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Reducing air pollution: Policies that pay off
A multidisciplinary team from CNRS, INSERM, INRAE, Grenoble Alpes University (UGA) and Atmo Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes finished a study that identifies specific public policies that could achieve health objectives set by local decision makers, as well as their expected co-benefits. The findings…
Study Reveals Cooling Effect of Bioenergy crops
A new study shows that converting annual crops to perennial bioenergy crops can induce a cooling effect on the areas where they are cultivated. “Cultivation area under bioenergy crops accounts for 3.8% ± 0.5% of the global total land area, but…
Gabriola organizations’ receive RDN funding for circular economy initiatives
Canada’s Gabriola Island Recycling Organization (GIRO) and Island Futures Society have been approved for the 2022 round of funding from the Regional District of Nanaimo aimed at innovative programs that develop a circular economy. Destined for phase 2 of C2C…
How robots and bubbles could soon help clean up underwater litter
According to some estimates, more than 80 % of the debris found in the marine environment comes from land-based activities. The source of marine litter is not necessarily limited to human activities along the coastline. Even when disposed of on…
January 17, 2022
The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) will begin cultivating spirulina for the animal feed market in a $2.5 million, three-year project. It aims to demonstrate that large-scale algae production can be both cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Construction of algal ponds…
Forever Oceans and Brazil signs deal for largest-ever sustainable seafood concession
Seafood company Forever Oceans has signed a 20-year agreement with the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply to farm ocean fish in a 64, 2000-hectare concession off the coast of Bahia state, Brazil. The zone covers an area three…