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Mounting Microplastic Pollution Harms 'Earthworms Of The Sea'
2013-12-11 03:01:17| pollutiononline News Articles
Tiny bits of plastic rubbish ingested by marine worms is significantly harming their health and will have wider impact on ocean ecosystems, scientists have found.
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FAO Says Food Waste Harms Climate, Water, Land, and Biodiversity
2013-09-20 20:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Worldwatch Institute: The world wastes 1.3 billion tons of food annuallya third of all the food thats producedaccording to a report published last week by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This waste not only results in major economic loss, but also causes significant harm to the natural resources that we rely on for food production. It also has moral implications, given that an estimated 870 million people go to bed hungry every night. he report, Food Wastage Footprint: Impacts on Natural...
Food Waste Harms Climate, Water, Land and Biodiversity
2013-09-13 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The waste of a staggering 1.3 billion tonnes of food per year is not only causing major economic losses but also wreaking significant harm on the natural resources that humanity relies upon to feed itself, says a new FAO report.
Corn Ethanol Harms Consumers, Climate and Renewable Energy Development
2013-07-24 21:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: EWG Senior Vice President for Governental Affairs Scott Faber testified before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power. The federal requirement to blend corn ethanol into gasoline is polluting Americas air and water, contributing to climate change, hurting consumers and hindering the development of cleaner biofuels, Scott Faber, Environmental Working Groups senior vice president for government affairs, told a Congressional panel today. Fabers remarks came during testimony...
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Protectionist Jones Act Harms Puerto Ricans
2013-02-21 12:51:54| Apparel - Topix.net
An obsolete U.S. law known as the Jones Act makes people in Puerto Rico poorer, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.