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Fast Fashion: the second biggest polluter on Earth

Envirotec Magazine

A study by McKinsey & Company uncovered that in 2014 the average person owned 60% more clothes than the average consumer in 2000, but only wore them for half as long. Not only does this produce an inordinate amount of textile waste, it has also resulted in water usage for textile and fashion manufacturers rocketing.

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A Texas Community Is Being Bombarded by Cancer-Causing Benzene. State Officials Have Known for Nearly Two Decades

DeSmogBlog

The EPA’s National Air Toxics Assessment tool is based on weaker monitoring data from a few years back. TCEQ continues to vigilantly evaluate benzene levels at [the Jacintoport] monitor, while encouraging efforts to reduce benzene in this area,” an agency spokesperson said in an email. That’s likely an undercount,” Hopkins said.

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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

It’s important for business owners and global citizens to understand the source of this change to be empowered to anticipate and adapt to these changes and potentially help reverse them through intentional, sustainable action. . The Holocene. The Anthropocene.

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On the Future of our Food

Mr. Sustainability

According to Livestock’s Long Shadow , a United Nations report, world meat consumption has the highest negative impact on the climate. From a historical perspective however, warning about the negative effects of our food consumption are commonplace. Food is basically a combination of energy, water and nutrients. Literally.