France bans plastic fruit and vegetables packaging in implementing anti-waste law
Oct 15, 2021 23:54 pm UTC| Law Nature Economy
France will ban plastic packaging for around 30 fruits and vegetables from January 2022 as part of efforts to implement an anti-waste law that supports the countrys transition to a circular economy. The list of fruits...
Plymouth Gin redesigns bottles to eliminate 60 tons of CO2 each year
Oct 15, 2021 21:40 pm UTC| Nature Economy
Plymouth Gin will now be stored in a new bottle that saves 60 tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year by eliminating all single-use plastic and reducing the overall weight by 15 percent. The new bottle will roll out...
Samsung Heavy develops generator that reduces CO2 emissions of ships
Oct 13, 2021 23:44 pm UTC| Nature Economy
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has developed the worlds first thermoelectric generator in cooperation with LG Innotek Co. that reduces fuel cost and carbon dioxide emissions of ships. The eco-friendly generator produces...
Conservation works better when local communities lead it, new evidence shows
Oct 09, 2021 08:26 am UTC| Nature Life Science
We are currently facing a mass extinction of plants and animals. To remedy this, world leaders have pledged a huge expansion of protected areas ahead of the UN biodiversity summits to be held in October 2021 and May 2022...
How ancient water management techniques may help Prairie farmers experiencing drought
Oct 09, 2021 08:25 am UTC| Nature
This year witnessed one of the hottest and driest summers in recent history for Western Canada and the American Southwest. The resulting droughts adversely affected food supply and helped send meat prices rising three...
Google to prevent inaccurate climate change claimers from making money from ads
Oct 08, 2021 23:56 pm UTC| Economy Nature
Google will prevent advertising to appear alongside climate change claims that contradict well-established scientific consensus next month to prevent those spreading misinformation from making money. The policy applies...
California restricts ‘recyclable’ claims on food packaging
Oct 08, 2021 23:55 pm UTC| Law Nature Economy
California has two new laws that restrict claims of recyclability in food packaging. Under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 5, a state agency must conduct a study by Jan. 1, 2024, to determine what can be...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects