opportunity to build a new, more sustainable food system. Feeding the Crisis: Care and Abandonment in America’s Food Safety Net " by Maggie Dickinson. Alonso Diaz also contributed to this article. Food Systems.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 28, 2020

After months of hearings with climate and energy experts from across the country, meetings with myriad industry leaders, and careful research, this document outlines a detailed strategy to bring the world’s largest economy to net zero emissions by mid-century. It is also designed, at its core, to generate economic and health benefits.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 11, 2020

It will also feature segments on trailblazing women in 2020 and prioritizing health to rebuild the economy. Here is a summary of the topics that will be addressed. What does the financial and investment landscape look like after several months into this global health crisis?

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Low Impact

JUNE 20, 2021

This kind of work can provide the autonomy, creativity, beautiful surroundings, problem-solving and fulfilment that’s good for physical and mental health, as well as the satisfaction of provisioning our communities with healthy food, healthy buildings, clean energy and durable, quality products. as it can for sole traders. Basketmaker.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

And they had to be careful when exchanging gifts, obviously. Those kinds of things were people paying attention to issues of human health and dignity and trade and quality. The key thing, though, is that it is really about ecological health down to the molecule. Durable carbon, careful. Durable carbon, careful.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 9, 2022

The actually acronym ESG was first mentioned in the 2006 United Nation’s Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) report consisting of the Freshfield Report and “Who Cares Wins.” GRI provides a set of standards for responsible environmental, social, economic, and governance conduct over a wide range of topics. ESG Framework.

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AutoGrid

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

MWh Lithium-Ion battery that needs special care to remain a vital asset in the new energy economy. Caring for this specific aging battery convinced us at AutoGrid that older batteries can continue to serve throughout the energy transition. As these batteries grow older, complex challenges emerge in maintaining their health.

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LA CleanTech Incubator

JUNE 5, 2020

To make matters worse, inequities in health care result in black communities paying almost twice as much in premiums and out-of-pocket expenses. . All of the other issues that we see, from health disparities to educational disparities, the root of that is racism and economic discrimination.". Economics are a huge part of it.

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Green Market Oracle

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

selected papers from the congress will be submitted for possible publication in the International Journal of Environmental Pollution and Remediation (IJEPR) (publication fees may apply) Paper Topics ICEPR’20 is now accepting papers on the following topics through its OpenConf system. Figures should be of high quality.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 18, 2021

The KAITEKI Challenge received more than 115 applications from 35 countries, representing a range of technologies distributed across the three topic areas. Impactful Health R&D (Nova Scotia, Canada) is developing sustainable active packaging to prolong the shelf life of fresh fish.

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Low Impact

OCTOBER 13, 2020

This can range from two to six weekly, and while individual factors and the health of the hen will have an impact, breed is the best predictor for a chicken’s laying capacity. Learn more about keeping chickens in our topic introduction. Main image by Jenny Hill on Unsplash. About the author.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2020

We are focused on safety for human health. The company has banned more than 1,800 ingredients from its formulations due to health and safety concerns. Its founder, marketing executive Gregg Renfrew, built the company around an ethos of "clean" and safe cosmetics by scrutinizing even the most commonly used ingredients. "We Supply Chain.

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