Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2022
The high demand for balsa wood in blades for lightweight structural support has linked the wind industry’s demand to increased Amazon rainforest logging and balsa plantation farming. The supply of balsa wood, on the other hand, is highly concentrated in Ecuador and Peru. By 2020, demand for balsa wood outstripped supply.
Circle of Blue
APRIL 27, 2022
A year after state regulators closed an ethanol plant after toxic waste was “accidentally spilled and intentionally spread” across farm fields and contaminated water supplies in Mead, Nebraska, residents are torn on the best path to remediation. “We don’t have water to drink and we wonder if we have a government,” he said. 500 PEOPLE.
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Environmental Leader
JUNE 21, 2022
IKEA makes furniture from wood that is harvested from rainforest nations. With that, it says that sustainability begins at home — and IKEA’s brand and mission are aligned with that thinking. The post IKEA Focuses on Forestry Management, Energy Efficiency, Adding Renewables appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environmental Progress
JUNE 29, 2020
I became an environmentalist at 16 when I threw a fundraiser for Rainforest Action Network. At 400 pages, with 100 of them endnotes, Apocalypse Never covers climate change, deforestation, plastic waste, species extinction, industrialization, meat, nuclear energy, and renewables.
Vermont Law
JULY 28, 2014
They include forbidding practices that might “disturb the ecological balance,” making natural sites accessible to all citizens, developing local sources of energy, outlining state’s authority to punish those who violate flora and fauna protection laws, and protect against waste originating from “foreign sources.”
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 12, 2022
-- Lawmakers From Both Parties, Advocates, DCNR Secretary Highlight Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity To Fund Local Water Cleanup, Recreation, State Park & Forest Safety & Maintenance Projects [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline Guest Essay: Important Moment For Lancaster County Waterways - Growing Greener III Funding Needed - Lancaster Farmland Trust -- (..)
Environment Blog
AUGUST 5, 2019
Focus on a small issue that they can’t really disagree with – plastic waste or deforestation – and aim to get them to agree to a small change like starting to recycle or using a reusable water bottle. You don’t need to radically change someone’s perspective to make the exchange a success. Get Your Voice Heard.
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