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Earth Day is a Call to Action

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credit: Shutterstock The central goal is for a 60% reduction in the production of plastics by 2040 to lead to the larger goal of a plastic-free future. Plastics This year, EarthDay.org , the official site for the annual event, has set “ Planet vs. Plastics ” as the theme. Beach pollution at Kuta beach, Bali. February 2017.

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Seattle Convention Center Set to Open Summit Expansion Next Month

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The Hillclimb is a wide, suspended stair with radiant floor heating that doubles as hanging and meeting space overlooking Pike Place Market, Elliott Bay and the Olympic and Cascade Mountain ranges. Summit is already LEED Gold certified and targeting Platinum certification. wall of windows. A massive “flex room” of 100,000 sq.

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3 Shifts in Event Sustainability

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Instead of advertising its own products, Amazon is using the naming rights it secured for the stadium to honor a pledge it made in 2019 to reach net-zero carbon emissions as a company by 2040. Some organizations — especially their marketing departments — worry about reporting the results when they miss their targets, Simon said.