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Clean Technica Health

Plastic-Free Reuse is No Longer Optional on Campus

Plastic-Free Reuse is No Longer Optional on Campus
8 min read

By Alison Cove, Founder and CEO, USEFULL Higher education is a proving ground for innovative ideas, from incubating these ideas to advancing them. They are also hubs for sustainability-driven scholarship and innovation. At the same time, college campuses generate millions of single-use plastic containers every year through dining halls, cafes, … [continued]

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Clean Technica Health

Natural Gas Is Linked With Cancer — Not Wind Power

Plastic-Free Reuse is No Longer Optional on Campus
3 min read

When Donald Trump wrongly claimed that wind power turbines cause cancer, he may have been using an old and tired tactic from the Republican playbook, which is to lie or blatantly lie in order to smear something or someone. The goal is to create fear, uncertainty, and doubt. His claim … [continued]

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As bird flu wreaks havoc in the Midwest, researchers say vaccines offer a way out

As bird flu wreaks havoc in the Midwest, researchers say vaccines offer a way out
11 min read

As bird flu wreaks havoc in the Midwest, researchers say vaccines offer a way out

This article is the first in a series called The Great Lakes Promise: Cost, Resilience and Refuge. This series was made possible in partnership between Great Lakes Now and Planet Detroit. 

Bird flu has hit the Great Lakes region hard this winter, killing nearly 5 million birds — including laying hens, ducks and other fowl — in Ohio and Indiana in the past two months.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.