Tag: pollution
Majority of directors of world’s top insurance companies tied to polluting...
Analysis found links to Exxon, Koch Industries, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, raising concerns about a potential “revolving door,” one campaigner said, between the insurance and fossil fuel industries.
How to turn off the tap on plastic waste
Erica Cirino’s new book, Thicker Than Water, examines the plastic pollution crisis — and its solutions — from oilfield to landfill.
EPA to curb HFCs, severe climate-damaging pollutants used as coolants
Scientists estimate that a global push to reduce HFCs could avoid a half degree Celsius of global warming over this century.
EPA announces new plan to regulate wastewater pollution with updated guidelines...
"Importantly and for the first time, EPA is committing to limit PFAS in wastewater discharges.”
Coca-Cola biggest offender of all branded pollution on UK beaches, new...
"Serial offenders including Coca-Cola—which tops the leader board year on year as the worst offender—are still not taking responsibility."
Widespread plastic pollution harming young turtles
“Relatively few young marine turtles survive their first year, so it is imperative that we reduce threats to ensure the long-term survival of these extraordinary species.”
From pollution to performance wear: Fair-trade clothes made from 100% ocean...
“My motto is: there’s already so much plastic out there, why are we making more? There’s so much we can be pulling from. It’s already a resource; we just have to get it.”
Blister pack pollution
We should probably go back to the system of using deposits for bottles of all sorts.
Investigation: How the meat industry is climate-washing its polluting business model
Growing global meat consumption threatens to derail the Paris Agreement, but that hasn’t stopped the meat industry insisting it is part of the solution to climate change.
Study: Financial markets ignore environmental damage
Credit-rating agencies say they can discipline companies that behave badly, and they have in some cases, but research reveals negligible progress.