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It’s Time To Divest From Plastic — Ceramics Are One Viable Alternative

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What will it take to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis? Can countries around the world, which are pressured by the fossil fuel industry to protect its plastic manufacturing investments, actually divest from plastic? Plastics Treaty negotiations began on August 5 and are due to … [continued]

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AeroFarms® Raises Equity to Fund Pre-Construction Activities for Second Farm; Refinances Debt to Support Ongoing Operations in Danville, Virginia

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AeroFarms, an indoor vertical farming company and the leading supplier of microgreens to the U.S. retail market, has refinanced its debt to support the ongoing operations at its farm in Danville, Virginia, and has raised equity financing to further support existing operations and fund pre-construction activities for its expansion to … [continued]

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Great Lakes Now Michigan

How Michigan’s Inland Fish Farmers Cultivate a Sustainable Future for the Great Lakes

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How Michigan’s Inland Fish Farmers Cultivate a Sustainable Future for the Great Lakes

Despite being surrounded by the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth, Michigan imports the vast majority of its seafood, between 65% and 90%, according to Michigan Sea Grant.

As global aquaculture has grown to meet increasing demand for protein, a small but determined group of inland fish farmers in the Great Lakes region are working to build a more sustainable, local supply.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.