Tag: Climate Change

  • Vegan or Die: The Importance of Confronting Climate Change

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    We are facing an imminent climate catastrophe. A recent study from researchers at the University of Oxford concluded that avoiding meat and dairy is the most effective way to reduce our inflicting harm on the earth. According to an article in The Guardian about this research: “A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way […]

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  • As China Cuts Air Pollution, An Unseen Killer Emerges

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    Efforts to cut smog-causing PM 2.5 are leading to rises in ground-level ozone, a chemical harmful to health. China’s smog-choked air is already a public health crisis, with around 1 million deaths attributable to air pollution every year, according to the World Health Organization. But as the government works to dissipate the gray haze blanketing the […]

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  • Why We Need to Leave Earth

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    …while making sure we don’t leave Earth behind. Currently home to 7.7 billion human beings… A world which has seen 108 billion humans exist since the beginning of our species… Earth has been our home for several hundred thousand years, and home to millions upon millions of species, and trillions of organisms, for over 3 billion […]

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  • The Future of Food

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    Current global population is estimated at 7.6 billion people. There’s enough food to go around in the world currently (2019) but things are changing. Scientists estimate that the population will reach 11.2 billion people by the year 2100. The UN reports that half of that increase will come from just 9 countries (in order of […]

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  • 25 female climate leaders shaping 2019

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    Think Equal. Build Smart. Innovate for Change. That is the theme for International Women’s Day this year. We have compiled a list of 25 inspirational female climate leaders who will be shaping the climate agenda in 2019 to mark International Women’s Day. We have consulted close to 100  people in the field to compile the definitive list. We […]

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  • Real Buddhists Don’t Use Plastic

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    Try going a day without it. I bet you’ll say you can’t, but I’m going to challenge you anyway. Because, what if I told you that just by changing one thing in your life, you could save thousands, perhaps millions of lives? Would you do it? I hope so. The change I’m referring to is […]

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  • Their Ridicule Means We Are Winning

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    It’s easy to underestimate the significance of what’s been happening this year. That’s just the way mainstream media pundits and politicians want it. Thousands of children in Europe and Great Britain walked out of school to protest climate change inaction. In rallies and interviews with contentious and cynical reporters, they articulated the science, economics, and […]

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  • Is the Fight Against Ocean Plastic Distracting Us From Bigger, Deadlier Problems?

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    The ocean is heating up, acidifying, and rising. Should we spend our energy on that and not straws—or does any attention on the ocean help spread awareness? When Seattle became the first major American city to ban plastic straws last summer, the anti-plastic straw movement was well underway. Alaska Airlines announced a plan to ditch […]

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  • Heavy snow on Maui. Historic floods on Kauai. Hawaii weather is getting weird

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    In early February, more than a foot of snow blanketed Polipoli Spring State Recreation Park on Maui — elevation 6,200 feet. Though records are spotty, it’s believed to be the lowest elevation snowfall in modern Hawaii. In other words, it was a pretty weird weather event. And that makes it part of a trend. From […]

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  • Should you buy dried or tinned beans to reduce your environmental impact?

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    Over recent years, consumers have become more concerned about the environmental impact of the products they buy, especially food. The simultaneous rise of the zero waste movement has meant a lot of focus on the packaging of our food, arguing that we need to be eliminating our household waste and opting for the option with […]

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