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Environmental Cost of Getting Food to Restaurant Plate is Far Higher than Previously Thought

News - 19 May 2008

Pioneering research from The University of Nottingham recommends a full government environmental audit of British restaurants. The report — ‘The Environmental Sustainability of the...

Meat of the Future: Lab-Grown Meat as an Ecofriendly Alternative to Animal Farming

News - 28 Sep 2022

The impact of meat production accounts for one of the largest proportions of greenhouse gas emissions in the food production industry. Therefore, developing new, futuristic methods to produce greener...

Critical Questions About the Role of Ocean Plastics in Carrying Pathogens

News - 14 Aug 2020

Key knowledge gaps exist in our understanding of how ocean microplastics transport bacteria and viruses - and whether this affects the health of humans and animals, researchers say. With millions of...

Researchers Outline Strategies for Sustainable Aquaculture

News - 4 Aug 2020

Humans’ appetite for seafood is increasing with the rising population and the growing trends of a better standard of living across the world. A red abalone hides under a frond of giant kelp at...

COLDBLOCK TECHNOLOGIES Raises $1.5 Million To Develop Generation 3 System With Automation & Expand International Distribution

News - 11 May 2020

Canadian startup, ColdBlock Technologies Inc. (ColdBlock), inventor of the innovative sample digestion technology that delivers a new performance standard for laboratories serving the...

Gevo Completes Production of World’s First Cellulosic Renewable Jet Fuel for Commercial Flights

News - 12 Oct 2016

Gevo, Inc., announced today that it has completed production of the world’s first cellulosic renewable jet fuel that is specified for commercial flights. Gevo successfully adapted its patented...

MRWMD, Zero Waste Energy Introduce Dry Anaerobic Digester for Processing Organic Waste

News - 28 Jan 2013

The Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD) and Zero Waste Energy, LLC (ZWE) held an open house today introducing the country's first dry anaerobic digester (AD) utilizing the...

UL Receives Science Foundation Ireland Funding for Sustainable Planning Research Projects

News - 16 Nov 2012

The University of Limerick has secured €5.3M of the €30M investment by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) in infrastructure recently announced by Minister Sean Sherlock. This infrastructural...

USDA Awards Grant to Develop Biofuel System and Boost U.S. Economic Development

News - 17 Oct 2012

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today awarded Pennsylvania State University a five-year research grant valued at roughly $10 million to develop biomass supply chains for the production of liquid...

Earth Grab Forum Presents Biomass Impact on Climate Change and Food Security

News - 29 Nov 2010

The bio-fuels industry’s growth would reach $ 1 trillion in the future and it has brought agriculture into the spotlight, but according to the Food Secure Canada (FSC) officials, this progress...