Grist

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

It isn’t easy to undo a century of industrial pollution — or even agree on how to do it. Community groups say they were blindsided by the EPA’s proposals, which they argue will expose disadvantaged communities to unacceptable levels of toxic pollution. “We Efforts to clean up the Lower Duwamish Waterway have been decades in the making.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 21, 2021

He doesn’t think the agency should play a role in making a decision about it; he blames the Army Corps for what he describes as the mess at the mouth of the Mississippi River where there is rapid land loss and a growing deadzone where the river’s polluted river water enters the Gulf. she continued. .

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Seafood Sea level rise Pollution Law 98

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Research from the Changing Markets Foundation, examined voluntary certification schemes for seafood, textiles and palm oil. However, according to a recent report these efforts are counterproductive and require major reforms. The main conclusion of this report is that certification has lost its way.

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Sustainability Seafood Biodiversity Agriculture 49

The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Our oceans, teeming with life, are under siege by a silent threat – plastic pollution. Understanding the impact of plastic pollution is crucial, and so is recognizing our role in mitigating this growing crisis. Impact of Plastic Pollution on Marine Life Plastic debris takes a brutal toll on marine animals.

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Plastics Microplastics Pollution Waste 195

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

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. .

Building Energy Monitoring 95

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Biodiversity Energy Monitor 95

Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2020

Critics argued that with demand for red meat already declining, the watchdog should have advocated for an even faster transition away from meat. But some campaigners believe the public debate on greener diets has been too focused on meat and dairy, allowing the seafood industry to swim on in the shadows.

Seafood 91

Seafood Plastics Sustainability Government 91

Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Moreover, more than half of respondents to the Savanta ComRes survey claimed to be aware that the current food system had negative impacts on climate change, air, water and soil pollution, and that it can drive destructive land-use changes such as deforestation.

Business Energy Monitoring 40

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2023

Most often, climate change is associated with a decrease in groundwater, fueled by worsening drought and evaporative demand. This phenomenon — groundwater rise — could also have dire effects on people’s health, exposing them to new or unearthed pollutants. It can also pollute nearby waterways, poisoning plants and wildlife.

Energy Monitor 141

Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Sea level rise 141

DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Residents living near Lake Maurepas consider the prized ecosystem that offers plentiful seafood and vital storm surge protection to be an extension of their backyard and heritage. Since the permit application is listed by LDEQ as a “minor source” of pollution and not a “major” source, the agency is not required to hold a public hearing.

Carbon 98

Carbon Building Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels Hydrogen 98

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This is because the polluted fresh water entering the salt water environment will kill off most of the brown shrimp and oysters, as well as most of the Bottlenose dolphin that live there. Where the river’s polluted water enters the Gulf there is rapid land loss and a growing dead zone. Lennox Yearwood Jr.

Building Energy Monitoring 122

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 122

Climate Tech VC

JULY 10, 2023

🥩 Bluu Seafood , a Berlin, Germany-based cultivated seafood platform, raised $18M in Series A funding from Delivery Hero Ventures, Dr.Oetker, Hannes Ametsreiter, LBBW VC, Manta Ray Ventures, Norrsken VC, SeaX Ventures, and Sparkfood.

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Carbon Investment Startups Batteries 52

GreenBiz

JULY 1, 2020

Pollution plagues the region: The 2010 BP oil spill contaminated the Gulf, destroyed marshlands and shut down commercial fishing harvests on which many rely. Others do commercial shrimping, although demand for domestic seafood is down and many processors have closed temporarily. . In response, Parfait-Dardar reached out to U.S.

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Resilience Sea level rise Seafood Health 439

Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

Conference New Green Revolution: How to Cut Pollution without Sacrificing Yields (Panel Discussion): Increasing yields often means using more fertilizer, pesticides and herbicides. But more chemicals generally means more greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution. Because you never forget your first.

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

AGreenLiving

JULY 1, 2020

Pollution plagues the region: The 2010 BP oil spill contaminated the Gulf, destroyed marshlands and shut down commercial fishing harvests on which many rely. Others do commercial shrimping, although demand for domestic seafood is down and many processors have closed temporarily. In response, Parfait-Dardar reached out to U.S.

Resilience 28

Resilience Sea level rise Seafood Recycling 28

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 9, 2024

The oil and gas industry, and many Republicans in Congress, demanded the Biden administration immediately lift the pause, and some even threatened legal action. LNG projects under construction on the Gulf Coast, which will come online in the late 2020s, will expect to operate through mid-century, locking in decades of climate pollution.

Building Energy Monitoring 67

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Natural gas Business Energy Monitoring 67

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Five advocacy groups, for instance, wrote in a recent letter to Congressional Democratic leaders, “The inclusion of a carbon tax … gives a green light for the biggest climate scofflaws to pay to pollute and maintain a harmful status quo. And we will continue to demand Congress do the same. Hope is not blah, blah, blah.

Fossil fuels 98

Fossil fuels Climate change Packaging Natural gas 98

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

I think one of the things that also distinguishes the pledge is a commitment to sending these market signals, the demand for the products and services that companies need to help us decarbonize." . The company renewed a longstanding relationship with WWF centered, in part, on responsible sourcing of land commodities and seafood.

Sustainability 546

Sustainability Plastics Organic Retail 546

Business Green

MARCH 26, 2021

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and and Blue Horizon Corporation have this week published a new report suggesting that the rapid expansion of the plant-based foods sector could result in demand for meat peaking as early as 2025 in European and North American markets.

Government 54

Government Carbon-neutral Investment Climate change 54