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  • Deforestation and climate, wiping out wildlife.

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    By Allen Senchesak Climate change combined with galloping tropical deforestation is cutting off wildlife from life-saving cooler climes, heightening the risk of extinction, researchers said yesterday. Less than two-fifths of forests across Latin America, Asia and Africa currently allow for animals and plants to avoid potentially intolerable increases in temperature, they reported in the journal […]

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  • The Quick Guide to Delivery Services – Get the Biggest Bang for Your Buck

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    Small and useful nuggets of information on how delivery and pick up services function can enable you and your business to get the most out of your professional dealings with these businesses.  Choose a delivery or courier service that best suits your requirements. For instance, Haultail has a reputation for pick-ups and deliveries to and […]

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  • Compostable Plastic and Other Tips for a Green Lifestyle

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    If each and every household does its bit for a greener environment, the world would have to deal with less CO2 emissions and we would leave behind a healthier planet for our children.  Haultail is committed to do its bit for the environment, and the bags that we use are a prime example of our […]

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  • Lives are being shortened by Air pollution

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    By Ron C Air pollution could shorten a child’s life by up to seven months, a study on one of the largest UK cities has suggested. An eight-year-old child born in 2011 may die between two to seven months early if exposed over their lifetime to projected future pollution concentrations, Kings College London researchers studying […]

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  • More than 1,000 sharks and rays tangled in ocean waste, scientists discover.

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    By Allen Senchesak Scientists at the University of Exeter have turned to Twitter for a better picture of the effect ocean plastics are having on sharks and rays. The scientists looked for Twitter reports of sightings of sharks and rays entangled in plastic as well as similar incidents reported in other scientific research. Summing these […]

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  • Steps to cut cost when online grocery shopping

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    By Jessica D With many grocery stores and companies offering online shopping these days — and many even offering free or inexpensive delivery — it can make a lot of sense to shop for groceries online. Popular online grocery shopping and grocery delivery services include Amazon, FreshDirect and Instacart. Your local grocery store chain may also […]

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  • Mexico City Okays Ban on Plastics

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    Mexico City is poised to usher sweeping changes in how the city uses plastic. The votes in favor of a plastics ban by the Mexico City Congress could have a global effect. The only group that is opposed to this ban is that of plastics’ manufacturer’s lobby.  The ban is nothing short of war on […]

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  • And Now…A Plastic that Can Be Recycled Endlessly

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    The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California claims to have discovered a material with properties that allow it to be recycled endlessly into shapes and colors of any type.  America recycles around 10% of the plastic that it uses. One reason for this is that many types of plastics cannot be recycled effectively and hence […]

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  • 180 Countries Sign U.N Accord to Fight Plastic Waste

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    In May 2019, 180 countries, not including the U.S, signed a UN accord to curb the export of plastic waste to poorer nations. Eight million tons of this waste reaches the oceans and causes incalculable damage to our marine environment.  The accord is a legally-binding framework that updates the 1989 Basel Convention for regulating disposal […]

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  • 4th of July Food Traditions – Interesting and Delicious

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    The 4th of July is a holiday where family and friends come together to catch up, enjoy parades, live music, and of course share great food.  This holiday has its own set of traditions, and food traditions associated with Independence Day are beloved by Americans.  4th of July is when America gets down to the […]

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