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269,000 tons of plastic litter choke world's oceans

2014-12-11 00:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: There are plastic shopping bags, bottles, toys, action figures, bottle caps, pacifiers, tooth brushes, boots, buckets, deodorant roller balls, umbrella handles, fishing gear, toilet seats and so much more. Plastic pollution is pervasive in Earth's oceans. Researchers unveiled on Wednesday what they called the most scientifically rigorous estimate to date of the amount of plastic litter in the oceans - about 269,000 tons - based on data from 24 ship expeditions around the globe over six years....

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Ecolab sends 108 tons of supplies to fight Ebola

2014-11-14 00:53:58| Chemicals - Topix.net

The St. Paul-based manufacturer donated more than 6,600 cases of cleaning, sanitizing and infection prevention products to medical personnel in Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone.a More than 6,600 cases of Ecolab products are being distributed in West Africa to fight the deadliest Ebola outbreak on record. The St. Paul manufacturer donated 108 tons of cleaning, sanitizing and infection prevention products in nine shipments to medical personnel in Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

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Cyanotech Adds 2,280 Solar Array Panels; Reduces Greenhouse Emissions By 791 Metric Tons Of Carbon Dioxide Per Year And Annual Electricity Costs By 10 Percent

2014-11-03 01:35:56| pollutiononline Home Page

Cyanotech Corporation, a global producer of effective, natural microalgae nutritional supplements, announced the installation of its new solar array by Neighborhood Power Company (NPC)

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