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Critics Question the Climate Crisis Benefits of Deep Seabed Mining

DeSmogBlog

While commercial mining of the deep seafloor is not yet happening, momentum is building and the world is now seriously entertaining the possibility. square kilometers in the manganese nodule field was physically disturbed, re-suspending an estimated 2 to 3 tonnes of sedimentary organic carbon into the water. “By

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Sustainable Food Management Checklist: Getting Started Guide for the Office Cafeteria

Green Business Bureau

Sustainable food management is a systematic approach that concentrates on reducing wasted food, supporting local communities and employees, and mitigating the environmental impact of operations over the complete life cycle of food items. Our food supply chain demands an extravagant amount of energy. In the U.S.,

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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

Cracks in aging and poorly maintained pipes are being inundated , leaving plumbing unable to carry away stormwater and waste. Along the Vermilion River in Illinois, it is seeping into unlined pits containing coal ash — a hazardous waste — and carrying heavy metals into drinking-water aquifers. Pavement is degrading faster.

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The Battle to Stop Air Products’ Carbon Capture Project at Lake Maurepas Grows

DeSmogBlog

billion “Clean Energy Complex” to manufacture blue hydrogen and an accompanying carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project, that would be operational by 2026. More broadly, backers of hydrogen energy and CCS tend to see environmental advocates as obstacles to these technologies. Lake Maurepas at sunrise.

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Compelled to action: 5 sustainability trends impacting food retail

AGreenLiving

The food retail industry has remained behind in adapting to the realities of doing business in the era of climate change and rapidly changing consumer preferences. Food retail responded with accelerated innovation in parts of the business including online shopping and grocery delivery , the check-out process and product offerings.

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Why Tyson Ventures is Investing in Sustainability and the Internet of Food

AFN Sustainable Protein

What does a meat company, in the business of raising and slaughtering animals for food, do when startups start developing disruptive technologies that cut out the need for animals? Tom Mastrobuoni: I started my career in public accounting in New York doing auditing and tax work for mostly family-owned, closely held businesses.

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Why Tyson Ventures is Investing in Sustainability and the Internet of Food

AFN Sustainable Protein

What does a meat company, in the business of raising and slaughtering animals for food, do when startups start developing disruptive technologies that cut out the need for animals? Tom Mastrobuoni: I started my career in public accounting in New York doing auditing and tax work for mostly family-owned, closely held businesses.