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BBC News - Norway to develop fish food from captured carbon dioxide - 0 views

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    Norway is pioneering the use of captured carbon emissions to grow an algal soup that can be used as food for farmed fish, helping to reduce overfishing of the wild krill upon which fish farms more typically rely.
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US, Japan Pledge $4.5bn to Green Climate Fund · Environmental Management & Su... - 0 views

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    The US and Japan pledged a total of $4.5 billion to the Green Climate Fund over the weekend, with $3 billion from the US and $1.5 billion from Japan to help poor nations curb greenhouse gas emissions and limit climate change.
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E-Stewards Launches E-Waste App · Environmental Management & Sustainable Deve... - 0 views

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    Environmental group Basel Action Network launched a new mobile app that measures the benefits of using e-Stewards Certified Recyclers to dispose of e-waste. The app will provide data on avoided GHG emissions, toxic metals diverted from landfills, and precious metals recovered from the electronic device.
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H&M, Eddie Bauer, The North Face, Others Commit to More Responsible Down · En... - 0 views

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    H&M, Eddie Bauer, The North Face, Marmot, Mammut, Helly Hansen, Outdoor Research, DownLinens, Down & Feather Co. and other leading international fashion, bedding and outdoor brands have adopted the Textile Exchange's Responsible Down Standard, a third-party certification standard that can be applied to any waterfowl-based supply chain to help ensure humane treatment of animals from gosling to end product.
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World's First Carbon Capture and Storage at Coal Plant Operating · Environmen... - 1 views

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    SaskPower began full operation of its flagship carbon capture and storage project at the Boundary Dam power plant in Saskatchewan yesterday, making it the world's first commercial scale carbon capture and storage facility at a coal-fired power plant.
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Tool Helps Manufacturers Use Safer Chemicals · Environmental Management & Sus... - 1 views

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    The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute will offer a material health certificate, a tool for manufacturers across industries to avoid chemicals of high concern, shift to safer ones in their products and encourage product and supply chain transparency.
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Low-Carbon Energy System Could Save $1.8 Trillion · Environmental Management ... - 0 views

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    Two studies by the Climate Policy Initiative released yesterday indicate that with the right policies in place, a low-carbon energy system could free up trillions of dollars over the next 20 years.
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GM Facility Saves 4M Gallons of Water Annually · Environmental Management & S... - 0 views

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    General Motors' Kokomo Operations - which is landfill-free and has achieved a water reduction of 4 million gallons annually - is now a member of the Indiana Environmental Stewardship Program.
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FEMA to Require States to Examine Climate Risks · Environmental Management & ... - 0 views

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    The Federal Emergency Management Agency will soon require states to examine the impacts of global warming on their communities as a condition for receiving federal disaster preparedness funding, according to draft guidelines released by the agency earlier this month.
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Chemical-Free Process Boosts Paper Plant's Competitiveness · Environmental Le... - 0 views

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    Cascades, which produces packaging and tissue products composed mainly of recycled fibers, has invested $26 million in a new chemical-free technology at its Norampac - Cabano facility
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General Mills Beats GHG Reduction Goal · Environmental Leader · Environmental... - 0 views

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    In 2014, General Mills reduced its greenhouse gas emissions rate by 23 percent against a 2005 baseline, surpassing its goal to reduce GHG emissions by 20 percent by 2015. The progress is largely due to the use of renewable energy sources at its Yoki facilities.
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Levi's Saves 1bn Liters of Water · Environmental Leader · Environmental Manag... - 0 views

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    Levi Strauss and Co. says it has saved 1 billion liters of water since 2011 through its Water<Less process, which reduces the water used in garment finishing by up to 96 percent Read more: http://www.environmentalleader.com/2015/03/17/levis-saves-1bn-liters-of-water/#ixzz3VLvlCTnM
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Fracking Rule Requires Chemicals Disclosure · Environmental Leader · Environm... - 0 views

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    The US Interior Department on Friday released final standards for hydraulic fracturing on public and American Indian lands.
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Disney Cuts Carbon Emissions 31% in 2014 · Environmental Leader · Environment... - 0 views

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    The Walt Disney Company in 2014 decreased its net emissions 31 percent from its 2012 levels, putting Disney on track to reduce net emissions 50 percent by 2020, according to the company's most recent corporate sustainability report.
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Tetra Pak Carton Uses 100% Plant-Based Materials · Environmental Management &... - 1 views

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    Tetra Pak has launched what it says is the industry's first carton made entirely from plant based, renewable packaging materials. Read more: http://www.environmentalleader.com/2014/10/20/tetra-pak-carton-uses-100-plant-based-materials/#ixzz3GjhXCo1m
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Now: Play Jenga With Ocean Plastic - 0 views

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    Pokonobe Associates is recycling commercial plastic fishing nets to make the lightweight, stackable blocks for a new version of its Jenga game. The company's Ocean Jenga also will educate consumers about ending ocean pollution, about 10% of which is caused by discarded or lost fishing nets.
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