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Patrick Grubbs

Patrick Grubbs is an environmental writer with a keen interest in the interactions between people and ecosystems. Past work includes projects to integrate permaculture into architecture, community education of urban agriculture, and published research in aquatic ecology. He is currently based in Philadelphia, but spends most of his time traveling abroad.

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Food Tech Watch: 'Molecular Coffee' Can Help Fight Deforestation

By Patrick Grubbs

CVS

CVS Quit Cigarettes So Americans Would Too—And It Worked

By Patrick Grubbs

JLABS

A JLABS Success Story: This Xylitol Tea Fights Cavities

By Patrick Grubbs

Sustainability

P&G Sustains Business by Harnessing Sustainability Values

By Patrick Grubbs

diversity in technology

Adobe Digital Academy Brings More Diverse Talent to Tech

By Patrick Grubbs

Swimwear often tends towards minimalism in an aesthetic sense, but their design involves the use of materials with maximum strength - and therefore are contributing to the surge in microplastics ending up in our oceans.

It Turns Out Swimsuits Are Shedding Hidden Microplastics

By Patrick Grubbs

Oxford researchers are suggesting a solution that could change the way we have been approaching climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Finding ‘Sensitive Intervention Points’ Could Help Find Solutions for Climate Change

By Patrick Grubbs

The city of London is rolling out a new program that incentivizes companies to switch some or all of their deliveries from motorized transport to bicycle-powered options.

Going Where Cargo Can’t Go: Bike Deliveries Now Subsidized in London

By Patrick Grubbs

Prime 4 New Fund Aims to Close Lending Gap for Women Entrepreneurs .- Amy Brown

The Business Case for Investing in Food Waste Prevention

By Patrick Grubbs

A group of institutional investors representing $1.8 trillion in assets are urging for faster decarbonization within utilities, and have suggested four actionable stops to speed up their transition away from fossil fuels.

Investors Suggest First Steps in Decarbonizing Utilities

By Patrick Grubbs

For the first time ever, major manufacturers have published data on their total volume of plastic packaging - offering rare insight on the breadth and depth of the global plastic problem, as well as a tool to keep companies accountable.

Accountability for Plastic Production Is on the Horizon

By Patrick Grubbs

Why is the stock price of Dick's Sporting Goods trending up, even as sales have slightly declined? The retailer's decision to remove guns from more stores offers a few clues.

Dick's Sporting Goods Ditches Guns Despite Declining Sales

By Patrick Grubbs