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The Ocean Race reports on microfibres in European seas

Envirotec Magazine

The Baltic Sea had the highest levels of microplastics in Europe, double the amount in the Mediterranean?. • New research from the round-the-world yacht race The Ocean Race* has found microplastics, and in particular microfibres, to be prevalent across the length and breadth of the continent. fragmented fishing gear and lines.

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Amazon study suggests big conservation gains possible for imperilled freshwater ecosystems

Envirotec Magazine

This dramatic fall in freshwater biodiversity has been caused through land-use change and exploitation of natural resources, with these pressures now being amplified by additional stresses such as climate change, microplastics and biochemical pollution.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Building and Retrofitting a Sustainable Home. Whether you’re building from scratch or adding onto an existing home, there are a variety of green building materials and products on the market today to create your sustainable home vision. Sustainable Interior Design. Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials.

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Report pulls back the curtain on chemical pollution in the ocean

Envirotec Magazine

Given the fundamental importance of the ocean to all life on Earth, it is striking that there has not yet been a serious scientific assessment at scale of marine chemical pollution and its impact on biodiversity and marine ecosystems, and the overall health of the ocean. A coordinated approach. ” Read and downdload the report here.

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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

GreenBiz

Plus, the touted sustainability benefits to deriving seafood-like ingredients from plants include reducing the reliance on open-sea fishing and fish farming, not to mention sidestepping the labor abuses found in seafood supply chains. Kelp-based "shrimp" is kosher and won't trigger a life-threatening shellfish allergy. New Wave Foods.

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September is Coastal Cleanup Month with a new look for 2020

AGreenLiving

Related: Atlantic has 10 times the microplastics previously thought The centralized information also allows organizers to track the amount and types of garbage removed. Plastic in the waterways begins to break down into microplastics, which marine animals ingest.

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Petrochemical sector handed $759 billion estimate for net zero transition

Business Green

Large-scale capex spending must start before the end of the decade if the petrochemical industry has any hope of reaching net zero," said Ilhan Savut, sustainable materials analyst at BNEF and lead author of the report. Moreover, even 'green plastics' have a significant carbon footprint if they are burned at the end of their life.