The Environmental Blog
JULY 14, 2020
These affect natural habitats, produces acid rain and destroys the ozone layer because of global warming. The good news is that you can reuse most of the products you buy from the store like plastic containers and food packaging materials. These gases weaken our ozone layer and cause a lot of pollution and climatic changes.
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 17, 2023
Nearly all synthetic pesticides are derived from fossil fuels, and like other petrochemical products such as plastics and nitrogen fertilizer, they emit greenhouse gasses throughout their manufacturing and use. Many pesticides release volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a precursor to ground-level ozone that acts as a powerful greenhouse gas.
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Business Green
JANUARY 6, 2023
Ozone-safe or ozone-friendly. The FTC considers these terms deceptive if a product has any substance, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), known to erode the ozone layer. Expect 'ozone-friendly' to be under scrutiny as the next Green Guides are developed, as the FTC recently flagged the term. Plastic neutral.
GreenBiz
MAY 24, 2021
A prominent example of these characteristics is the Formosa Plastics Group proposal to build a $9.4 billion plastics production complex along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, adjacent to several historically Black communities and a mile away from a local elementary school. What public policies are needed?
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 20, 2021
Step 6: Implement the plan, establish and communicate new policies and practices. They should consider processes, materials, people, policies and projects related to energy, waste, buildings, products, packaging, supply chain, transportation, food, water, community and employee well being. Do we use plastic bottles for water?
DeSmogBlog
JULY 14, 2022
The complex contains a circuit board of pipes and steel tanks that cough out steam, flames and toxic substances as it creates the building blocks for plastic from natural gas liquids. Environmental Protection Agency who now leads the advocacy group Beyond Plastics and teaches at Bennington College. Credit: Judith Enck.
AGreenLiving
MAY 24, 2021
A prominent example of these characteristics is the Formosa Plastics Group proposal to build a $9.4 billion plastics production complex along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, adjacent to several historically Black communities and a mile away from a local elementary school. What public policies are needed?
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