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Exploring the far-reaching impacts of ‘out of control’ dam construction along Southeast Asia’s lifelineA Cambodian man sits where his home used to be, before it was bulldozed to make way for the Sesan 2 dam in the Mekong basin. Photo: Jason South / Fairfax Media / Getty Images Quick take:Dam building along Southeast Asia’s vital Mekong River is ‘out of control,’ according to

What is fast fashion? Im sure by now youve come across the word at least once or twice, specially as the world keeps talking about sustainability. If you still have questions about "fast fashion," here is a quick introduction and what the students at Georgia Southern University have decided to do about it. Fast fashion is clothing items that are designed, manufactured, and marketed to produce high volumes of clothing all made with low quality materials at a rapid pace. Clothing industry giant...

Publix Commits $2 Million to Everglades Restoration Supporting Florida Freshwater Conservation Published 2 hours ago Submitted by Publix Super Markets Todd Jones, CEO of Publix, announces a $2 million water stewardship commitment in collaboration with Audubon Florida and National Park Foundation - April 21, 2021. Credit: Publix. LAKELAND, Fla., April 21, 2021 /CSRwire/ — In continuation of its commitment to water stewardship, Publix is contributing $2 million to remove invasive ...

E85 and Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) We’ve retrofitted my 2002 Ford Focus to be able to use E85, 85% renewable ethanol. (Watch the video!)  You can also buy flex fuel vehicles (FFVs) or vehicles in Brazil that are designed to use high ethanol blends.  If you are in Brazil, you have two choices at the pump: either Gasoline C (E27) or hydrous ethanol (E100). All cars in Brazil can run on E27. FFVs, which compose 72 percent of the Brazilian fleet today (more than 30 million cars and motorcycles)...

by Megan Lampinen (Automotive World)  … Urban air quality concerns are growing as e-commerce booms. At the same time, corporate sustainability goals are starting to grab more headline space and emissions regulations are tightening. Electrification and fuel cell technologies have been flagged by many industry watchers as long-term solutions, but they come at a cost and take time to implement. Could a near-term option be found in the form of renewable diesel?  READ MORE

Georgia Southern Sustainability Programs fighting fast fashion with campus thrift store March 16, 2021 Sustainability Programs at Georgia Southern University is teaming up with student organization Fashion Menagerie, a group of fashion merchandising and apparel design students, to fight fast fashion by hosting the first campus thrift store on the Statesboro Campus. Clothing donations are currently being accepted through March 26 at various locations around campus. Geneisa Ragin, president of Fa...

The T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies has just announced a new certificate program examining the environmental impact of food systems as well as the increasingly important issue of sustainability as the threat of climate change grows. Food and Sustainability is an online course that will explore the intersection between sustainability, accessibility, and food justice, and how we can work towards a universal food system that provides healthy food for all without overtaxing our p...

by Lauren Fletcher (WorkTruck) Renewable fuel sources are becoming more and more critical to organizations’ sustainability plans.  … “… Bio and renewable diesel blends are popular fuel types, as they can be adopted as drop-in fuels with no vehicle retrofitting or fueling infrastructure required,” said Christopher Lyon, director of Fleet Relations for NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry. Trends in Alternative Fuels  The biodiesel and renewable diesel industry is on ...

Than the double solar generation in the state of texas. its something that were doing that strengthens us economically here. austin has -- its the fastest growing metropolitan area in the country for six years. we have one of the top economies in the country, and it happens not in spite of our energy and our climate plans and our sustainability programs. its in part because of those things. >> the trump administration, as you know, hashreatened to cut funding to sanctuary cities for not enforcin...

Camilla and charles meet white gold the president and vice president tomorrow. it is a pr campaign for charles and camilla in the u.k. charles is desperate for her to be crowned king when he is crowned king. this is all about them looking good abroad hopefully helping pr back home. >> after d.c. theyre heading to kentucky? >> they are heading to kentucky which on some levels you may think is a bit surprising. the royals love horses so kentucky is very central to the equestrian community, also pr...