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Uncovering how changes in the environment impact business, politics, and people.

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What do Q-tips and tissues have in common? Danish startup LastObject makes reusable ones so we can end throwaway culture therising.co/2020/08/14/last…
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With over 17 million subscribers and 3 billion views, YouTuber @COYOTEPETERSON has taken a new approach to wildlife education. Recently, he sat down with us to chat about his story and where he hopes to be in the next few years. therising.co/2020/08/11/coyo…
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With over 17 million subscribers and 3 billion views, YouTuber @COYOTEPETERSON has taken a new approach to wildlife education. Recently, he sat down with us to chat about his story and where he hopes to be in the next few years. therising.co/2020/08/11/coyo…
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Major airlines at @flySFO will use sustainable aviation fuel from Finland company @NesteGlobal to reduce carbon #emissions. Full story: bit.ly/32gmcxI
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“If the President and daughter really want to help, they should visit environmental justice communities that have been the sacrifice zones and dumping grounds for our most toxic pollutants.”—@EJinAction on @IvankaTrump's greenwashing efforts therising.co/2020/07/08/ivan…
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Our CEO Karsten Temme shares three lessons a decade of growing Pivot Bio in this interview from The Rising: 1) Solve the unsolvable 2) be a partner not a product 3) build a team that can move quickly and with confidence. bit.ly/38CqUab
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New study suggests that polar bears feel secure in their maternal dens and are reluctant to abandon them––making mothers and cubs vulnerable to harm from heavy equipment or disturbance: bit.ly/2DctVlM #momsandcubs #polarbeardenning #polarbearresearch
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A new @realDonaldTrump administration policy may restrict #sustainability investing, making it more difficult to invest in ESG funds that ‘put social goals before profits’ therising.co/2020/07/09/esg-…
Dallas-Fort Worth startup @edengreentech has committed to matching produce sales 1-for-1 with food donations to local nonprofits. Here's what inspired the initiative, according to CEO @eddybadrina. #sponsored therising.co/2020/07/09/eden…
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Breaking “If the President and daughter really want to help, they should visit #environmentaljustice #sacrificezones & work with those communities on a comprehensive plan that addresses the #systemicracism that is literally killing black and brown people, therising.co/2020/07/08/ivan…
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Ivanka Trump is committing to new environmental initiatives, but this former @EPA Senior Advisor says ‘if the President and daughter really want to help, they should visit environmental #justice communities’. Full article here: bit.ly/38GiI8E
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Today, @realDonaldTrump will speak in front of 7,500 people with no social distancing and have fireworks at Mount Rushmore for an early #4thofJuly celebration. Experts warn it’s ‘ill-advised.’ Read the full story here: bit.ly/3gmuPKJ
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An all-female research team just found a new way to get pharmaceutical pollution out of our waterways. #SomeGoodNews therising.co/2020/07/02/phar…
‘We recognize we can’t fix recycling alone’: @PepsiCo Sr. Manager of Environmental Sustainability shares how his team plans to make #recycling a key part of building a cleaner future therising.co/2020/07/01/peps…
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As global temperatures rise, #researchers are concerned that #seniorcitizens are at higher risks of heat and climate-related catastrophes therising.co/2020/07/01/seni…
JUST IN: Women-led water purification startup @NUMiXMaterials wins the first-ever @usbank Cleantech Inclusion Award. We sat down with NUMiX CEO Katie Kollhoff and @CleanEnergyTrst CEO Erik Birkerts to get the full story: bit.ly/2CVrmEJ
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Egyptian researchers find magnetic-activated carbon can be used as an #ecofriendly method to absorb and separate #oilspills therising.co/2020/06/29/oil-…
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Meet Valholly Frank, the 17-year-old #activist who sued the state of Florida for #climate inaction therising.co/2020/06/29/valh…
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Childhood obesity is linked to multiple #environmental factors, @USC researchers find in new study therising.co/2020/06/29/chil…