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While synthetic leather technology has improved in the past decade, vegan leather does not live up to its sustainable reputation.
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] Line 3 brings up environmental issues of the past, present and future
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The Canadian energy company, Enbridge Energy, began construction to replace the 338-mile pipeline, called Line 3 in December per a federal consent decree ordered by the Obama administration.
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] Looking ahead, President-elect Joe Biden introduces his climate plans
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President-Elect Joe Biden promises to dedicate $2 trillion over the four-year presidential term towards climate change initiatives. Here are eight of his goals.
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] Start small, go big: education v.s. limitation
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Every city, organization, business, and person who has implemented a Zero Waste plan or lifestyle has a slightly different definition of the term.
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] What’s in your Starbucks cup? Probably slave labor.
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On March 1, Starbucks released a message from Michelle Burns, senior vice president for global coffee and tea, stating that on the next day, a UK news show entitled Dispatches would air a program on child labor on coffee farms in Guatemala, calling out Starbucks.