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Henkel joins initiative to reduce food wastage
2013-09-11 17:53:00| Packaging Gateway
Adhesives manufacturer Henkel has joined the 'save food' initiative, which aims to encourage dialogue regarding avoidable food wastage.
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EU lawmakers reduce use of food-based biofuel
2013-09-11 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The European Parliament is capping the use of food-based biofuels to counter concerns over the energy source's ethical and environmental sustainability. Parliament on Wednesday narrowly voted to lower the amount of fuel that must come from renewable sources across the 28-nation bloc by 2020 from 10 percent to 6 percent. Environmentalists argue biofuels made from food like corn or soybeans add as much or even more to greenhouse gas emissions as fossil fuels they are meant to replace because...
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EU Lawmakers Reduce Use of Food-Based Biofuel
2013-09-11 10:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The European Parliament voted Wednesday to significantly reduce the amount of biofuels made from food crops by 2020 to counter concerns over the energy source's environmental and ethical sustainability. Environmentalists argue biofuels made from sugar, corn or soybeans add as much or even more to greenhouse gas emissions as the fossil fuels they are meant to replace. Others are criticizing the burning of crops displaces food production and drives up prices for basic staples while there are still...
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Could water markets encourage collaboration and reduce conflict?
2013-09-06 14:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: This week an estimated 3,000 water professionals convened in Stockholm for World Water Week. The theme of the conference inspired by the UN General Assembly, which declared 2013 International Year of Water Co-operation was "water co-operation and building partnerships". The choice of theme highlights a fundamental challenge for the water sector: its practitioners have limited control over its performance. The water sector only manages the underlying natural infrastructure in a particular...
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Carnival Receives Support From EPA, U.S. Coast Guard And Transport Canada To Implement Breakthrough Technology To Reduce Air Emissions
2013-09-06 05:52:27| pollutiononline News Articles
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:CUK), the world's largest cruise company, today announced it has received the support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Coast Guard and Transport Canada to implement a significant advancement in environmental technology designed to reduce air emissions from cruise ships and large marine vessels
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