Category: Environmental Sustainability
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Storm Flooding Catastrophes: Assessing A Region’s Response Capability
Two weeks ago, a storm flood surged through the Hill Country of central Texas, inflicting more than one hundred fatalities. Last year, Hurricane Helene caused a similar level of damage in North Carolina and other southeastern U.S. communities. Neither of these events, though, matched the destructive power of Hurricane Katrina in 2005; striking New Orleans…
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The Perrier Mineral Water Violation: Sustainability Enters The Business Mainstream
Last month, the French government accused Nestle of a serious legal violation. Although the firm has always advertised its Perrier mineral water brand as one that represents “natural” water, the government charged that Nestle actually disinfects and processes the water before bottling it. Thus, according to French law, it isn’t “natural” at all, and must…
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A Plastics Power Hour
Many thanks to Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) graduate student Shiyuan Liao for an objective and sobering webinar presentation about the uses and risks of plastics in our supply chains and product lines. The webinar was sponsored by SolPods, a nonprofit student-focused community in the sustainability field, and introduced by its Co-Founder…
Save The Blue Frog 