New Zealand has held a hard line when it comes to GMO products and foods in the past. They have remained unwilling to even consider allowing GMO brands to take up space in their market place. This week, they highlight potential “greenwashing” by impossible burgers who has sidestepped stating that they are a GMO-soy based producers.
In the News: Huge Gas Pipeline Leak in Texas
BNN Bloomberg featured an article this morning about a major Methane gas leak in Texas. A gas line operated by Energy Transfer LP released emissions equivalent to that of 16,000 cars over the course of a year. An estimated 900 metric tons of methane that will trapped the same amount of heat as 75,600 tons of carbon dioxide over the course of two decades.
In the News: Removing microplastics with Okra
Researchers have discovered that there may be a number of plants that are effective in removing microplastics. The most effective one they’ve found so far is Okra. An extract from Okra might be able to replace the chemicals currently used to bind microplastics together and extract them from waste water.
In the News: Extreme Weather and Climate Change recognition correlate
This week on CNN, Rachel Ramirez and Bill Weir reported on a growing trend where Americans are starting to recognize that global warming and climate change might be the reason we are experiencing an increased amount of extreme weather. This may seem like common sense to some, but this has really been a gradual acceptance as we talk more and more about the effects of climate change. Now, we just need all Americans to understand that WE, as human beings, particularly with the burning of fossil fuels, are causing global warming.
One of the most apparent changes is the water level of many water reservoirs and lakes such as Lake Powell. The article highlights how Powell has dropped 100 feet in the last two years alone. Now, the water level’s ability to bounce back due to snow melt is only supposed to be 10 to 20 feet.