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Event - Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability

Green Market Oracle

Much of the sustainability literature focuses on the Global North and on issues salient to policy makers in developed countries, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and ozone depletion.

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Tires are saving us — and killing us, too

The Verge: Energy

Location: “Hevea trees are primarily grown in Southeast Asia,” he says, “while guayule is grown in the Southwestern US.” This is also a climate resiliency play. When 6PPD reacts with ozone, it becomes 6PPD-quinone. Chief among them? That isn’t bad just for the salmon and the Pacific Northwest’s fishing industry.