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Can Mosquitoes Carry the Coronavirus?

The Environmental Blog

If you recall, mosquitos were to blame for the Zika outbreak in 2015 and 2016. Managing Mosquitos Ethically. Avoiding mosquito bites is an excellent idea, as long as you do so ethically. You may already know that mosquitos are the primary carriers of malaria and dengue fever.

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Financial Times, Reuters Pull Saudi Aramco-sponsored Climate Content 

DeSmogBlog

“If they thought their web pages sponsored by oil company Aramco were factually correct and ethical, why have they been removed?” The DeSmog-Drilled investigation noted that according to a 2016 Georgetown University study , around two in three people mistake native advertising as independently reported news.

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Webinar: How clean energy makes life more affordable—and how to talk about it

Clean Energy Canada

Louise holds a doctorate in environmental management, focused on environmental ethics and behaviour change from the University of New Brunswick. Trevor Melanson , Clean Energy Canada Trevor is Clean Energy Canada’s communications director and has been with the organization since 2016.

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Inside Beautycounter’s quest to transform its mica supply chain

GreenBiz

What’s been less chronicled is the arduous journey companies go through to clean up their mica supply chain, including the often-grueling work it takes to trace the mineral from its source all the way to products, then make the necessary changes to ensure it meets a company’s ethical and performance standards. None of them attend school.

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ASOS revamps environmental targets in support of net zero pledge

Business Green

We will make sure we deliver products and brands that allow our customers to shop ethically and responsibly, safe in the knowledge that they are reducing their impact on the planet and contributing to a fairer world. We cannot do this alone," Beighton said. "As

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Ecology Building Society publishes industry's first carbon footprint for mortgages

Business Green

Ethical building society releases report looking at environment impact of all its residential mortgage lending. Currently 570,000 new homes have been built in the UK since 2016 that will not be able to withstand future higher temperatures, it warned.

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Shell trims carbon footprint, as boss vows to 'step up' climate efforts

Business Green

Shell has today reiterated its commitment to slashing its carbon footprint, despite the challenges presented by the coronavirus crisis and plunging oil price with CEO Ben van Beurden stressing that the company must "further step up efforts on all fronts, from climate change to ethical leadership to greater transparency".

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