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[ad_1] If you take a moment to digest the statistics around the amount of food we waste today, it can be pretty overwhelming. It is thought that around one third of the food produced around the globe is lost or wasted. Richer countries waste something like 222 million tonnes per …

[ad_1] Outsourcing firm Mitie has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2025. Mitie employs 48,900 people across the country and has a range of contracts within the public and private sector, from engineering to energy and waste management. To meet net-zero, the company has set targets around three key …

[ad_1] CREDIT: Unearthed / Public Eye / Visual Cinnamon Croplife International has sought to downplay its members’ reliance on the most toxic categories of pesticides, claiming that less than 15% of their ‘crop protection products’ are highly hazardous and that they are ‘innovating to replace highly hazardous pesticides with newer, …

[ad_1] Of all the places for a Democratic candidate to put a target on the oil and gas industry’s back, Texas is a surprising choice.  At least 352,371 Texans worked for the industry as of 2018. Oil in Texas has long been synonymous with prosperity. Nor have Democrats had a …

[ad_1] JAMES ISLAND, S.C. — More than a half-century ago, Millicent Brown became one of the first students to integrate South Carolina’s schools. The Charleston native has spent a lifetime as a teacher and activist, fighting for social and racial justice. But in recent years, as she watched her beloved …

[ad_1] A century-old law has made it illegal to kill migratory birds either purposely or accidentally. But a new proposal by the Trump administration and supported by the fossil fuel and other industries would relax regulation, legalizing unintentional killing and putting millions of birds in danger. In May 2010 I …

[ad_1] The coronavirus has wiped out at least a quarter of China’s emissions of damaging greenhouse gases in the past two weeks, scientists have found. Measures to prevent the spread of the outbreak have led to sharp drops in the burning of fossil fuels – a key cause of the …

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[ad_1] New housing standards do not go far enough to cut carbon emissions and reduce the risk of flooding or overheating, government climate advisers have warned. The government has brought out proposals for a “future homes standard”, which officials say will mean new homes will have on average 75-80 percent lower …

[ad_1] More Plastic Is On the Way: What It Means for Climate Change The LA River. Photo: Kqedquest With the recent fracking boom causing low gas prices, fossil fuel companies are seeking other ways to bolster their profits — by making more plastic. Just as the world is starting to address …