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

DeSmogBlog

Some of these facilities supply British and European seafood wholesalers, who in turn sell to supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Morrisons and other retailers; caterers supplying pubs, hotels and restaurants, schools and universities; and the National Health Service, the four-year investigation found.

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

GreenBiz

While the rate of annual deforestation slowed to about 25 million acres between 2015 and 2020, the trendlines in several regions — especially countries in Africa and South America — aren’t moving in the right direction. percent. .

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Will sweat help us survive climate change?

Grist

Even South America, in the throes of winter, saw unbelievable heat: A town in the Chilean Andes topped 100 degrees F — another all-time high. People over the age of 60, who account for an estimated 80 percent of the 12,000 heat-related deaths in the United States each year, often have health conditions that make heat more dangerous.

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How regulations can tear down the barriers faced by the cultivated meat industry

Business Green

The report argues legislation will have a huge role to play in the future of cultivated meats, as effective rules are reqiured to reassure customers that cultivated meats can be ethically produced and safe to eat. Similarly, chickens in the UK are largely fed on soya which is often imported from South America.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

DeSmogBlog

When fierce storms appear on the horizon, the children get especially anxious and the elderly worry, which has impacts on their health. Luke had high moral and ethical standards and he fit right into our community,” Swan said. Cole built his career as an environmental justice lawyer who empowered communities cast aside by America.

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

AGreenLiving

While the rate of annual deforestation slowed to about 25 million acres between 2015 and 2020, the trendlines in several regions — especially countries in Africa and South America — aren’t moving in the right direction. percent. “That model doesn’t address some key elements of the world we want tomorrow. .”

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CoopCycle Federation: aiming for a bicycle courier co-op in every town

Low Impact

There’s interest in South America, and it’s all over Europe. They wanted to build an ethical alternative. It’s good for health, the environment, for local business, for community. They wanted to build an ethical alternative. Matt: It’s international now. There are a couple of co-ops in Canada and the US.

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