These hardy macroalgae have long been used in food and cosmetics industries due to their high concentration of hydrocolloids - agar, alginate, or carrageenan, depending on the species - which act as valuable gelling agents in a wide range of products. It is abundant and diverse, with more than 12,000 species growing on virtually every coastline in the world. In the race to build high-performance, scalable, and rapidly degradable replacements for plastic packaging, seaweed stands out from other feedstocks like corn and soy. While companies like ours have an important role to play in expanding demand for seaweed, we run the risk of falling short on the very social and ecological benefits at the heart of our mission. To support our nonprofit environmental journalism, please consider disabling your ad-blocker to allow ads on Grist. We run the risk of falling short on the very social and ecological benefits that sit at the heart of our mission. While companies like ours have an important role to play in expanding demand for seaweed, which many believe has great potential as a climate solution, these products will not exist if our industry does not pay equal attention to scientific research, regulations, and stakeholder coalition-building. This means less venture capital is reaching companies involved in other stages of product development, including farming, processing, infrastructure, and conservation. The largest number of deals are being made for applications like ours, which purchase seaweed for use in innovative products. But I see a concerning phenomenon in the industry’s investment trends. It’s an exciting time to be an innovator working in this space, where it feels like a seaweed renaissance is emerging. Five of the eight finalists for this year’s Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize (including our company, Sway) are using it to develop rapidly degradable replacements for petroleum-based plastic packaging. Investments in startups working with it doubled in 2021. From sea-veggie burgers and methane-reducing cattle feed to textiles and dyes, seaweed - the predecessor of all land plants, and cultivated at a relatively small scale for centuries - is a promising resource for innovators in a surprising range of industries. In the world of climate solutions, seaweed has been making waves.

He is a founding member of Sway, a company building seaweed-based replacements for plastic packaging, where he serves as the partnerships and impact lead.

Anti semitic comments can be overheard as well.Īpparently stadium security never found the attackers.Īnd that’s why grown men wearing football jerseys are usually always a-holes.Russell Reed is an interdisciplinary environmentalist dedicated to building a more inclusive environmental movement. The Miami Dolphins fans were upset and decided to pick out a couple guys to beat on to vent their frustration. Check Out This Brawl Between Idiots At A Dolphins-49ers GameĪlso, why are two old guys going at it towards the end? They should be at home watching the game and yelling at the television like I will be doing at their age.Īccording to the YouTube uploader the brawl broke out because of two drunk Miami Dolphins fans and two San Francisco 49ers fans. Take a look at the video to watch idiots going at it. Although to be fair, I would also be upset if I realized I was a grown man wearing a football jersey, as if I am actually part of the team. The video below shows a bunch of grown men (and women) in football jerseys yelling garbage at each other.

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