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10/28/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Are bioplastics really as eco-friendly as they’re touted to be?

Approximately 165 million tons of petroleum-based plastic now pollute the ocean. Another nine million tons of plastic are added to the seas each year. Only nine percent of plastic is recycled. It takes at least 500 years for traditional plastic to decompose, as toxic chemicals break down and leach into the environment. In the rush […]

01/30/2018 / By David Williams

Climate-altering technology designed to sequester carbon dioxide could cause catastrophic destruction of life, scientists warn

They say that there are pros and cons to pretty much everything in life. A new paper now suggests that the same could also be said about the use of a technology that’s designed to ultimately save the environment. According to the scientists behind the paper, the use of what is referred to as bioenergy […]

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