Dr. Kevin Swift, chief economist at ACC. America’s chemical industry is a $553 billion enterprise directly providing more than half a million high-paying jobs across the United States, according to the 2019 edition of the Guide to the Business of Chemistry, released last week. Each one of these jobs helps create others, almost 4.5 million in […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd’s legal team took part in the world’s most important conference on endangered wildlife trade to make recommendations to protect the vaquita porpoise from extinction, based on the NGO’s extensive experience in the field. The triennial global wildlife conference, known formally as CoP18 of the Convention on International Trade […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BIARRITZ, France, August 26, 2019 (ENS) – The seven industrialized countries that make up the Group of Seven (G7) – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States – had an ambitious environmental agenda mapped out before their meeting August 24-26 in Biarritz, a beach […]
The following blog is a segment of a five-part series regarding the Center for Polyurethanes Industry’s (CPI) 62nd Annual Polyurethanes Technical Conference. This October, CPI will once again offer its Polyurethanes Professional Development Program (PDP) in conjunction with the Polyurethanes Technical Conference. The PDP provides unique opportunities for participants to increase industry knowledge with a […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The nautilus may just be one of the strangest looking creatures in the sea: its vividly-striped shell and numerous tentacles certainly make it stand out in the animal kingdom. And while it might look like the inspiration for the lead character in a Hollywood alien movie, the truth about these marine invertebrates […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Our ocean is mind-bogglingly vast. It covers nearly 140 MILLION square miles of our Earth’s surface. That’s roughly 35 times the size of the United States! Our coastlines, on the other hand, are much smaller—and getting more crowded every year. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), almost half of […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Ocean Conservancy is reflecting on the work we’ve done to restore the Gulf of Mexico after the BP Deepwater Horizon tragedy. These are conversations with women of color who are leading change for the Gulf of Mexico. Click here to read about Colette Pichon Battle and Keala Hughes. “What I notice is […]
Industry, government, and international trade and environment experts are currently gathering in the city of Puerto Varas for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Chemical Dialogue. This premier regional, chemical-specific forum aims to strengthen cooperation between government authorities, industry, and trade stakeholders in order to foster innovation, promote high standards of protection for human health […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Sanders’s climate change proposal calls for the United States to eliminate fossil fuel use by 2050. “We must be extraordinarily aggressive,” he said in an interview. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/climate/bernie-sanders-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy Our ocean faces a diverse range of threats, and it takes a diverse community of advocates to protect it. We cannot talk about conservation efforts without discussing how diversity, inclusion and equity fit into the mix. Ocean Conservancy is committed to being open, inclusive, fair and representative of all the people who […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Maybe you spotted this feathery friend flying overhead the last time you visited the shore. With their bills as big as their bellies, they’re hard to miss! If you’re lucky, you might have seen one plunging into the water to fill its famous throat pouch with fish. So why does the pelican—of […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Ocean Conservancy is reflecting on the work we’ve done to restore the Gulf of Mexico after the BP Deepwater Horizon tragedy. These are conversations with women of color who are leading change for the Gulf of Mexico. Click here to read about Colette Pichon Battle and Frances Roberts-Gregory. The BP Deepwater Horizon […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Ocean Conservancy is reflecting on the work we’ve done to restore the Gulf of Mexico after the BP Deepwater Horizon tragedy. These are conversations with women of color who are leading change for the Gulf of Mexico. Click here to read about Keala Hughes and Frances Roberts-Gregory. Colette Pichon Battle is a […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy In many ways, Elaine Shen’s journey in marine conservation parallels the footsteps of Roger Arliner Young, the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate in zoology. We met five years ago when Elaine was studying ecology and evolutionary biology at Rice University. At that time, she was still a pre-med student, which […]
Next week, a diverse group on industry, government, and international trade and environment experts will convene in the city of Puerto Varas for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Chemical Dialogue. This premier regional, chemical-specific forum aims to strengthen cooperation between government authorities, industry, and trade stakeholders in order to foster innovation, promote high standards […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy At first glance, sea stars and brittle stars might appear to be the same—they (usually) have five radiating arms and creep along on the ocean floor. But although sea stars and brittle stars are similar, they’re actually quite different! Follow along as we explain what makes these colorful invertebrates unique (and why […]
ACC is excited to highlight our commitment to workplace safety by promoting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)’s Safe + Sound Week during August 12-18, 2019. Safe + Sound Week is “a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs.” The official OSHA website on Safe + […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy As we approach the 10-year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, Ocean Conservancy is reflecting on the work we’ve done to restore the Gulf of Mexico and inviting Gulf Coast community leaders to reflect with us. As two women of color with special connections to the Gulf and as emerging […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy This blog post was written in collaboration with Dr. Chelsea Rochman, assistant professor at University of Toronto (UofT), Rachel Giles, graduate student at UofT, and Nguyễn Văn Công, representative at Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development (MCD). “Rice bag fragments: 2. Food wrappers: 7.” This was our rhythm while counting litter […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Did you know that six of the seven species of sea turtles live in the ocean off the United States? Sea turtles are reptiles, but unlike land turtles, they can’t pull their head and flippers inside to protect themselves. Sea turtles have streamlined bodies and large flippers—which make them well-adapted to life […]