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The first prize from a challenged issued by the Environmental Defense Fund and InnoCentive proposes a simple solution to the problem of pollution from nitrogen-rich farm runoff. It's just one of many little challenges that could add up to big solutions.
by Marc Gunther
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GE Buys Converteam, climate change may be a factor in Mexican emigration to U.S., PwC hires Andrew Winston as an advisor, and more.
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The State Department makes a trans-continental oil pipeline closer to reality, genetically modified crops lose their effects on bugs, and old car batteries get put to use in smart grids in today's mostly-bad-news roundup.
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Noting insufficient attention to the impact of climate change in the company's sustainability report, Calvert Investments and Trillium Asset Management call for a report on social and environmental risks to its coffee business.
by Robert Kropp
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China's low-carbon plans, how oil supply will meet demand and the effect of breeding vegetables for higher yields are among the stories on our radar this morning.
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Walmart finds financial, environmental and reputational benefits from sourcing food locally, China sees Carbon Capture as necessary to hitting climate targets, and more in today's news roundup.
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Eliminating just two to three meat-based meals each week can go a long way toward reducing emissions and slowing the process of climate change.
by Marc Gunther
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Lifecycle analyses highlight the carbon impacts of different meats, greener cargo ship guidelines, and other news from early morning radar.
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The role of North and South America in providing oil, solar demand differences in Germany and the U.S., a small attempt to reduce wine's environmental impact and increasing weights around the world are among the stories we're looking at this morning.
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Global food companies that require crops for manufacturing on an industrial scale must strike a delicate balance when it comes to sustainable agriculture as a recent talk involving PepsiCo, General Mills and experts in food and responsible investments shows.
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The cosmetics company has pledged to buy enough GreenPalm certificates to cover all of its global palm oil use.
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Two different groups have recently developed new ways to make fuels -- biodiesel and natural gas -- from waste materials in the beer-brewing process and from water-treatment algaes.