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How This Plastic-Free Town Became Britain's First
Emily Kavanaugh is standing in her skincare-product shop, Pure Nuff Stuff, on Chapel Street. The narrow lane leads down towards the Jubilee pool, the triangular lido that juts like a ship’s prow into the sea from Penzance. “Here, try one,” Kavanaugh says, handing me a piece of packing material.
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Multinationals Join Large-Scale Push for Zero Emission Vehicles
The Climate Group launched a new initiative last week called Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Challenge that unites the global purchasing power of businesses, cities, states, regions, and NGOs for electric and other non-fossil-fuel vehicles.
Coming Soon to an Ocean Near You: Ships Moving a Tiny Bit Slower
If you happen to be at the beach this summer, make a mental note of any giant freighters crossing the horizon. In a few years’ time those same ships will probably be moving just a fraction slower.
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China's Chickens Need to Lay a Billion Eggs a Day. Here's How They're Going to Do It.
Behind a row of sealed red incubator doors in a new facility in northern China, about 400,000 chicks are hatched every day, part of the rapidly modernizing supply chain in China’s $37bn egg industry, the world’s biggest.
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Business Is Booming for Plastic Giants
It's the worst enemy of environmental campaigners, but people around the world use mountains of plastic every day and business is booming for manufacturers.
Nestlé Suspended From Palm Oil Scheme for Multiple Shortcomings
Nestlé has been suspended from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) for failing to report properly.
World’s Shortest Supply Chain? Belgian Supermarket Tries Farm-to-Table Growing on Its Own Roof
Trying to create the shortest supply chain possible, a supermarket in Brussels is selling produce grown on its own roof only hours after being harvested.
Where 3 Million Electric Vehicle Batteries Will Go When They Retire
The first batches of batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles are hitting retirement age, yet they aren’t bound for landfills. Instead, they’ll spend their golden years chilling beer at 7-Elevens in Japan, powering car-charging stations in California and storing energy for homes and grids in Europe.
Australian States and Retail Chains Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
To cut down on waste from single-use plastic bags, some of Australia's largest retailers are banning them.
Target, Tesco and CVS to Require Environmental Impact Data From Suppliers
Target, Tesco and CVS Health have joined Walmart in an agreement to collect data from suppliers, through non-profit CDP, regarding their overall environmental footprint.
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Amazon, H&M and Other Multinationals Are Pressing to Soften Indian State's Plastic Ban
Multinational companies like Amazon Inc and H&M are lobbying to soften a ban against single-use plastic imposed by an Indian state last week, according to four sources familiar with the matter.
GE Bets Big on Future Demand for Natural Gas
John Flannery’s breakup plan will trim General Electric down to three businesses, all of which are built around the manufacture and sale of equipment that shares the common theme of spinning around and making electricity.
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