Business Green

JULY 1, 2022

The findings come amid soaring food and energy prices, driven in part by the conflict in Ukraine, which had been one of the world's largest wheat producers and exporters, and crippling heat waves in parts of Europe and Asia that have impacted agricultural yields.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

A contaminant whose importance appears to have grown significantly in recent years, poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) present a challenge to pollution management given their apparent toxicity – although a clear picture is still emerging – and persistence. As regulations tighten, the topic seems to be growing more urgent.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

JBS, the world’s most polluting meat company, will be out in “full force” in Dubai , according to the files. Several of these arguments reference the idea that grazing livestock can help maintain healthy soils which can store carbon. At COP27 in Egypt, DeSmog revealed that the firm gained access via Brazil’s country delegation.

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Unsustainable

OCTOBER 28, 2019

And even a light rain can wash away the soil from mountain slopes where the coffee plants grow. Pointing to the reddish river water mixed with mud, Xing said: “The mountain can’t hold soil anymore. There’s no future in cultivating low-quality coffee, to pollute the environment and get stuck in the vicious circle,” said Ms.

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Grist

JULY 24, 2019

In the early 20th century, Dutch elm disease, a fungus from Asia that is spread by elm bark beetles, killed 75 percent of native elms. Land use, pollution, fire history—all factor into ecology. We’ve toyed with basically everything,” said Yolanda Chen, associate professor of plant and soil science at the University of Vermont.

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

Li Shuo, senior policy advisor for Greenpeace East Asia, said the decision to not set an annual GDP target would help prevent unintended consequences of driving up energy intensive infrastructure investments in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If the world warms more than 4C by 2100, the number of days with climatically stressful conditions for outdoor workers will increase by up to 250 workdays per year by century's end in some parts of South Asia, tropical sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Central and South America. That's the future our children have to contemplate.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Between rainforest fires and ocean pollution, much of the news is grim. Banana leaves as packaging If you’ve ever had the good fortune to visit a southern Indian restaurant in Asia, you may have been served dinner on a banana leaf instead of a plate. However, 2019 also brought good news. Here are a few high points from 2019.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Plant-based products avoid many of the devastating environmental impacts caused by the industrial meat sector, which include more than 14 per cent of all global greenhouse gas emissions, unsustainable use of land and water, mass deforestation, water and air pollution, and ocean and soil acidification.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Hiking , canoeing and archery will be just some of the activities offered in addition to a zipline that stretches more than four city blocks into the Oklahoma City Zoo’s Sanctuary Asia elephant enclosure, which is located just across the camp’s lake. Several efforts can be found throughout the site.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Shop Beeswax Wraps on Amazon Alternative Apparel The alternative to fast fashion that pollutes the environment and consumes resources is Alternative Apparel, an eco-conscious label dedicated to the creation of casual clothing made from natural and recycled materials. Plus, manufacturing pollution harms the water and air.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Everywhere is being impacted, but parts of Africa, Asia, Central and South America, the Arctic regions, and small island states are at particular risk. And farmers can increase the climate resilience of their businesses by diversifying crops and livestock, planting trees and busies on fields for shade, and boosting soil health.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

HEALTH Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibility: Climate Change, Air Pollution and Health edited by Wael K. There are even chapters about how the climate crisis will affect our mental health and religious faiths.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Environmental : Plant-based products are also going to have trouble escaping problems and criticism faced by conventional agriculture, which include monocropping, chemical and fertilizer use, and top-soil depletion. The invention of the car came with urban sprawl, pollution, and over 1.25 million fatalities each year.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

It is nothing short of a crisis, and the blame can be placed on the changes in land and sea use, direct exploitation of organisms, pollution, invasive alien species, and climate change that is caused by human activity. The frustrating thing for us is there is no need for this deforestation or climate pollution. There are 1.6

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Growing up outside of Boston, Zack Angelini spent summers swimming, but one polluted river was off limits. "I Serving as a United States Marine in the Asia Pacific region, Briana Buckles often witnessed extreme poverty. Zack Angelini, 29. Senior Environmental Stewardship Manager, Timberland; Malden, Massachusetts. Elsa Wenzel.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If they were coming from Europe and had a superior system that would actually free us from the pollution and the toxicity that would be welcome,” said Jill Hunkler, executive director of Ohio Valley Allies, a grassroots advocacy group fighting for environmental justice in northern Appalachia.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

The Rise of City Zero Emission Zones (Panel Discussion): Following cities in Europe and Asia, some U.S. Conference New Green Revolution: How to Cut Pollution without Sacrificing Yields (Panel Discussion): Increasing yields often means using more fertilizer, pesticides and herbicides. Because you never forget your first.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

APRIL Group - or Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd, to give it its full name - is a massive manufacturer of wood pulp and fiber, the basis of myriad everyday products from office printing paper and packaging to tea bags and viscose fabrics. It is in many ways a remarkable economic success story.

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Elemental Excelerator

JANUARY 28, 2020

To overcome these challenges, we’re looking for companies that focus on the following areas: Carbon sequestration and soil health. We prioritize technologies that take a decentralized approach, help municipalities and utilities reduce pollution, and advance solutions to provide clean water for all. ” — Kim Baker, Director of Water Innovation.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Zack Angelini, 29 Senior Environmental Stewardship Manager, Timberland; Malden, Massachusetts LinkedIn Growing up outside of Boston, Zack Angelini spent summers swimming, but one polluted river was off limits. Our consumers are not only asking for it, but expecting it.” “They said, ‘Yeah, we’ll take you on,'” she says.

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