Editorâs note: Last week, the Voice section incorrectly stated the cost of the virtual fireside chat with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton. The university public records office confirmed there is no cost associated with the event for either the university or attendees. My blunder, friends.
âHillary and Chelsea Clinton will participate in a virtual âfireside chatâ with Ohio University to âpromote their new book.â As for Al Roker: How much is he getting? (Who cares what Chelsea has to say about anything? What are her credentials?)â
âOK, Pepsi, enough about a can shortage. Shelves are full of all your brands except Caffeine Free Pepsi. Itâs time to bring it back, NOW!â
Feds Consider Carbon Border Tax on Foreign Imports
2 Mar 2021
Officials with the United States Trade Representative Office (USTR) say they are considering a carbon border tax on foreign imports to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
In a detailed report, USTR officials noted that they may impose a carbon border tax which would work similarly to a border adjustment tax that would tax imported goods to the U.S. for every unit of carbon production used in producing those goods.
The report states:
The Biden Administration will work with allies and partners that are committed to fighting climate change. This will include exploring and developing market and regulatory approaches to address greenhouse gas emissions in the global trading system.
INDIANAPOLIS (March 2, 2021) – The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairsannounced today a collaboration with the Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute(ERI) to invite local Indiana governments to apply
The Drinks Business
03 March 2021 By James Lawrence
A growing number of top Bordeaux châteaux are experimenting with organic and biodynamic viticulture.
James Lawrence brings us the lowdown on the regionâs green revolution.
Alfred Tesseron of Chateau Pontet-Canet in Pauillac with one of the horses he uses to plough his vines
Sustainability evokes mixed emotions â its critics argue that the term is so vague it’s meaningless. And if it’s not meaningless, then it’s misleading. Yet any visitor to Bordeaux in 2021 would struggle to dismiss recent progress and innovations as cynical ‘greenwashing’.
According to the CIVB, over 1,500 properties (out of approximately 6,000) have now achieved HVE sustainability certification. HVE is a three-tiered system introduced by the French Ministry of Agriculture in 2001. It encourages growers to focus on increasing biodiversity and decreasing the negative environmental impact of their operation.
Country earns $1.12B from hazelnut exports in first 6 months of season, says regional trade union Gokhan Ergocun | 02.03.2021
ISTANBUL
Turkey s hazelnut exports reached 159,439 tons in the first six months of the export season, a regional trade union announced on Tuesday.
The September-February figure was down 27.5% from the same period in the last season, the Black Sea Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Exporters Union said.
Hazelnut exports earned Turkey $1.12 billion from last September to this February, a 21.6% drop year-on-year.
Some 42.6% of the country s hazelnut exports were processed products worth $478.9 million, while the rest were raw hazelnuts.
The EU remained the top export market for Turkish hazelnut with 116,881 tons in the first six months of this season, which starts in September and ends in August.