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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

The word Anthropocene was coined by biologist Eugene Stormer and chemist Paul Crutzen in 2000 and has since gained popularity and acclaim. . Nitrogen and phosphorous are both essential for plant growth, thus they are made into fertilizers that pollute waterways and coastal zones, and accumulate in the world’s soil and land.

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Revealed: A U.S. President Was First Informed of CO2’s Impact 59 Years Ago This Month 

DeSmogBlog

He specifically referred to the “ magnitude of the pollution problem ,” and the “urgency of increased attention to prevention and abatement of pollution of our soils, air and waters.” By the year 2000 there will be about 25 percent more carbon dioxide in our atmosphere than at present.”

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Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change

DeSmogBlog

Society had acknowledged that it had “over-estimated” the carrying capacity of soil, water, and air so “current wisdom” would lead us to “unequivocally condemn such past practice.” President Jimmy Carter to triple coal production by the G7 countries until the year 2000. In 1980, Wilson used it to lobby U.S.

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How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide.

Grist

The last report, which the Trump administration tried to bury when it came out in 2018, was the most dire since the first assessment was published in 2000. Rising temperatures have also dried the soil, raising wildfire risks. That includes wild turnips and chokecherries, culturally significant plants for the Lakota people.