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Corporate America Has Found a Way to Turn a Profit Off Being Green

Corporate America Has Found a Way to Turn a Profit Off Being Green

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(Bloomberg) — It’s time to stop crediting corporate sustainability efforts as acts of altruism. For big business, protecting the environment often means padding the bottom line.Nike Inc. has come up with a way to weave more efficiently, reducing the raw material and labor time needed to make each shoe The whole movement … Continue reading Corporate America Has Found a Way to Turn a Profit Off Being Green

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U.S. takes major step toward oil drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge - Reuters

U.S. takes major step toward oil drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge – Reuters

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The Department of the Interior on Thursday issued the final environmental study for its plan to open up drilling in ANWR, a 19 million-acre area that is home to wildlife populations including Porcupine caribou, polar bears and millions of birds that migrate to six of the seven continents. Why are we taking … Continue reading U.S. takes major step toward oil drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge – Reuters

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Norway battery electric vehicle sales are almost a third of the total

Norway battery electric vehicle sales are almost a third of the total

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Major petroleum producer strives to end fossil-fuel car sales by 2025. And it looks like they are on their way to achieving that goal through all kinds of tax exemptions and perks like free parking and so on. Other countries can learn from them. Source: Norway battery electric vehicle sales are almost … Continue reading Norway battery electric vehicle sales are almost a third of the total

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Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds

Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds

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The huge loss is a tragedy in itself but also threatens the survival of civilisation, say the world’s leading scientists If we weren’t too busy fighting stupid wars, even economic wars, we could be addressing this. Source: Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds | Environment | … Continue reading Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds

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Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says

Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says

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A relatively small number of fossil fuel producers and their investors could hold the key to tackling climate change Article is from last year, but in light of the most recent climate change report, perhaps a solution to addressing the problem is to first figure out how to work with these companies.. … Continue reading Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says

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Ocean acidification is deadly threat to marine life, finds eight-year study

Ocean acidification is deadly threat to marine life, finds eight-year study

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Plastic pollution, overfishing, global warming and increased acidification from burning fossil fuels means oceans are increasingly hostile to marine life Serious stuff that needs to be addressed. But will be difficult with the current US administration completely denying that global warming even exists. Source: Ocean acidification is deadly threat to marine life, … Continue reading Ocean acidification is deadly threat to marine life, finds eight-year study