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Green news- 5 radical visions for a 2050 food system5 radical visions for a 2050 food system Jim Giles Fri, 01/15/2021 - 01:30 Just over a year ago, the Rockefeller Foundation put out a global call for proposals for radical reform of our food systems. More than 1,300 teams from 119 countries responded. The pile of submissions was whittled down to 79 semifinalists and […]
- Q4 2020: Amazon, AT&T, McDonald's and Starbucks lead the way as clean energy procurement maturesQ4 2020: Amazon, AT&T, McDonald's and Starbucks lead the way as clean energy procurement matures Sarah Golden Thu, 01/14/2021 - 04:11 After a strange year, corporate renewable procurement deals ended on a high note, with corporations inking some of the biggest, most complex transactions to date. The result was a blockbuster fourth quarter, with more […]
- How the EU’s new ‘toxic-free’ vision could shape your safer chemicals strategyHow the EU’s new ‘toxic-free’ vision could shape your safer chemicals strategy Bob Kerr Thu, 01/14/2021 - 01:00 For the last two decades, the European Union has played a leadership role in tackling the risks hazardous chemicals pose to our health and environment. It has now proposed a new vision for a "toxic-free environment" and […]
- 20 C-suite sustainability champions for 202120 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021 Elsa Wenzel Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15 The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. If a crisis is the ultimate test of leadership, last year provided ample narratives about leaders […]
- Collaborating with the ocean is essential to addressing climate change and environmental justiceCollaborating with the ocean is essential to addressing climate change and environmental justice "The potential for the “blue economy” — one that combines more thoughtful stewardship of the ocean’s resources and economic opportunity with a more pragmatic, respectful approach to protecting coastal ecosystems — is vast. But with more than $1.5 trillion in annual economic […]
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Tag Archives: nuclear
Europe’s old nuclear reactors must have an assessment
World Environment Day on 06.06.2014 was important for European nuclear energy policy, and the triggering issue was in Ukraine. No, it was not because of the G7 meeting talking about the consequences of energy dependence in the shadow of the political problems in Ukraine. The G7 did not really address nuclear, because they are aware nuclear cannot really help them out and the risks of nuclear power in conflict areas are not a strong issue on their agenda. Continue reading
Hanford Nuclear Reservation Tanks Leaking Radioactive Waste Underground
Six underground tanks that hold a brew of radioactive and toxic waste at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site are leaking, US federal and state officials said Friday, prompting calls for an investigation from a key senator.
Washington Gov. official J.Inslee said the leaking material poses no immediate risk to public safety or the environment because it would take a while — perhaps years — to reach groundwater. Continue reading
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