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Why Linen is the Ultimate Sustainable Textile
As summer rolls around, people start to incorporate more linen pieces into their outfits. This feels like a great opportunity to talk about how awesome linen is and why you should be opting for it more! Linen is the oldest textile around, so it’s not surprising that it’s also one of the more sustainable textiles available today. The fabric is made from the flax plant (yes, like the seed) and has a rich and interesting history. Flax isn’t just what we sprinkle on top of our oatmeal, it’s also one of the first plant fibers used by humans. The plant stalks have been fermented, dried, crushed, and beaten into a fiber for thousands and thousands of years. Although we have a plethora of great textile options today, the invention and widespread use of linen throughout history was an incredibly big step in humanity’s development.
Aldi Set to Change 12.5 Million Single Use Plastic Luggage With Compostable Ones
In eco-related information this week, the shop chain Aldi has shared a serious announcement relating to its 139 shops in Eire – as of January 2020, Aldi will change its 12.5 million plastic luggage with compostable ones.
The Sustainability Software Advantage for Businesses
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Al Rayyan Stadium gets prestigious sustainability ratings
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Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock: Acknowledging, assessing and enabling the multiple functions of grasslands livestock systems through a participatory process
The next Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock’s webinar “ACKNOWLEDGING, ASSESSING AND ENABLING THE MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS OF GRASSLAND LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS THROUGH A PARTICIPATORY PROCESS” will look at the multiple functions that are provided by livestock grazing systems. The webinar will include a plenary session that will outline the context for Action Network 2’s, Restoring Value to Grasslands, work on Multifunctionality of livestock grazing systems and introduce you to a multifunctional framework; followed by four parallel case study sessions that applied the framework in various regions of the world, and a final plenary session with feedback from the parallel sessions and open discussion.
ALCC Program Announces 2021–2022 OLCF Research Grants
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) is tasked with supercomputing, high-end computational science, and advanced networking for science. One of its most important tools in advancing computational science is the annual ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC). The competitive program grants 1-year allotments of high-performance computing (HPC) time to scientists from industry, academia, and national laboratories whose work advances scientific and technological research in DOE mission areas, such as fusion energy, geosciences, high energy physics, and materials sciences.