Grist

MAY 23, 2024

No human organ is safe from microplastic contamination, it seems — not even the testicles. The findings add to a growing list of studies finding microplastics throughout the human body, including in livers , lungs , carotid arteries, breast milk , and placentas , the organs that form to provide nutrients to growing fetuses.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2021

According to government spokesperson Katsunobo Kato, in comments cited by The Guardian , this dilution will reduce tritium concentrations to levels that fall far below standards set by the World Health Organisation in relation to the acceptable amount of radioactivity in drinking water.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Fish hold carbon in their bodies, taken in from eating other fish or smaller marine animals, which dine on microscopic organisms called phytoplankton that have sucked CO2 from the water. Another key factor is how seafood is fished from the sea. But, when human activity removes fish from the water, that carbon is no longer sequestered.

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 7, 2022

It can lead to consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean. The study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, is the first to connect microplastics in the ocean with land-based pathogens.

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Business Green

MARCH 13, 2020

Today, the health and welfare decisions for thousands of fish are based on observing a few individual fish that are taken out of the water and manually inspected - a data-gathering process that's time-consuming, unreliable and impossible to scale," writes Neil Davé , general manager for Tidal, in a Medium post. in a recent report.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Republic of the Marshall Islands and the US environmental organization the Nature Conservancy have today announced a new partnership to launch a new brand of tuna that will see profits returned to Pacific island communities that are facing escalating climate risks.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

According to government spokesperson Katsunobo Kato, in comments cited by The Guardian, this dilution will reduce tritium concentrations to levels that fall far below standards set by the World Health Organisation in relation to the acceptable amount of radioactivity in drinking water.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In more modern times, support for aquaculture has ebbed and flowed along with concerns about animal health and welfare, worries over the effluent pollution caused by wastewater discharges, and the unintended impacts of production infrastructure such as pipes and pumps on natural ecosystems. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

In this Green Business Bureau article, we wanted to help you support a sustainable food supply model on a global level, starting at a smaller scale with your organization’s cafeteria. Tip #15 – Buy organic produce : Organic foods have been grown without the involvement of fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The FAIRR investor network and the Good Food Institute (GFI) have launched two new reporting frameworks for alternative meat, seafood, dairy, and egg companies to use when revealing their environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts to would-be investors and others.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 14, 2022

As part of the strategy, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation on the Government Buying Standards – a set of minimum health, animal welfare and sustainability requirements for food served in some public institutions. Concerning’. The strategy’s proposals around fish are also concerning.

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Grist

JANUARY 28, 2020

Dean Blanchard Seafood, headquartered on the barrier island of Grand Isle in the Mississippi River Delta, is one of the largest shrimp suppliers in the United States. Dean Blanchard Seafood took a hit, and Blanchard later told a reporter that he estimated his business was worth 15 percent of what it was before the spill.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

But in Florida Bay, which sits on the west side of the Keys, many marine species have been fighting their own battle with bleaching and other effects of extreme heat, sending a strong, if silent, message about their own stress and the health of the essential habitat they inhabit. Normally resilient creatures are struggling to survive.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Register your own coastal cleanup — wherever that may be One conservation organization, Heal the Bay in Los Angeles County, serves as an example of this campaign by helping citizens coordinate their own cleanup efforts with a centralized registration system. Animals are harmed by items like six-pack rings and plastic bags.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 15, 2017

billion by 2023, according to a new report from Fish 2.0 , a business competition designed to increase investment in sustainable seafood startups. Microalgae are single-celled organisms such as chlorella and spirulina and are fairly commonly found in health-food stores or mixed into shakes and nutritional supplements.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 15, 2017

billion by 2023, according to a new report from Fish 2.0 , a business competition designed to increase investment in sustainable seafood startups. Microalgae are single-celled organisms such as chlorella and spirulina and are fairly commonly found in health-food stores or mixed into shakes and nutritional supplements.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

MAY 29, 2018

Antibiotic use in the production of meat and fish is a major risk to human health, according to the report, with 77% of companies failing to adequately manage or disclose antibiotic use, despite growing levels of regulation and international action to combat antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Lerøy Seafood Group ASA. Grieg Seafood ASA.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

MAY 29, 2018

Antibiotic use in the production of meat and fish is a major risk to human health, according to the report, with 77% of companies failing to adequately manage or disclose antibiotic use, despite growing levels of regulation and international action to combat antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Lerøy Seafood Group ASA. Grieg Seafood ASA.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Today, studies have found microplastics in food items such as tea, salt, milk, seafood, sugar, beer, vegetables, and soft drinks. The dury is out to find out the full effects of these plastics on human health. Jute plants are typically farmed in organic and traditional conditions, meaning the crop has a low water footprint.

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Grist

AUGUST 27, 2019

There are crusty boatyards and pristine yacht clubs, seedy seafood joints and fancy oyster bars, “my she was yar” schooners and “I’m on a boat” party cruisers. It’s an especially important value to instill in new sailing enthusiasts, and something organization says it is uniquely situated to do given its 300 schools and 7,000 instructors. “It

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 8, 2023

Since the arrival of the fishmeal factories, he said, the price of sardinella had tripled, while a study by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that the wholesale price of bonga has increased fourfold. Gambian activist and journalist Mustapha Manneh described the industry to DeSmog as “inhuman and unethical”.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Related: The differences between organic, natural, biodynamic and sustainable wines It’s easy to be inspired to save oysters and their habitat, because they are a critical filter for the oceans. A second offering from the company focuses on bee health. I can see how it would pair well with oysters and other seafood.

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Low Impact

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

In the absence of something like the Soil Association to certify that your meat or veg is organically produced, how can the consumer really know? On your fish packs you name the person who caught your fish, which I think is great. That’s one of the things I like – transparency and traceability.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Credit: Jeffre Beall, WikiCommons But many of these landowners were not eager to sign over their land and some said they felt coerced into it, according to Jess Mazour with the Iowa Sierra Club, one of the main groups organizing opposition to the Iowa CO2 pipelines. The lake provides both seafood and storm surge protection.

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Low Impact

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Health and safety and other requirements currently make it so difficult for small fishers to achieve. We’re trustees of a small organic farm in Wales. It would be good to have an umbrella organisation to provide support and guidance, then small groups can all work to that standard. We’ve found that a lot.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 2, 2024

Even in a state famous for its seafood, Cameron once stood out. A few decades ago, Cameron was the largest producer of seafood in the entire country, hauling in hundreds of millions of pounds of fish, shrimp, and oysters each year. Displaced Again Living in the shadow of Calcasieu Pass, Dardar and his wife began having health problems.

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Grist

JULY 21, 2022

explains Heather Trim, executive director of Zero Waste Washington, an organization that helped develop the protocol. Plenty of research has focused on the microplastics found in the guts of fish and seafood, to better understand how that may be taken up through their digestion process. We’re interested in how it affects their brain.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

(check all that apply) All International UK Sign Up According to the spill’s Unified Command of federal, state, local, and company representatives, results from “continuous air quality monitoring” were well below “actionable” levels and “indicate that there is no anticipated risk to human health” and the public water supply was safe to drink.

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2023

This phenomenon — groundwater rise — could also have dire effects on people’s health, exposing them to new or unearthed pollutants. Armenta, who was working for a local environmental justice organization at the time, was deeply concerned, but not surprised, by the news. Rising groundwater is “out of sight, out of mind,” Jones said.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

After the Army Corps of Engineers awarded key permits for the MBSD project on December 19, 2022 , two nonprofit organizations entrusted with funds meant to reverse environmental damage caused by the 2010 BP oil spill made funding available for the project. Federal and state trustees approved $2.26

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 10, 2023

The framework and a partnership between two organizations focused on carbon offset integrity aim to combat credibility issues in the VCM. 🐄 Dalan Animal Health , an Athens, GA-based bee vaccine developer, raised $5M in Seed funding from Prime Movers Lab and At One Ventures. Global temperatures reached 62.92

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m worried about the health impacts the plant might have on my family,” Nicole told me. We are tired of this fight,” said Roishetta Ozane, a community organizer for the environmental group Healthy Gulf. “We Anne Rolfes, founder of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade questioned what the project would do to the seafood industry.

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Mearth

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Health and security is part of our DNA, and we’re absolutely compliant with all practices and laws. The Mr Green group is owned by Julian Smith by way of an organization car and it has granted Dean Smith regional franchises in varied elements of New Zealand. Parents and wh?nau

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

Momentum is building as businesses and governments transform their organizations to be more efficient and resilient. By bringing the two events together, we will better serve both the REBA and VERGE Energy communities by offering both cross-sectoral content and deep conversations about how to uplevel organizations’ clean energy strategies.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 15, 2023

It’s complicated for local governments, like the city of New Orleans, to organize safe passage for residents if an evacuation is called for on short notice—and in the case of Ida was ruled out. Some who are unable to leave on their own but who would evacuate if they could, have been left in harm’s way.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

When it comes to those shaping the corporate climate movement — either from within companies or as part of NGOs and policy organizations that recognize the critical role businesses must play in addressing the climate emergency — I’m grateful to say it’s becoming easier to find women with a seat at the decision-making table.

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