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.
That said, let’s jump right into it.Russell Reed is an interdisciplinary environmentalist dedicated to building a more inclusive environmental movement. Not everything will have a direct answer, but there should be enough presented information to help narrow things down. I’ll be going over what Raider Nation wants to know, hopefully giving new angles and understandings. The questions that are left unanswered are what we’ll be focusing on here, going over one for each unit on the offensive side of the ball, and giving insight where available. The roles of select individuals are left hanging in the air, and questions regarding entire units are met with uncertainty. While some answers are becoming clear, others are left more unsolved than ever.
From undrafted free agent Darien Butler earning his chance to run with the starting linebackers to Tyron Johnson impressing day after day, an under-the-radar player has taken center stage each practice, and questions start to get answered. Training camp has housed many magical moments in Las Vegas already this summer for the Raiders.
Questions are started to get answered at training camp, but some remain as mysterious as ever for the 2022 Las Vegas Raiders. HENDERSON, NEVADA – JULY 27: General manager Dave Ziegler (L) and owner and managing general partner Mark Davis of the Las Vegas Raiders look on during the team’s first fully padded practice during training camp at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center on July 27, 2022, in Henderson, Nevada.