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Bezos Puts Money Into Breeding More Climate-Friendly Cows

1 week ago | garden-and-health.com | Greg Herrigel

(Bloomberg) —The Bezos Earth Fund is putting money into research programs to breed climate-smart cattle as part of efforts to curb the environmental impact of livestock. The Jeff Bezos-backed philanthropic organization is funding $19 million for an initiative to help identify genetic traits in low-methane emission cattle and sheep, it said Tuesday.
E-Waste Is Filling Up Landfills. Here’s How to Reduce It.

1 month ago | garden-and-health.com | Jameson Scarsella

(Bloomberg) — Kyle Wiens tries to avoid giving gifts he can’t make himself. The chief executive officer of repair business iFixit crafts his own Christmas ornaments, cutting boards and picture frames, and he’d take a nice bottle of whiskey any day over “some electronic gizmo that’s going to go in the drawer,” he says. His online shop of parts, tools and free repair guides has been in the business of helping people fix electronics for the past two decades.
Group Dives Into Cape Cod Ponds To Tackle Water Waste

1 month ago | garden-and-health.com | Jameson Scarsella

It has been said that one person’s trash is another one’s treasure; however, sometimes trash is just what it is. In 2017, Dr. Susan Baur, a 77-year-old avid swimmer, decided she had enough of the trash at the bottom of ponds throughout Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
US Will Ban Cancer-Linked Red Dye No. 3 in Cereal And Other Foods

1 month ago | garden-and-health.com | Greg Herrigel

(Bloomberg) —US health officials banned the artificial food coloring Red No. 3, which has been linked to cancer and is currently in scores of products from candy to cold medicine. The dye will no longer be allowed in US food starting Jan. 15, 2027, according to a Food and Drug Administration document posted online. Drugmakers who use the artificial coloring will have until Jan. 18, 2028 to reformulate their products, the agency said.
Endangered Species Highlight Kansas’ Wildlife Diversity

2 months ago | garden-and-health.com | Jameson Scarsella

When many think of Kansas, they picture miles and miles of prairies. While the Sunflower State is known for its extensive grasslands, it also has several hills, forests, wetlands, and a network of rivers, streams, and ponds. The state also has many prominent rock formations — Monument Rocks in Gove City, Kansas, is the state’s first National Natural Landmark. Kansas’ diverse landscape also contains an array of wildlife that help sustain the state’s many ecosystems.
Building Real-Life Stillsuits For Astronauts

2 months ago | garden-and-health.com | Jameson Scarsella |Space Administration

“The Spice must flow.” – the Guildmaster in the 1984 movie adaptation of “Dune”Frank Herbert’s sci-fi masterpiece Dune presents readers and viewers with a depiction of a world in which water is so scarce that special clothing is necessary just for survival. The “stillsuits,” created by the planet of Arrakis’s native population, the Fremen, can harness a human’s moisture from sweat, tears, and other bodily fluids and recycle them into potable water.
World Rowing, WWF Partner On ‘Healthy Waters’ Campaign

2 months ago | garden-and-health.com | Jameson Scarsella |Will Gatchel

Protecting waterways is critical to maintaining a healthy planet. Without clean rivers and watershed areas, our water supply wouldn’t be healthy, biodiversity would decrease, and we couldn’t enjoy several water sports like crew rowing. World Rowing, the international rowing governing body, is teaming up with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for the “Healthy Waters” campaign to raise awareness. The two are working together to explain waterways’ critical role in nature.
Ohio’s Farmers Markets Support All Community Members

2 months ago | garden-and-health.com | Greg Herrigel

The farmers markets in Ohio offer residents the opportunity to not only shop for fresh produce but also to learn about that food, support local businesses and charitable community initiatives, and engage in fun and educational activities The Ohio Valley Farmers Market (OVFM) traces its origins back to a meeting in 1978 between several residents and farmers and the Belmont County Extension Agent. Many more meetings and planning sessions followed until OVFM opened for its first season in July 1979.
Spotlighting Three Of Kentucky’s Endangered Species

Jan 22, 2025 | garden-and-health.com | Will Gatchel |Jameson Scarsella

When Kentucky was officially admitted as the 15th state of the Union in 1792, it was the first in the United States to be located west of the Appalachian Mountains. The Bluegrass State is named after Poa pratensis, also called Kentucky bluegrass, a long-stemmed plant covering thousands of square miles in the state’s heart that sprouts little blue flowers if left untrimmed or uncut.
UBS Banker Behind Debt-for-Nature Swaps Sets Up Credit Fund

Jan 17, 2025 | garden-and-health.com | Will Gatchel |Greg Herrigel

(Bloomberg) —Ramzi Issa, a former senior banker at UBS Group AG best known for his role in pioneering debt-for-nature swaps, has set up his own credit fund as demand for such deals heats up. Issa, who left his position as UBS’s head of global structured credit and sustainable credit products in October, told Bloomberg that the new firm — Enosis Capital — was launched in November. It currently has a team of about three people, Issa said.