Details By Darren Thompson September 30, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS.—Enbridge Inc. announced on Wednesday that construction on its Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota is “substantially complete” and oil is expected to start flowing by Friday. The pipeline’s Canadian, North Dakota and Wisconsin segments were finished earlier this year, and the Canadian andContinue Reading
At UN Food Systems Summit, Did Business Show It Is Serious About Addressing the Crises Facing Global Food Systems? by Nora Mardirossian and Kimathi Muiruri |September 30, 2021 Global food systems face a mounting series of crises. Millions around the world still suffer from hunger compounded by nutrient-poor diets. IndustrialContinue Reading
Many battles have been waged domestically between the polluters and the new federal control agency set up on Dec. 2, 1970—the Environmental Protection Agency. Additional laws have been passed, and enforced or tested in the courts. … Overseas the United States assumed an early leadership starting in 1971 as itsContinue Reading
Americans for the Arts today announced the recipients of this year’s national Arts + Business Partnership Awards, recognizing six U.S. companies, an arts and business partnership, and a business leader for their exceptional commitment to the arts. The awards will be presented by Americans for the Arts on October 15,Continue Reading
In an economy upended by the coronavirus, shortages and price spikes have hit everything from lumber to computer chips. Not even toilet paper escaped. Now, they’re cutting into one of the humblest yet most vital links in the global manufacturing supply chain: The plastic pellets that go into a vastContinue Reading
Exercising in a gym is good, said Costa Rican-Israeli Daniel Campos Putterman. But even better is exercising outside – while picking up trash. And his public benefit company, Environmental Fitness, has launched a social media campaign to make collecting litter just as cool as Cross Fit. Putterman, 35, has combinedContinue Reading
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 September 2021 – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) with three strategic partners to further propel the “GBA PolyVentures 2025” blueprint laid down by the University to leverage PolyU’s experience in innovation and entrepreneurship education to provide the necessaryContinue Reading
In early August, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse introduced the Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems (REDUCE) Act to the Senate. The bill, co-authored with Congressman Tom Suozzi, is designed to create a new incentive to recycle plastic and to address plastic waste in our ecosystems by imposing a 20-cent-per-poundContinue Reading
The swell of Haitian migrants attempting to come to the U.S. shows the country needs a plan to help environmental refugees, advocates say, while warning that the swift deportation of those camped in Texas is indicative of how climate migrants could be treated in the years to come. The BidenContinue Reading
Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Thursday strongly called for “ruthlessly” shedding norms and archaic rules to speed up military modernisation and said the colonial era L1 concept under which contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder has lost its relevance. He also mentioned the “bigContinue Reading
