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North Texas Black-owned birth center provides alternative for pregnant women Midwife Krystal Brown said ‘informed decision making’ builds trust between care provider and patient Ashleah Green photographed with her her son, A ri, at home on Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Frisco. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) When Ashleah Green told her obstetrician that she wanted to have a natural birth, the doctor said, “We’ll see.” This was Green’s second pregnancy. The first ended in a cesarean section, which she wanted to avoid again if possible. Her doctor, she said, didn’t give her much information. ....
by Emily Holbrook Shake Shack recently announced the introduction of sustainable AirCarbon cutlery and straws from Restore Foodware at select Shake Shack locations in the US. The straws and cutlery will be available across all guest ordering services including walk-up window, drive-up window, curbside pickup, in-Shack pickup shelves, and delivery. Shake Shack is introducing AirCarbon cutlery and straws at select locations by joining forces with Restore Foodware. The company launched the world’s first natural and regenerative foodware made from AirCarbon in late 2020, a biomaterial certified carbon-negative by SCS Global Services and Carbon Trust, showing it reduces the amount of carbon in the air through production. As a natural material, AirCarbon contains no synthetic plastics, PLA or synthetic glues, requires no food crops for production and is home compostable, soil degradable, and ocean-friendly, degrading naturally if it ends up in the environment. ....
Upwing Energy Achieves Carbon Neutral Certification Innovative Artificial Lift Technology Will Help Oil and Gas Companies Meet Environmental and Production Goals Published 02-24-21 Upwing Energy Achieves Carbon Neutral Certification with SCS Global Services CERRITOS, Calif., February 24, 2021 /CSRwire/ - Upwing Energy, an artificial lift technology company serving the oil and gas industry, announced today that it has been independently certified as a carbon neutral company under the PAS 2060 Carbon Neutrality standard. The company’s certification will benefit exploration and production companies by adding a carbon neutral company to their supply chain, in addition to reducing their own carbon footprint with Upwing’s advanced subsurface compressor technology. ....
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First Finfish Farm in United States Achieves ASC Certification Published 02-09-21 EMERYVILLE, Calif., February 8, 2021 /3BL Media/ - Blue Ocean Mariculture has become the first ASC certified finfish farm in the US after achieving certification against the ASC Seriola and Cobia Standard at its Hawaii farm. Blue Ocean Mariculture farms Seriola rivoliana, also known as almaco jack, that is branded as Hawaiian Kanpachi. The farm achieved certification after a rigorous multi-day on-site audit by the independent conformity assessment body, SCS Global Services. The audit assessed the farm’s performance against dozens of stringent requirements covering environmental and social impacts. Hawaiian Kanpachi is highly prized by chefs, especially for use in sushi. It is found naturally in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, and Blue Ocean Mariculture farms the fish in submersible open-ocean pens in the seas off the Island of Hawaii, near Kona. ....