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Growing Outside the Box: The Modern Concept of Vertical Farming for a Greener ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Sustainability has emerged as a result of significant concerns about the unintended consequences of rapid population growth, economic changes, and consumption of our natural resources. The EPA controls pollution and levels of environmental protection, ...

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Apple's China Problem – and Ours
Sustainable Business Forum
To be sure, in the years since, most US brands — not just footwear and apparel companies like Nike, Timberland and Gap, but corporate giants like GE and Walmart — have assumed responsibility for human rights and environmental problems throughout ...

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Small World -- Ship breaking a health, environmental hazard
Brandon Sun
A propos of the sinking of the luxury liner Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy in January, one might wonder what will happen to that ship once the immediate issues of collecting the victims and siphoning off the fuel are accomplished.

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Green issues under the spotlight
North Devon Gazette
MORE than 60 councillors, business leaders and environmental experts have met to address the environmental issues facing North Devon. The special seminar on Friday focused on the green economy; leisure; tourism and protecting the area's landscape and ...

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Environmental education tackled
Tasley Eastern Shore News
In environmental education, the environment provides meaningful context which lends itself to a more integrated approach to learning. As an example, the Maryland Coastal Bays Program, with other partners, is beginning a new Climate Change Issues ...

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Environmental film workshop a boost for students
gulfnews.com
The students who attended were selected after submitting ideas relating to environmental issues in Qatar. "This is a wonderful opportunity to provide students with the skills to bring their ideas to reality, and to educate others about environmental ...

Kyrgyz protest against US air base cites environmental concerns
Washington Times
Kubat Toksobaev of New Forces of Kyrgyzstan, which campaigns on social issues and took part in the rally, said the environment is not the only thing threatened by the air base. “In case there will be a conflict between the US and Iran, which is likely ...

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BLM Issues Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Oil Shale and ...
Right Side News
Washington, DC – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published the Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) and Possible Land Use Amendments for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources on ...
BLM issues draft programmatic EIS for western oil shale, tar sandsOil & Gas Journal

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'Environmental issues must be taken seriously'
The Express Tribune
Pakistan needs to address environmental issues seriously, said an expert panel on technology foresight in the environment sector during a national-level meeting on Friday, according to a press release. The panel, headed by National University of ...

No environmental issues expected after fire at Cedar Rapids wastewater ...
Eastern Iowa News Now
(Jeff Raasch/SourceMedia Group News) CEDAR RAPIDS – A two-alarm fire at the Cedar Rapids wastewater treatment plant Friday morning will not lead to any environmental contamination, officials said. No one was hurt in the fire, which was reported around ...

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