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Seed preservation is vital for a sustainable food system

GreenBiz

With a background in social work, Hare-RedCorn was brought on to the Pawnee Seed Preservation Project in 2012 as a seed-keeper, to carry the conversation forward with youth and families. But they’re also… spirituality," says Electa Hare-RedCorn, a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and a Yankton descendant.

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LA Kings Team Up With Anaheim Ducks, Mercury Insurance and Ryan’s Recycling To Clean the Coast in Long Beach in Support of Earth Month

3BL Media

For the past few years, the LA Kings have partnered with Orange County, CA-based Ryans Recycling, which was founded in 2012 by fourteen-year-old Ryan Hickman, who started recycling at the age of three. The Freeway Faceoff Beach Cleanup has become a meaningful tradition, uniting hockey fans and community members in support of a greener future.

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Paying farmers a living wage is essential to ensuring sustainable coffee production

GreenBiz

In 2012, Starbucks reported its average price for green beans was $2.56 If Starbucks returned to its 2012 broker and farmer prices, it nearly would double family income on most small farms. According to the United Nations, the ratio between what the farmer was paid and what the companies sold their coffee for was 1:3 during the 1970s.

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Right to repair is on the way

GreenBiz

In November, Massachusetts passed a resolution to bolster its 2012 automotive right to repair law — the first and only right to repair law on the books in the U.S. Despite its limited scope, the 2012 law led to a national standard for automakers and the recent resolution is expected to have similar effects.

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Action Against Hunger Condemns Air Strikes on a Health Center It Supports

3BL Media

Food insecurity is rampant, with around 2.7 million pregnant and breastfeeding women in need of treatment for acute malnutrition, and 55% of children under five suffering from chronic malnutrition.

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The biggest carbon losers

Corporate Knights

As a group, over the course of the past decade (2012 to 2021) these 20 companies slashed their net GHG emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 43%, from 862 million tonnes to 489 million tonnes. They’re among the world’s largest oil majors, coal burners and mining corporations. Retirements (89%). Divestments (8%). Energy efficiency (3%).

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EV Infrastructure Provider JET Charge Raises $45 Million

ESG Today

Founded by Tim Washington and Ellen Liang in 2012, Melbourne-based JET Charge supplies and installs electric vehicle chargers and infrastructure, including chargers, cables, and installation services, to home and commercial markets in Australia, with over 20,000 chargers installed to date, and recently expanded its services into New Zealand.

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