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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Adriana Trujillo

Adriana Trujillo

Chipotle Blurs Lines With a Satirical Series About Industrial Farming - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Chipotle in February will launch "Farmed and Dangerous," a Web series lampooning the factory-farming industry. The show, which will run on Hulu, stars a character named Chip but otherwise has little obvious connection to Chipotle's brand or products, Noam Cohen writes
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China's Guangdong to cut oil, coal use, slow carbon emissions growth | Reuters - 0 views

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    Guangdong, the province in southern China, has posted a plan to reduce dependence on coal and oil from 73% of energy use in 2010 to 60.6% next year. The move is part of the region's effort to reduce its carbon emissions per unit of gross domestic product by almost a fifth from 2010 levels by 2015
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Industry Awakens to Threat of Climate Change - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Coca-Cola and other corporations are starting to see global warming as an economically disruptive force affecting commodity costs and supply chains.
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Germany : NGO's discuss sustainable cotton in Berlin Fashion Week - Textile News Germany - 0 views

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    At the kick-off of the Berlin Fashion Week, World Wide Fund For Nature Germany and Welthungerhilfe invited leading textile companies to Berlin. The goal was to provide information about the use of sustainable cotton fundamental for a responsible clothing industry and to discuss possibilities to increase transparency in the textile supply chain.
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Chevron, Shell seek new LEED-like certification for shale gas | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    The new Center for Sustainable Shale Development recognizes companies that go beyond regulatory minimums to protect communities and the environment.
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Industry Associations Launch Conflict Minerals Compliance Center · Environmen... - 0 views

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    A group of industry associations representing a total of 15,000 businesses launched the Conflict Minerals Resource Center, a website with compliance tools for new conflict mineral regulations
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H&M Launches First Products Derived From Garment-Recycling Initiative | Ecouterre - 0 views

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    H&M has just closed the loop on itself. The Swedish apparel chain, which in February 2013 became the first retailer to launch a global textile take-back program, is set to debut its inaugural collection of products made from those same recycled fibers.
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How Will Campbell Soup Achieve 100% Employee Engagement in Sustainability? | Sustainabl... - 0 views

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    Last year, Campbell Soup was ranked by media and investment research company Corporate Knights as one of the world's most sustainable companies, with key initiatives that reduced water consumption by 13 billion liters, cut 280,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and constructed a 24-hectare, 10 mega-watt solar field.
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NASA, German Aerospace Center Test Alternative Jet Fuels · Environmental Mana... - 0 views

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    NASA, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the International Forum of Aviation Research are planning their first joint research flights to investigate alternative fuels for aviation.
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Not so green after all? FTC slaps down gDiapers | Sustainable Business Oregon - 0 views

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    The eco-diapers business gDiapers has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission on allegations that gDiapers' products aren't as easily compostable as the company claimed. The company will stop posting such claims unless they are verified
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Development Standards Changing, Sustainability Executive Says - 0 views

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    Sara Neff, vice president for sustainability at Kilroy Realty, says an upcoming project in San Francisco will be the real estate investment trust's most innovative sustainability project. The site "will feature a living roof, use of storm water for toilet flushing, solar panels and bricks grown from bacteria," writes Sarah Borchersen-Keto
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Newlight Makes Plastic Out of Thin Air (Not Oil) - 0 views

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    Newlight Technologies is doing. Its patented technology extracts carbon from the air and converts it into long-chain polymers that can be used as substitutes for oil-based plastics.
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EU to cut carbon emissions by 40% by 2030 | Environment | theguardian.com - 0 views

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    Europe will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels, the toughest climate change target of any region in the world, and will produce 27% of its energy from renewable sources by the same date.
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Royal Caribbean Supports Gestation-Crate-Free Pork · Environmental Management... - 0 views

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    Royal Caribbean Cruises wants its pork suppliers to detail their efforts to eliminate gestation crates used to confine pregnant pigs.
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Coke Installs 1M HFC-Free Coolers · Environmental Management & Energy News · ... - 0 views

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    The Coca-Cola Company has installed its 1 millionth hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-free cooler using natural refrigerant, preventing the emission of 5.25 million metric tons of CO2 over 10 years, the company says.
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PepsiCo, Unilever Launch Sustainable Agricultural Tool · Environmental Manage... - 0 views

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    PepsiCo, Unilever, Heineken and other members of the Cool Farm Institute have launched an online tool to help farmers assess and improve the environmental and economic performance of their businesses.
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Storebrand Puts Palm Oil on Blacklist With Tobacco - Bloomberg - 0 views

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    Storebrand ASA (STB) ended its investment in most palm oil producers, apart from Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (GGR), after Norway's second-largest insurer found the companies breached its environmental sustainability standards.
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Boeing sees 'green diesel' in the future of air travel | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    the Chicago-based aviation giant reported that it is stepping up efforts to expand the use of sustainable aviation biofuel by seeking U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approval for its aircraft to fly on "green diesel." The proposed new source of aviation biofuel emits at least half the lifecycle carbon dioxide as traditional petroleum-based jet fuel, according to Boeing.
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Wet Scrubbing 'Most Versatile, Cost Effective Air Pollution Control' · Enviro... - 0 views

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    Of all available air pollution control technologies, wet scrubbing remains the most cost effective and versatile, reports Pollution Engineering. Techniques for wet scrubbing typically remove more than 99 percent of air particulate matter and remove aerosols less than 3 µm, the industry publication reports.
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Corn Ethanol Reduces GHG Emissions 32% Compared to Petroleum · Environmental ... - 0 views

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    Average corn ethanol reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 32 percent compared to average petroleum in 2012, according to a study commissioned by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and conducted by Life Cycle Associates.
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