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Ecumenical Greens: the rise in centrist environmental politics

Business Green

When you think of Green Parties, no matter the country you're in, you instinctively associate them with left-wing politics. This typically manifests itself in the form of left-wing, anti-capitalist economic policies. The label of ‘watermelons' captures the essence of this; green on the outside but, red really on the inside.

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

Grist

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. His relatives participated in political acts such as the occupation of Wounded Knee by Indigenous people from across the U.S., (Transgenic organisms contain DNA from other species.)

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

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

degree (honors) in computer and information science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and studied international political economy at the University of Copenhagen. Yoler has been very active in continuing her education at Stanford in board governance, biotechnology, biochemistry, neuropsychology, neuroscience and geology.

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How farmers and seaweed can help tackle ocean pollution

Business Green

Just ask Luis Lombana, CEO of Ficosterra , a Spanish marine biotechnology company that makes fertilisers from an unexpected source: seaweed. As with climate change, government policy is needed to move things along. It won't take all the countries in the world coming to an agreement to get started, just pockets of political will.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Not only were we affecting our supply chain, we were finding a way to trickle down into infrastructure and policy reform and give back to our community in a way that engaged our employees," Harding recalls. Growing up in coastal Ketchikan, Alaska, the "salmon capital of the world," shaped Kiera O’Brien’s passions for conservation and policy.

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Meet the climate expert running to be the first female scientist in the Senate

Grist

We need science in politics,” she told Grist, echoing her campaign ad. The last natural scientist to serve in the Senate was Harrison Schmitt, a New Mexico geologist and astronaut, who left office at the beginning of 1983, when the biggest issue bridging science and politics was the use of nuclear weapons. House of Representatives.

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New U.S. DOE Office to Coordinate Critical & Emerging Technology

CleanTechnica

Office Will Align DOE’s World-Class Expertise on Technologies Like Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Quantum, and Semiconductors WASHINGTON, D.C. — continued] The post New U.S. DOE Office to Coordinate Critical & Emerging Technology appeared first on CleanTechnica.