InterContinental Group, the parent of company of Holiday Inn Hotels, has announced it will eliminate travel-size toiletries from its guest rooms over the next two years in an effort to cut down on plastic waste. Travelers staying at the company’s …
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Global athletic brand Adidas plans to stop using first-run or “virgin” plastic in its products by 2024. The company says by then, it will use only recycled plastic. The story was first reported by the Financial Times.
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Global coffee giant Starbucks announced it will be phasing out plastic straws from its more than 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020, in a bid to become environmentally sustainable. In place of straws, the company will be bringing into use a …
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IKEA has pledged to become climate positive by 2030. In order to achieve the goal, the world wide furniture manufacturer is looking to remove all single-use plastic products from its stores by 2020. That includes cups, utensils, straws, beverage stirrers …
Continue ReadingThe largest fire in California’s modern history is now 100% contained the US Forest Service said yesterday. The Thomas Fire, as it was named, started on December 4 and has been burning since. According to authorities, 281,900 acres have …
Continue ReadingNew York City has announced that it will divest $5 billion from fossil fuels and bring lawsuits against the world’s largest oil companies for their contribution to global warming. “New York City is standing up for future generations by becoming …
Continue ReadingBillionaire Democratic activist, Tom Steyer, has purchased a copy of Fire and Fury, the controversial new anti-Trump book, for every member of Congress. Steyer told California’s KQED radio station that he plans on hand-delivering 535 copies of the …
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