Key Readings
Food
The New Yorker: A New Leaf (2015)
Washington Post: For sweetgreen, 2020 is the Year Kelp Becomes Cool (2020)
New York Times: The Climate-Friendly Vegetable You Ought to Eat (2019)
The Guardian: Meet the “Star Ingredient” Changing Fortunes in Alaska’s Waters: Seaweed (2019)
Industry Leaders:
Plastic Alternatives
Business Insider: An Edible Straw Made of Seaweed Could Soon Replace Polluting Plastic Straws (2019)
Bioplastics News: Unilever, Just Eat and Notpla Partner To Launch Sauces in Seaweed Sachets (2019)
Futurism: Kanye West Unveils Yeezy Sneakers Made of Algae Foam (2019)
Sustainable Fashion Collective: A New Sustainable Seaweed Fabric…SeaCell! (2017)
Industry Leaders:
Agricultural Products
Civil Eats: Can We Grow Enough Seaweed to Help Cows Fight Climate Change (2019)
Instant Tech Market News: Seaweed Fertilizer Market is Expected to Generate Huge Profits by 2020 – 2026 (2020)
The Guardian: From Red Seaweed to Climate Smart Cows: New Zealand Leads the Fight Against Methane (2019)
Industry Leaders:
Blue Carbon & Nitrogen
Marine Ecology Press: Use of Sugar Kelp Aquaculture in Long Island Sound and the Bronx River Estuary for Nutrient Extraction (2015)
Current Biology: Blue Growth Potential to Mitigate Climate Change through Seaweed Offsetting (2019)
National Geographic: Seaweed 'Forests' Can Help Fight Climate Change (2019)
Biology Letters: Sequestration of Macroalgal Carbon: the Elephant in the Blue Carbon Room (2018)
Seafood Source: Good and Bad News for Mussels (2012)