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Omni present: Plant-based protein brand hits 500 new venues

Business Green

Plant-based pork and seafood from the maker of PETA UK’s 'best vegan fish dish' will be available in more than 500 outlets throughout Veganuary. The annual Veganuary campaign - which encourages people to avoid meat throughout January - has grown exponentially since its 2014 launch.

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EPA might water down its cleanup standards for Seattle’s only river

Grist

In 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, released a comprehensive cleanup plan for the waterway. But environmental health experts have specifically called into question the EPA’s proposal to raise acceptable levels of benzo(a)pyrene, or BaP, and similar compounds in the Superfund’s sediment. AP Photo / Elaine Thompson.

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Gulf shrimpers fight for their livelihoods in a fertilizer-fueled dead zone

Grist

Dean Blanchard Seafood, headquartered on the barrier island of Grand Isle in the Mississippi River Delta, is one of the largest shrimp suppliers in the United States. Dean Blanchard Seafood took a hit, and Blanchard later told a reporter that he estimated his business was worth 15 percent of what it was before the spill.

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How Fishmeal Factories Put Food Out of Reach for Communities in The Gambia

DeSmogBlog

We must put a stop to fishmeal and fish oil factories and ensure transparency in this industry if we want to see the health of the oceans and the people who depend on it secured for this – and coming – generations.” Another fish smoker complained that he might spend a month without work because of the lack of fish.

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Price and provenance: Does the UK have an appetite for eco-labels on food?

Business Green

Whether driven by animal welfare, health, or environmental concerns - or a combination of all three - more and more people are either becoming vegan and vegetarian or reducing their meat consumption and eating greater proportions of plant-based food. There can be little doubt diets are steadily changing in the UK.

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Proud Pour wines and cider benefit bees, oceans and coral reefs

AGreenLiving

Proud Pour began in New York City in 2014 when founder Berlin Kelly realized wine could be an avenue for environmental improvements. “I A second offering from the company focuses on bee health. I can see how it would pair well with oysters and other seafood. Each bottle funds restoration efforts for 100 wild oysters.

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Mr Green Residence Providers 10% Off

Mearth

Your most suitable option for carpet and upholstery cleaning within the wider Wellington space, Mrgreencarpets have been delivering great service since 2014. Health and security is part of our DNA, and we’re absolutely compliant with all practices and laws. Parents and wh?nau

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