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A Plastic Antarctic

October 2, 2012 / Michael Bloch

Up to 40,000 fragments of plastic waste in every square kilometer of sea around Antarctica and over half of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef’s corals have disappeared. Things are not well in and around the land down under.

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Green Companies Have More Productive Workers

September 26, 2012 / Michael Bloch

A UCLA study has revealed going green may not only boost a company’s street cred among consumers, its employees become more productive too.

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Bioprinting, Lab Grown Meat And No Kill Leather

September 24, 2012 / Michael Bloch

Printed meat and leather manufactured in a laboratory should soon be a reality – but would you eat or wear animal products fully made in a lab if it meant less impact on the environment and removed the need to kill animals?

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GM Corn 'Toxic And Fatal'?

September 19, 2012 / Michael Bloch

Recent research appears to indicate genetically modified maize (corn) is very toxic and often lethal to rats. But just hold off on declaring this as fact to others for a while – there are some issues.

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Nature Defeating GM Technology (Again)

September 18, 2012 / Michael Bloch

Nature isn’t taking long to defeat genetically modified crops – but it raises the question, what next?

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Japan's Miracle Pine

September 14, 2012 / Michael Bloch

A pine tree in Japan that became a symbol of hope after the tsunami and earthquake disaster of 2011 has lost its battle; but will live on in a way and tell a story for generations to come.

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Free Guide To Healthy Cleaning

September 13, 2012 / Michael Bloch

Cleaning is an activity exposing many of us to all sorts of nasty chemicals that can be harmful to ourselves and the environment. A new EWG guide looks at 2,000 household cleaners and grades them A to F.

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Super Trawler Banned From Fishing In Australia

September 11, 2012 / Michael Bloch

At the 11th hour, the super trawler Abel Tasman (aka FV Margiris) has been banned from fishing in Australian waters for at least 2 years.

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The Incredible Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice

September 8, 2012 / Michael Bloch

News of the Arctic’s ice loss is mentioned so often it can be a little ho-hum; but this image drives home just how massive it is.

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The Burger Or The Babies?

September 1, 2012 / Michael Bloch

Researchers from the Stockholm International Water Institute say animal products may need to be virtually off the menu for most of us due to population pressures and the availability of water.

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