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A tribe in Maine is using hemp to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from the soil

Grist

Their farm, once part of the Loring Air Force Base, is also a Superfund site — an area so polluted it’s marked high-priority for federal cleanup. Because of their ability to bind to proteins, PFAS tend to bioaccumulate — building up in soil, water, and even human bodies. Other researchers see the potential too.

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Farmers and local knowledge critical to stewardship of Earth’s life support systems, says UK-China study

Envirotec Magazine

The researchers suggest that the new diagram should replace a widely used, more simplified graphic, introduced in 2007, which focused on the natural processes that shape the critical zone without addressing human impact on landscapes.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Natura, which issues a regular environmental profit-and-loss statement , went carbon-neutral in 2007 and became the first public B Corporation in 2014. Logan Green has cited growing up with Southern California traffic and carpooling as a student in Zimbabwe for inspiring the launch of Zimride in 2007. million acres the 4.4

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Review of Climate Policy Options

Low Carbon Prosperity

This article provides a primer on the three major policy building blocks available for reducing carbon pollution: pricing mechanisms, subsidies , and regulations. The same elasticity effect applies to pollution. Economists argue that Pigouvian taxes , like a carbon tax, are the most economically efficient means of reducing pollution.

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The war to electrify: America can do it

GreenBiz

Same size homes, same size cars, the same American Dreams, just without the pollution and with much higher efficiency. So many little blue flames that we now know are harming our children, affecting our respiratory health, and aren't particularly good for the environment anyway," he added. It won't be boats, it will be solar farms.

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How to Select a Sustainability Certification for Your Business

Green Business Bureau

The organization is committed to creating a future where buildings are designed and operated with resource efficiency and occupant health in mind. Background: The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is a global organization dedicated to improving the health of people in buildings and communities around the world.

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Revealed: How Big Dairy Is Milking Net Zero

DeSmogBlog

Importantly, this does not require its highly polluting supporters to cut greenhouse gas emissions – or even to have a plan for doing so. But instead of reducing its pollution, improving efficiency has only enabled it to produce more milk – and with it, more emissions.

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