So today, we are going to be focusing on two great companies that are working with WWF to green their practices and also help their consumers be more green as well. Today, the Coca-Cola Company and WWF announced new targets to improve water efficiency and reduce carbon emissions with their system-wide operations. The partnership began in 2007, with $20 [...]
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WWF and Corporate America: Good Choices
Posted in Corporate Responsibility, tagged agriculture, carbon emissions, freshwater conservation, Sustainability, World Wildlife Fund on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pity the Banana: A Sexless Fruit at Risk
Posted in Extinction, Genetics, Organic, Sex, tagged agriculture, banana, breeding, Extinction, fungicide, genetic diversity, Organic on October 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Pity the banana. Despite its unmistakably phallic appearance, it hasn’t had sex for thousands of years. The world’s most erotic fruit is a sterile, seedless mutant- and therein lies a problem. The banana is genetically old and decrepit.” Thus starts the article by Fred Pearce in the latest issue of Conservation Magazine. How could I [...]
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