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Should ESG Investors Own Cryptocurrency?

3BL Media

And many crypto mining companies are using renewable sources of power and have committed to carbon offsetting. Academic researchers estimate that between January 2009 and April 2017, 46% of Bitcoin transactions were linked to illegal activity, to the tune of $76 billion, which is equal to the U.S.

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Employee Spotlight: How These Magenta Rock Stars Go Green

3BL Media

I have been in the field since 2009, with two sustainability-specific academic degrees and thousands of hours of training, and I still struggle to explain it. Defining sustainability can be difficult. For me ultimately it means to preserve a healthy environment so everyone can thrive now and in the future."

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Satellite images prompt felling trees to help peatlands recover

Envirotec Magazine

This has convinced the Bunloit team and their academic partners to reverse the estate from a ‘net carbon source’ into a ‘net carbon sink’ and take drastic measures such as cutting down the non-native conifer plantations, which are widely grown for timber, pulp, and Christmas trees.