Flow of plastic waste in the ocean could triple by 2040
Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 24, 2020
Accumulated plastic waste in the ocean could reach the weight of 2 million blue whales.
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Agent of Impact: Dawn Sherman, Native American Natural Foods
Impact Alpha
JULY 24, 2020
ImpactAlpha, July 24 – Dawn Sherman says the buffalo is the perfect metaphor for what it’s like to be at the helm of a Native enterprise. “Buffalo face the storm. During any kind of winter storm, they face it and they walk into the storm, because they know that eventually they will walk out.” This. The post Agent of Impact: Dawn Sherman, Native American Natural Foods appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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JULY 24, 2020
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