Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A new paper published in Nature Sustainability presents seaweed as a model solution for tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, joblessness, hunger and environmental damage. This genomic diversity provides a phenomenal source of new materials across a range of industries, from food, to fuels and plastics,” Duarte said.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

The same stakeholders need to work together to prevent plastic pollution entering London’s rivers. The public can get involved in citizen science projects to monitor the health of their rivers in order to gather evidence on the issues and opportunities for water quality improvements. Flood plains in London are currently home to 1.42

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Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

Year-long research project led by Systemiq asserts window for action is fast closing, but concludes shift towards net zero plastics system is affordable and achievable. Yoni Shiran, program director and partner at Systemiq, said a new, more climate and planet-friendly plastics system was "within reach but will require bold action".

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This means the company would remove water from the pond, pack soil around it, then seal the ash with a combination of crushed rock, artificial turf and plastic. Original post: Toxic coal waste threatens biodiverse Alabama delta. Now Alabama Power plans to do a “cap-in-place” disposal method. Alabama Power says this is enough.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Almost one-third of the money that Nestlé intends to invest will be dedicated to cultivating regenerative agricultural practices that improve soil health and reduce dependence on synthetic fertilizer across 500,000-plus farms from which Nestlé sources ingredients. Close Authorship. billion to support those intentions.) .

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

When trash, such as plastic bags and bottles, are scattered along the banks of a lagoon, they can easily get carried into this shallow body of water by wind and rain. Once plastic trash gets to the lagoon, they pose a choking or entangling hazard to aquatic life. Plastic pollution may eventually lead to the depletion of biodiversity.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

Marine pollution has deservedly gained greater attention in recent years, most notably through the vexing—and highly visible—issue of plastics. Synthetic chemicals, many hazardous and harmful, are now ubiquitous across the seas—much like plastics—and left untackled, this assault will only get worse. A coordinated approach.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

All 36 water samples collected around Europe, including in the Baltic Sea, the English Channel, along the Atlantic coastline and in the Mediterranean Sea, were found to contain microfibres – tiny plastic fibres that enter the environment from manufacturing, washing and wearing synthetic clothes.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The collaboration, which was announced late last week, includes an undisclosed level of investment to support wine producers keen to adopt regenerative viticulture practices focused on boosting soil health, biodiversity, and carbon sequestration, according to the firm. Mark Pardoe, master of wine at Berry Bros.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 28, 2019

Organic growing is proven to be better for biodiversity and chemical exposure, but is the food actually more nutritious? Originally posted here: Organic food health benefits have been hard to assess, but that could change.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Animals often can adapt, the report explains, with chicks hatching earlier to catch up with their main food source: caterpillars, themselves emerging earlier to keep up with the plants they feed on — a phenomenon known as “phenological plasticity.” These changes aren’t just about the natural world.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 6, 2021

The Forest Stewardship Council offers certified printing paper with varying weights and sizes, while HP offers an ink cartridge and plastics recycling program. Through their Planet Partners program, roughly 1 million plastic bottles are collected each day and then incorporated into new products. First, let’s talk vegetation.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. RECYCLED PLASTIC. Arqlite , a member of the U.S. INTERIOR PAINT.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

While nature doesn’t come with a clearly labeled price tag, sustainability innovation understands that there is great economic value in preserving ecosystems, natural resources, biodiversity, and cultures and communities around the world. It is also through this reconnection with nature that mental and physical health is improved.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 14, 2020

The health of human beings depends on the state of the environment as well. The state of our environment today is due to the broadening issues arising from loss of biodiversity, inappropriate means of disposing of waste , overpopulation, the depletion of natural resources, and increased deforestation.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Over-reliance on nitrogen fertilizers is leading to the collapse of soil biodiversity. The collapse of soil biodiversity is happening at microscopic scale. Practical alternatives to non-biodegradable plastics that are the scourge of the oceans are under development. Soil plays a major part in the carbon capture cycle.

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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2020

The Prime Minister's 'New Deal' speech touted a £40m Green Recovery Challenge Fund, designed to help halt biodiversity loss and climate change through local conservation projects. Habitat loss as a driver of biodiversity decline is a particular problem in urban areas. Building Back Better.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The potatoes are grown with farming methods that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, help improve soil health, and increase local biodiversity, according to Puffin Produce, which is investing in carbon offset projects to neutralise any remaining emissions from the potatoes' production.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The event is co-chaired by Angelika Brandt of Germany, a Southern Ocean / Antarctica biodiversity expert, and Elva Escobar Briones of Mexico, a deep sea biodiversity expert. anthropogenic noise, discarded plastic and harmful chemicals, farming practices adding harmful sediment outflow).

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2022

Ministers must press ahead with bold biodiversity targets that can unlock much-needed public and private investment for efforts to enhance nature and tackle air, water and waste pollution, argues The Wildlife Trusts' Eliot Chapman-Jones. Shockingly, official figures show that not one river or lake in England is in good health.

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2021

Restoring the UK's seas to health could deliver a multi-billion pound boost to the country's economy by 2050, generate thousands of new jobs, and help ameliorate the climate crisis and restore biodiversity, according to a new report launched today by WWF in partnership with Sky Ocean Rescue.

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2021

Our demands on nature far exceed its capacity to supply them and this poses significant risk to the health and wellbeing of economies and societies. The transition to a circular model will be essential to halt the twin trends of biodiversity loss and climate change.

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Business Green

AUGUST 18, 2020

Defra promises 'robust, evidence led process' to set in statute air, water, waste and biodiversity targets by the end of October 2022. And, the government said it would explore targets to restore and create wildlife-rich habitats in protected sites with a view to increasing species populations and improving marine biodiversity.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

A new report from advocacy group The Changing Markets Foundation appears to reveal how, behind a veil of nice-sounding initiatives and commitments to address the plastics crisis – the plastics industry, consumer brands and retailers have obstructed and undermined proven legislative solutions to the crisis for decades.

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

The bottle is not yet fully plant-based with current iteration still using a conventional plastic bottle cap. with a sustainable plastic cap, which is expected to be delivered in 2023. However, Carlsberg indicated that there are plans for an updated Fibre Bottle 3.0

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 5, 2021

For example, shifting towards recycled materials would alleviate the need to produce virgin plastics and synthetic fibers, which would significantly reduce fossil fuel use and associated emissions. The world produces around 300 million tons of plastic waste every year, nearly equivalent to the weight of the entire human population.

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Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2023

And it includes a new set of interim targets for 2028 to reduce different types of waste, including plastic, glass, metal, paper, and food. Protecting our natural environment is fundamental to the health, economy and prosperity of our country," said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

Global demand for biomass is likely to exceed environmentally sustainable supplies in the coming years as the drive to decarbonise takes hold across different industries - a situation which risks undermining climate mitigation efforts and causing major damage to biodiversity and the natural world.

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Business Green

AUGUST 18, 2022

In order to deliver its net zero supply chain goal and drive down its farming footprint, therefore, Carlsberg said it was looking to implement a range of regenerative agricultural practices, which would have the added benefits of enhancing biodiversity, soil health, and natural carbon sequestration on farmlands.

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2020

At the moment, as the urgency of the Covid-19 crisis mandates immediate action to save lives, we're seeing some decisions that contradict the environmental agenda - such as plastic bags now being used again by supermarkets for deliveries. This gives me hope. We cannot lose sight of that. What the green economy can do.

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Simply put, regenerative ag is a set of practices that focuses on optimizing soil health. But plowing also disrupts and destroys the rich biodiversity below the surface where there’s a thriving ecosystem of fungi, worms, and more microbes than stars in the sky. Makes sense. Mitchell’s not only a farmer and a podcast host.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2022

HVAC refrigerant, often freon, leaks as a gas, making it difficult to detect and imposing a serious health hazard to humans and the environment the longer the leak persists. These products may also contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs), making breathing in these chemicals a potential health risk. Espoma Organic Weed Preventer.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2022

Hundreds of countries around the world have agreed to draw up an international treaty to tackle the devastating impacts of plastic pollution, in an "historic" UN-led decision today that could lead to legally-binding international commitments and targets to slash plastic waste levels and engineer a more circular economy.

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2021

With the global biodiversity summit later this year, and the UK hosting the global climate conference, we should be raising our environmental standards and setting an example for others to follow, rather than allowing the nature crisis to continue to spiral.".

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 12, 2021

The coalition is promoting actions against biodiversity loss and hopes that the pledge will lead to a successful conservation agreement during the Cop15 2021 summit in China. “Increasing funds to protect and enhance nature is critical to help secure success at the global biodiversity conference in China this year,” Newsom said.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

GreenBiz readers got excited about climate change solutions that ranged from the new, from the emerging potential of hydrogen as an energy source to changes in plastics manufacturing, to the ancient, such as planting trees. Some of the biggest contributors to the plastic crisis are the cosmetics and fashion industries. . Courtesy of.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2022

The built environment currently operates under a take-make-waste linear model that - for more than a century - has, and continues, to put significant pressure on the climate and biodiversity. A majority of this results from the production of cement, steel, aluminium, and plastic.

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