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Critics Question the Climate Crisis Benefits of Deep Seabed Mining

DeSmogBlog

These critics worry whether the ships doing this mining will dump back into the sea the huge amounts of toxic-waste and sediments produced by grinding up and pumping the rocks to the surface, impacting larger fish further up the food chain such as tunas and contaminating the global seafood supply chain. .

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

Green Business Bureau

Our food supply chain demands an extravagant amount of energy. Energy and food are intrinsically linked together. Fossil fuels are demanded throughout the entire food supply chain and consume 30% of the world’s available energy. Considering we’re currently in an energy crisis , these figures are concerning.

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

DeSmogBlog

Where the Tickfaw River leads into Lake Maurepas in South Louisiana, a coffin containing a plastic skeleton is fastened to pilings rising out of the water. billion “Clean Energy Complex” to manufacture blue hydrogen and an accompanying carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project, that would be operational by 2026.

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Compelled to action: 5 sustainability trends impacting food retail

AGreenLiving

They also have the most potential to drive changes for a more sustainable future. 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. While many countries have enacted plastic bag bans, the U.S.

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized. Climate change is the most significant global threat we face today.