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The Outlaw Ocean Project Exposes China’s Use Of Forced Uyghur Labour To Supply UK Seafood Industry

DeSmogBlog

Britain is facing calls to impose import controls on China after an investigation revealed that supermarkets are sourcing seafood from companies exploiting forced labour by minority Uyghurs. With its domestic fishing industry in long-term decline , the UK imports more than 80 percent of its seafood.

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

Grist

In the San Francisco Bay Area, rising groundwater threatens to spread contamination that can evaporate and rise into the air inside homes, schools, and workplaces. Grist Phoenix Armenta has been working to educate communities around the San Francisco Bay Area about this threat for years.

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

AFN Sustainable Protein

In alternative proteins, we look at fungal-based, algae-based, and of course seafood businesses. Red Bull is not an energy drink business; it’s a marketing company that happens to sell an energy drink. They just happen to sell an energy drink. I tend to think I’m fairly educated. Super smart guy.

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

AFN Sustainable Protein

In alternative proteins, we look at fungal-based, algae-based, and of course seafood businesses. Red Bull is not an energy drink business; it’s a marketing company that happens to sell an energy drink. They just happen to sell an energy drink. I tend to think I’m fairly educated. Super smart guy.

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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.