Nestlé Waters’ proposal to take 1.1 million gallons per day from Ginnie Springs has drawn a backlash from conservationists who say the food giant wants to take publicly owned water and sell it back to the public, as the Guardian reported. Conservationists fear that if Nestlé’s plans go through, there will be considerably less water […]
By Jordan Davidson Four automakers from three different continents have struck a deal with California and agreed to adhere to the state’s stricter emissions standards, undercutting one of the Trump administration’s environmental regulatory rollbacks, according to The New York Times. The agreement between the California Air Resources Board and Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW of […]
Beverage behemoths Coca-Cola and Pepsico have taken a stand against a trade association that actively works to restrict plastic bag bans. The two soft drink giants have announced that they will leave the Plastics Industry Association as a response to concerns that their membership in the group contradicted their commitment to reducing plastic waste and […]
Green is the new black at Zara. The Spanish fast fashion behemoth has made a bold move to steer its industry to a more environmentally friendly future for textiles. Inditex, Zara’s parent company, announced that all the polyester, cotton and linen it uses will be sustainably produced by 2025, as CNN reported. The same guidelines […]
The demand for faster and faster delivery times reveals the dark side of summertime’s Black Friday. And, it’s not just Amazon getting in on the action and promising absurdly quick deliveries. Walmart, eBay and Target all offer bargains on fast, free shipments. “The time in transit has a direct relationship to the environmental impact,” said […]
The world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases are far short of meeting their climate goals, new research says. The research paints a bleak picture, no matter how you look at it. Only one in eight of the world’s most-polluting companies are on track to meet their climate goals under the Paris agreement, as Reuters reported. […]
The U.S. generates almost 80 million tons of packaging waste each year, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. When landfilled or incinerated, this waste pollutes the environment and poses health risks to humans and wildlife. Packaging is also the main source of the plastic pollution that is clogging the ocean and expected to exceed […]
Newly adopted guidelines set forth by the European Commission Tuesday aim to tackle climate change by way of the financial sector. The move comes to bolster the success of the Sustainable Action Plan published last year to reorient capital flows toward sustainable investment and manage financial risks from climate change, environmental degradation and social issues. […]
By Stacy Malkan The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is a corporate-funded nonprofit group with chapters around the world that claim to conduct “science for the public good,” but documents released in a new study reveal that the influential ILSI science group is a actually a lobby group that protects the interests of the food […]
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