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Demo plant produces industrial sugars from mixed household waste fractions

Envirotec Magazine

A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. The products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials. Imperial College, UK and TCKT, Germany). IFEU, Germany).

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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?

Grist

Transgenic organisms contain DNA from other species.) For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. Bill Powell stands in a lab at the State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science & Forestry in 2019. government.

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Event - SRI 30

Green Market Oracle

The 30th edition of the SRI Conference will take place on November 13-15, 2019 at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Advisor Summit Workshop will take place on November 11-15, 2019. If you are interested in socially responsible investing you need to attend SRI. assets under management.

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Understanding Overlapping Corporate Disinformation Campaigns is Critical to Telling the Full Story About Science Denial

DeSmogBlog

But while the spotlight has been on the pesticide chemical’s potential dangers, a 2019 trial against Monsanto revealed another tale of bad behavior and its use of glyphosate: a story of corporate efforts to target journalists and activists dedicated to reporting on the risks posed by Monsanto’s products.

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GreenTech Painting: Eco-Painting Services for the Home, Business and More

Green Business Bureau

In the workplace, they have also organized a cycling program to save energy, offset commute emissions and encourage exercising. Beginning in 2019, GreenTech Painting launched a tree planting campaign in which one tree was planted for every project completed. And the green achievements don’t stop there!

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First GMO mosquitoes to be released in the Florida Keys

Grist

This spring, the biotechnology company Oxitec plans to release genetically modified, or GM, mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. There was a 30-day public forum in September 2019 about Oxitec’s technology application, with 31,174 comments opposing release and 56 in support. I don’t care.”. Ideally, Daly says, it won’t have to come to that.

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WCS Event: More Women on Corporate Boards | February 20, 2020

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Our organization is inclusive and events are open to people of all genders. based nonprofit organization working on developing national and international policy solutions on sustainable development, building consensus and coalitions among civil society groups on these issues and lobbying government representatives. 7:40 pm: Q&A.

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