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A roundup of the week’s most newsworthy environment industry press releases from PR Newswire, including Earth Month initiatives from MyFitnessPal and Think Energy.
NEW YORK, April 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the environment industry stay on top of the week’s most newsworthy and popular releases, here’s a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn’t be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
- Frito-Lay and Quaker Open New Industry-Leading Greenhouse Learning Center to Fast-Track Sustainable Packaging Innovation
The R&D packaging team will use the Greenhouse Learning Center to test the biodegradation properties of compostable packages in different environments to accelerate learnings, validate lab results through simultaneous, real-time experiments as packaging formulations are improved and iterate packaging solutions quicker. - Reduce Your “Foodprint”: MyFitnessPal Shares Eat Green Program for Earth Month Those who participate in the plan will be able to outline goals such as decreasing beef and red meat consumption, introducing foods with lower water-use into their diet, and planning meals that are more environmentally-friendly with exclusive recipes on the app.
- Subaru of America Celebrates Fifth Year of “Subaru Loves The Earth” Community Recycling Program and Announces Major New Milestone
Subaru of America, Inc. announced that the automaker and its retailers have diverted more than eight million pieces of hard-to-recycle trash from landfills across the country through its Subaru Loves the Earth initiative. - Think Energy Launches Initiative to Protect 1 Million Trees for Earth Month
Michael Fallquist, Chief Executive Officer of Think Energy, said, “Our partnership with One Tribe furthers our commitment to be a leader in sustainability as protecting old growth forests is unmatched in its ability to sequester carbon and support rich biodiversity.” - Do Good Chicken Diverts More than 27 Million Pounds of Surplus Food from Landfill in First Year of Operation
Do Good Chicken accomplished this milestone thanks to its unique closed-loop system that works with grocers to upcycle grocery surplus food (after community donations) into nutritious animal feed. - The Stone Soup Leadership Institute Announces Cronkite Awards for Climate Education Champions
We honor these leaders who have led visionary legislation to integrate climate education into their state’s schools. They represent a model for future collaboration; with the award we will highlight their leadership and build bridges to push this important agenda forward. - IKEA U.S. launches As-is online service, among other initiatives to help customers make more sustainable and affordable choices this Earth Month
For the first time ever, IKEA Family members nationwide can shop As-is products in their local stores from the comfort of their homes. Through this service, customers will be able to help lower their environmental impact by giving discontinued and gently used items a second chance and a second home. - Zero Cow Factory, India’s first animal-free precision fermentation dairy startup secures $4 million In Seed Funding
The company has developed a patented technology to produce dairy proteins such as casein & whey, without any animal being involved. Zero Cow Factory is highly focused on animal-free casein production which is the most complex protein and hasn’t been commercialized by any company globally. - Yara and Enbridge to develop and construct a low-carbon blue ammonia project at Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center
Once operational, the production facility will be capable of supplying low-carbon ammonia to meet growing global demand, with an expected capacity of 1.2–1.4 million tons per annum. Approximately 95 percent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) generated from the production process is anticipated to be captured and transported to nearby permanent geologic storage. - Ørsted and Google Sign First Power Purchase Agreement in the U.S.
“Building a 24/7 carbon-free energy portfolio requires us to blend various resources to optimize for hourly production, and that’s exactly what this project helps us accomplish” says Sana Ouji, Energy Lead at Google.
Read more of the latest environment-related releases from PR Newswire and stay caught up on the top press releases by following @PRNenv on Twitter.
Can’t-Miss Earnings
In addition to these popular releases, several must-read earnings reports crossed the wire this week, including the quarterly results for B-ON and Nuvve Holding Corp.
Catch up on all the latest earnings reports here.
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