environmental protection Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 20:13:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Top 10 Environmental Milestones of 2018 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/top-10-environmental-milestones-of-2018-20181206/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/top-10-environmental-milestones-of-2018-20181206/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:49:09 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=67617 Coming closer to the end of the year, it is quite natural to take a step back and review what has happened in the course of the past 12 months. When it comes to making steps towards better environment, there is quite a lot to ask for, this is for sure. Nevertheless, we managed to […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/top-10-environmental-milestones-of-2018-20181206/feed/ 1 67617 Global Ocean Commission Seeks to Curb Environmental Damage to the High Seas https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-ocean-commission-seeks-to-curb-environmental-damage-to-the-high-seas-20130212/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-ocean-commission-seeks-to-curb-environmental-damage-to-the-high-seas-20130212/#respond Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:09:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=33098 The Global Ocean Commission, an independent body comprised of officials from many nations, is dedicating itself to making environmental protection of the high seas a top priority in global policy. The commission is led by David Milibrand, former British foreign secretary, Jose Maria Figueres, former Costa Rican president, and Trevor Manuel, South Africa’s planning minister. […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-ocean-commission-seeks-to-curb-environmental-damage-to-the-high-seas-20130212/feed/ 0 33098 Biofuel Seeds Increase Pesticide Usage and Chemical Residues in Our Food https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-seeds-increase-pesticide-usage-and-chemical-residues-in-our-food-20091125/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biofuel-seeds-increase-pesticide-usage-and-chemical-residues-in-our-food-20091125/#respond Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:18:50 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5494 An article published last week by a group of health and environmental protection organizations stated that since 1996 till today, the U.S. farmers have increased dramatically the use of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton.

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