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Amnesty International: Dow’s failure to offer remedy for Bhopal disaster has created a “sacrifice zone”

Envirotec Magazine

Aerial view of the abandoned industrial gas leakage site at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, in February 2022 (image credit: Paulose NK / Shutterstock.com). In 1994, UCC abandoned the facility without an environmental clean-up or dealing with a large chemical stockpile, resulting in severe contamination of local water sources and soil.

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Measurement of persistent organic pollutants: Recent progress profiled

Envirotec Magazine

Widely used during the post-war industrial boom of the 1940s and ‘50s, many of the synthetic chemicals introduced were used in crop production and the manufacture of a range of household goods. While this technique is powerful and effective, it is primarily used to analyze targeted compounds of interest.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.

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2021 will be a record year for beaver releases

Envirotec Magazine

The Wildlife Trusts have been at the forefront of beaver reintroduction and projects in Britain ever since Kent Wildlife Trust released the first pair into a fenced area of fenland in 2001, followed by the Scottish Beaver Trial in 2009. New Wildlife Trust beaver releases for 2021 – for the first time in these counties: Dorset Wildlife Trust.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. The report focuses on bisphenol A (BPA), which is an industrial chemical found in baby bottles and polycarbonate plastics. The problem with this fraudulent certification is well-known in the maritime industry. Energy Star.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. The report focuses on bisphenol A (BPA), which is an industrial chemical found in baby bottles and polycarbonate plastics. The problem with this fraudulent certification is well-known in the maritime industry. Energy Star.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.