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The Ocean Cleanup celebrates first haul of plastic from the Great Pacific garbage patch
From Cnet: The Ocean Cleanup's System 001/B has successfully captured 60 1-cubic-meter bags of plastic from the Great Pacific garbage patch and returned it safely to Vancouver, British Columbia, where the organization held a press conference today to discuss its plans to develop the plastic into reusable products. We spoke with CEO Boyan Slat about what needs to be done next. Ocean Clean Up Contribute to Eliminating single use plastic:
From Australian Koala Foundation: Koala Protection Act
The AKF now has the precise list of trees covering the entire geographic range of the Koala. With a Koala Protection Act, we could argue that if those trees particular trees are present, then the answer to your application for development is NO. That is, unless you can prove that your actions will be benign to the landscape.
From Bread For The World: The 2020 Hunger Report and the Coronavirus pandemic
From Bread For The World: Without good nutrition to boost their immune systems, no individuals are well prepared to survive the virus when it arrives in their community. It will become clear that hunger and malnutrition are public health problems that are important all the time, not just during pandemics.
From Oceana-CEO Note: 10 years later, Deepwater Horizon Disaster By Andy Sharpless
Ten years after one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history, this report examines the cause and impacts of the catastrophe; how those impacts are still being felt today; and whether the disaster changed the government and industry’s approach to offshore drilling.