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Is Biodegradable Plastic The Answer To Our Plastic Pollution Problem?

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Biodegradable plastic made from biomass and even gaseous waste could be a big part of the solution to the growing problem of plastic polluting our land and waterways…

Activists in Leesburg, Virginia want Congress to just say no to the TPP given the potential social justice and environmental implications of the trade agreement.

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Trans-Pacific Partnership Bad Deal For Environment

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an international agreement seeking to unite the economic interests of 12 countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, but at what cost environmentally?

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