Human ecology

Mill Creek Announces Hire of Kel Frazier as President of Acquisitions

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mill Creek Residential, a fully integrated rental-housing investment firm that acquires, manages and develops premier rental communities across the U.S., today announced it has hired Kel Frazier as president of acquisitions. Frazier will have a prominent role in all facets of the acquisition process, including sourcing, underwriting and closing transactions in addition to participating on the Investment Committee.

Key Points: 
  • BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mill Creek Residential, a fully integrated rental-housing investment firm that acquires, manages and develops premier rental communities across the U.S., today announced it has hired Kel Frazier as president of acquisitions.
  • Frazier will have a prominent role in all facets of the acquisition process, including sourcing, underwriting and closing transactions in addition to participating on the Investment Committee.
  • "We're excited to add Kel to the Mill Creek family, and we know his proven track record and dynamic approach to acquisitions will prove invaluable," said Darren Schackman , chief investment officer for Mill Creek Residential.
  • "I'm thrilled to join the Mill Creek team and spearhead acquisition efforts in our target markets across the country," Frazier said.

Ceapro Bolsters Executive Management Team with Appointment of Sigrun Watson as Chief Revenue Officer

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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EDMONTON, Alberta, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ceapro Inc. (TSX-V: CZO; OTCQX: CRPOF) (“Ceapro” or the “Company”), a growth-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of active ingredients for healthcare and cosmetic industries, today announced the appointment of Sigrun Watson as its Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for corporate strategy development and execution across the Cosmeceutical and personal care brand business, as well as Ceapro’s expansion into the Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical markets.

Key Points: 
  • Gilles Gagnon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ceapro commented, We are incredibly pleased to welcome Sigrun to the Ceapro management team.
  • We look forward to leveraging her knowledge and expertise as we execute on our initiatives moving forward to propel Ceapro to its next phase of growth.
  • Ceapro has laid a solid foundation in its Cosmeceutical business sector and has positioned itself for significant growth across the Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical markets.
  • Ceapro adds further value to its extracts by supporting their use in cosmeceutical, nutraceutical, and therapeutics products for humans and animals.

Why you need to care about Earth Overshoot Day and how you can make a difference

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Articles, Population ecology, Academic disciplines, Environmental social science, Human ecology, Human overpopulation, Earth Overshoot Day, Environmental impact assessment, Overshoot

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when our collective demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year.

Key Points: 
  • Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when our collective demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year.
  • In 2020, Earth Overshoot Day was on August 22.
  • Small changes to everyday consumption can have a dramatic impact on our ability to hit earth overshoot targets.
  • Canadians can consider implementing these five changes ahead of next year's Earth Overshoot Day:
    Try consuming less meat Start with one day a week and go from there!

Earth Overshoot Day marks the launch of 100 Days of Possibility leading to COP26

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Monday, July 26, 2021
Articles, Natural environment, Academic disciplines, Human ecology, Population ecology, Human overpopulation, Global Footprint Network, Earth Overshoot Day, Overshoot, Ecological footprint, Climate change mitigation, United States Environmental Protection Agency

OAKLAND, Calif., July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 100 Days of Possibility is unveiled today, Earth Overshoot Day, by sustainability leaders Global Footprint Network and the Scottish EPA. The initiative features proven and scalable solutions that contribute to bringing humanity's Ecological Footprint in balance with the biological resources that the planet's natural ecosystems can sustainably regenerate.

Key Points: 
  • These responses also #MoveTheDate of Earth Overshoot Day.
  • OAKLAND, Calif., July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 100 Days of Possibility is unveiled today, Earth Overshoot Day, by sustainability leaders Global Footprint Network and the Scottish EPA.
  • With a world still largely unprepared, and growing concerns about recent extreme weather events, representatives of national governments will gather 100 days from now at what has been deemed the last-chance summit for global climate action COP26 in Glasgow.
  • "Adopting one-planet prosperity as our true North has transformed the way our regulatory agency interacts with, and supports, our Scottish business community.

Earth Overshoot Day marks the launch of 100 Days of Possibility leading to COP26

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Monday, July 26, 2021
Articles, Academic disciplines, Natural environment, Human ecology, Human overpopulation, Population ecology, Global Footprint Network, Earth Overshoot Day, Overshoot, Ecological footprint, Climate change mitigation, United Nations Climate Change Conference

OAKLAND, Calif., July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 100 Days of Possibility is unveiled today, Earth Overshoot Day, by sustainability leaders Global Footprint Network and the Scottish EPA.

Key Points: 
  • OAKLAND, Calif., July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 100 Days of Possibility is unveiled today, Earth Overshoot Day, by sustainability leaders Global Footprint Network and the Scottish EPA.
  • With a world still largely unprepared, and growing concerns about recent extreme weather events, representatives of national governments will gather 100 days from now at what has been deemed the last-chance summit for global climate action COP26 in Glasgow.
  • "There is no benefit in waiting to take action, regardless of what transpires at the COP," Global Footprint Network CEO Laurel Hanscom said.
  • This trajectory invariably leads to unmanageable economic risk, stranding all assets that are incompatible with climate change and increased resource constraints.

University of Vienna online discussion: How do Humans Impact the Planet

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Monday, June 7, 2021
Human ecology, Anthropocene, Holocene, Human impact on the environment, Balliol College, Oxford, Articles

The age of humans, or the Anthropocene, is confronting them with very serious questions about their own future.

Key Points: 
  • The age of humans, or the Anthropocene, is confronting them with very serious questions about their own future.
  • It presents the new Planetary pressures-adjusted Human Development Index, an experimental measure to fully account for the dangerous pressures people put on the planet.
  • From 2016 to 2017, he was the Dean of Oxford Martin School and Professorial Fellow of Balliol College, University of Oxford.
  • Each semester, the University of Vienna poses its academics a question that is of particular relevance to today's society.

University of Vienna online discussion: How do Humans Impact the Planet

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Monday, June 7, 2021
Human ecology, Anthropocene, Holocene, Human impact on the environment, Balliol College, Oxford, Articles

The age of humans, or the Anthropocene, is confronting them with very serious questions about their own future.

Key Points: 
  • The age of humans, or the Anthropocene, is confronting them with very serious questions about their own future.
  • It presents the new Planetary pressures-adjusted Human Development Index, an experimental measure to fully account for the dangerous pressures people put on the planet.
  • From 2016 to 2017, he was the Dean of Oxford Martin School and Professorial Fellow of Balliol College, University of Oxford.
  • Each semester, the University of Vienna poses its academics a question that is of particular relevance to today's society.

Earth Overshoot Day creeps back to July 29

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Friday, June 4, 2021
Articles, Population ecology, Human ecology, Environmental social science, Human overpopulation, Natural environment, Earth Overshoot Day, Environmental impact assessment, Overshoot, Sustainability, Ecological debt, Global Footprint Network

"If we need reminding that we're in the grip of a climate and ecological emergency, Earth Overshoot Day is it," she said.

Key Points: 
  • "If we need reminding that we're in the grip of a climate and ecological emergency, Earth Overshoot Day is it," she said.
  • Each year, Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity has used all the biological resources that Earth regenerates during the entire year.
  • From Earth Overshoot Day until the end of the year, humanity operates on ecological deficit spending.
  • "Let Earth Overshoot Day be our call to arms," stated Susan Aitken, the Leader of Glasgow City Council.

Earth Overshoot Day creeps back to July 29

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Friday, June 4, 2021
Articles, Population ecology, Human ecology, Environmental social science, Human overpopulation, Natural environment, Earth Overshoot Day, Environmental impact assessment, Overshoot, Sustainability, Ecological debt, Global Footprint Network

"If we need reminding that we're in the grip of a climate and ecological emergency, Earth Overshoot Day is it," she said.

Key Points: 
  • "If we need reminding that we're in the grip of a climate and ecological emergency, Earth Overshoot Day is it," she said.
  • Each year, Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity has used all the biological resources that Earth regenerates during the entire year.
  • From Earth Overshoot Day until the end of the year, humanity operates on ecological deficit spending.
  • "Let Earth Overshoot Day be our call to arms," stated Susan Aitken, the Leader of Glasgow City Council.

CGTN: Rooted in tradition, China's green roads to the low-carbon future

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Thursday, May 6, 2021
Articles, Economic indicators, Human ecology, Natural environment, Environmental organizations, Ecological footprint, Human impact on the environment, Waste minimisation, Global Footprint Network

However, this prosperity has come at a heavy cost to nature.\nHumans today use as much ecological resources as if they lived on 1.6 Earths, according to Global Footprint Network.

Key Points: 
  • However, this prosperity has come at a heavy cost to nature.\nHumans today use as much ecological resources as if they lived on 1.6 Earths, according to Global Footprint Network.
  • After all, as he puts it, "We only have one Earth.
  • As Xi noted in his speech, "The development model of \'killing the hens for eggs\' and \'draining the lake for fish\' is at a dead end.
  • The future will be illuminated by eco-friendly development that is in accordance with the rules of nature.