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Learn What You Can Do To Help Save Our Bees
In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, two bee advocates, Tiffany Finck-Haynes, head of the BeeAction.org campaign for Friends of the Earth and Larissa Walker, the Pollinator Campaign Directo…
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In fighting deforestation, lets celebrate our victories: but beware the law of unintended consequences
Campaigns to transform the palm oil industry are having clear success on many fronts: Over twenty companies worldwide, including Unilever, Cargill, Wilmar, and Pepsico, have adopted sustainable palm o…
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We Don’t Know Enough About Nanomaterials To Be Adding Them So Freely To Our Food
Nanoparticles can be used to deliver vaccines, treat tumours, clean up oil spills, preserve food, protect skin from sun and kill bacteria. They’re so useful for purifying, thickening, colourin…
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New Study Suggests Airline Ticket Prices Need to Increase for Climate Policies To Work
As long as demand for air travel keeps increasing at projected rates, there’s really not much the airline industry can do to reduce its carbon emissions, according to new researchpublished by the U…
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Passive investing or active destruction: How robo-investing mows down forests for fun and profit
It’s a dynamic moment in the world of palm oil. Where, just a few years ago, not more than a handful of consumer companies showed concern over the overwhelming environmental and social costs of palm…
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Should Cruise Ships Be Taking Tourists to the Fragile Arctic?
Buying carbon offsets won’t stop global warming, but if you’re traveling, it’s your best individual option for reducing your carbon footprintWhen you’re preparing for a flight…
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Greens to sue EPA over aircraft emissions
A coalition of environmental groups said Tuesday that it would file a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its failure to take action to curb carbon dioxide emissions…
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Conservation groups launch legal challenge to cut carbon pollution from aircraft
Challenge cites EPA’s delay in addressing one of the fastest-growing sources of carbon pollution three years after federal judge ruled agency must act SAN FRANCISCO — Conservation groups today fil…
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10 Things to Know Before Going on a Cruise
It’s the height of the vacation season and over 20 million of us will go on a cruise this year, according to the American Association of Port Authorities. If you’re thinking about going…
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Cargill announces new palm oil policy
Cargill, the largest importer of palm oil into the United States, announced today a new palm oil sustainability policy, in response to years of campaigning by civil society groups. This policy adds to…