1. Kroger, nation’s largest grocery chain, eliminates plastic bags The nation’s largest grocery chain, operating 2,779 stores in 35 states and the District of Columbia, will phase out use of plastic bags in its stores by 2025. The grocer orders about 6 billion bags each year.The first area affected will is its Seattle chain QFC, …
This week’s Polar Vortex has been seen and heard of before, but some scientists feel it is happening more than in the past, and this may be a result of Climate Change and Global Warming. This phenomenon caught everyone’s attention, with the wind chill making temperatures feel like 60 or 70 below zero in many …
In the wake of floods, wildfires, superstorms and droughts, we are reminded that climate change is affecting global Food Security. A recent article in The Jamaica Gleaner cites the 2008 article by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Climate Change and Food Security: A Framework Document which warns about the effects changing climate will have …
