by Komoneed | Jan 29, 2025
New data from Good On You reveals that 97% of analysed beauty brands use palm oil in at least some of their products. But despite its widespread use, palm oil is hard to spot on ingredient labels and has an environmental impact, too. Here, beauty reporter Theresa Yee explains what palm oil is, its sustainability […]
The post The Palm Oil Paradox—Why Boycotting the Beauty Ingredient Isn’t an Easy Answer appeared first on Good On You.
by Komoneed | Jan 29, 2025
Spanish fishers in Galicia — Europe’s main source of shellfish and the biggest producer of mussels in the world — are reporting a “catastrophic” collapse in shellfish populations due to the climate crisis. Some shellfish stocks have plummeted by 90 percent in just a few years, reported The Guardian. The clams and cockles local residents […]
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by Komoneed | Jan 29, 2025
A Chemours chemical plant in West Virginia is polluting nearby waters with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals,” according to a new lawsuit brought by the West Virginia Rivers Coalition. The complaint is the most recent in a fight that has been ongoing since 2001 over pollution from the Washington Works plant, reported The Guardian. The PFAS-contaminated […]
The post Chemours Chemical Plant Still Polluting West Virginia Water With Toxic PFAS After Almost 25 Years, Lawsuit Claims appeared first on EcoWatch.
by Komoneed | Jan 28, 2025
In a new study, scientists analyzed UK crops and how the country’s agriculture could be affected by climate change and predicted what could be the top crops by 2080. Led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) in collaboration with the University of East Anglia (UEA), the study determined that a changing climate […]
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by Komoneed | Jan 28, 2025
As CO2 emissions continue to rise year after year, capturing and storing carbon is essential to keeping global warming below 1.5°C. However, not all carbon capture methods are created equal, with some perhaps doing more harm than good for biodiversity. A new study published Thursday which modeled three prominent land-based carbon capture and storage (CCS) […]
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