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Top news of the week: 25.02.2021.

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Sustainability

@prometheusgreen shared
On Feb 23, 2021
‘False paradigm’: Pitting organic and conventional farming against each other won’t promote sustainability, says GLP's Jon Entine at USDA Ag Outlook Forum https://t.co/ZsWKlH4AEt
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‘False paradigm’: Pitting organic and conventional farming against each other won’t promote sustainability, says GLP’s Jon Entine at USDA Ag...

‘False paradigm’: Pitting organic and conventional farming against each other won’t promote sustainability, says GLP’s Jon Entine at USDA Ag...

At the USDA’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum on February 18, Genetic Literacy Project executive director Jon Entine criticized the European Union’s

@gmopundit shared
On Feb 19, 2021
RT @moms4nuclear: We’re looking forward to the time when we don’t need activists to say that we should save our largest source of carbon free electricity. It should be a given. . ⚛️🌏♥️ . https://t.co/v5tUYGj86P
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The Activists Who Embrace Nuclear Power

The Activists Who Embrace Nuclear Power

In the face of climate change, some environmentalists are fighting not to close power plants but to save them.

@merckgroup shared
On Feb 19, 2021
.@ecovadis ranks more than 75,000 companies from over 160 countries regarding their sustainability performance – and we have received platinum status for the second time! What we do to create a sustainable future for everyone: https://t.co/iFDOSuzYZl #sustainability https://t.co/4UkUIq12mr
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Our Sustainability Report

Our Sustainability Report

Scientific progress and responsible entrepreneurship are key to us creating a sustainable future for everyone.

@JohnCendpts shared
On Feb 23, 2021
Intercept shakeup continues as CMO, former NASH chief resigns. Is the NASH biotech abandoning its flagship disease? $ICPT by @Jasonmmast https://t.co/LUhQ3mlfUI
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Intercept shakeup continues as CMO, former NASH chief resigns. Is the NASH biotech abandoning its flagship disease?

Intercept shakeup continues as CMO, former NASH chief resigns. Is the NASH biotech abandoning its flagship disease?

First, they said goodbye to their founding CEO after 18 years. Now, Intercept is losing its CMO too, an executive who led the company's flagship NASH program for much of its clinical ...

@CropLifeIntl shared
On Feb 18, 2021
RT @ForumForAg: Connect with @Syngenta, during our #FFA2021 Solutions Week, on Tuesday, March 9, where, from biologicals to biodiversity, sustainable solutions for agriculture will be explored. To find out more details, or to register for the event, use the link below: https://t.co/hPPhCmwZBy https://t.co/DFTJDEyIvL
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Sustainable solutions from Syngenta

Sustainable solutions from Syngenta

This event has a dedicated registration link, click button above to register directly for this event only. From biologicals to biodiversity, how Syngenta is approaching and …

@prometheusgreen shared
On Feb 19, 2021
RT @ErikHoffner: It's been 10 yrs since I created images like this of Sweden's clearcutting of old growth forests for a @YaleE360 assignment (https://t.co/9jBjwLQXDP) so it's a good time to remind #svpol the world is still watching. #skogsstyrelsen #skogsmissbruket #deforestationsweden #sveaskog https://t.co/YkzWwzyYfY
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Sweden’s Green Veneer Hides Unsustainable Logging Practices

Sweden’s Green Veneer Hides Unsustainable Logging Practices

Sweden has a reputation as being one of the world’s most environmentally progressive nations. But its surprisingly lax forestry laws often leave decisions about logging to the timber ...

@JonEntine shared
On Feb 24, 2021
Viewpoint: Eco-hypocrisy—Mexico bans GM corn and glyphosate to promote sustainability while subsidizing fossil fuels https://t.co/Obxf5zMWEa
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Viewpoint: Eco-hypocrisy—Mexico bans GM corn and glyphosate to promote sustainability while subsidizing fossil fuels

Viewpoint: Eco-hypocrisy—Mexico bans GM corn and glyphosate to promote sustainability while subsidizing fossil fuels

Imagine for a moment that the US government banned smart phones and tablets and forced everyone to go back to using home telephones and typewriters. Adding

@SciDevNet shared
On Feb 19, 2021
Innovation has made it possible for displaced Syrian children to continue schooling despite COVID-19. #Syria #syrianrefugees #COVID19 @StudentRefugee #innovation https://t.co/8YtlzcRB6L
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‘Intranet’ rescues education in Syrian refugee camps

‘Intranet’ rescues education in Syrian refugee camps

Syrian schoolchildren regain the right to education thanks to an innovative ICT project.