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The Overview Effect

Grist

In interviews afterward, Shatner made a plea for the planet as TV hosts tried to steer him toward topics lighter than death and global warming. A view of the Earth beyond the lunar horizon, taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft while in orbit around the Moon, by crewmember Bill Anders, on December 24, 1968.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

Although this level was not defined by the convention, the aim was to allow ecosystems and society to adapt naturally to climate change, which means slowing global warming down. The Paris Agreement outlined the action necessary to limit global temperature rise this century below 35.6°F

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An Earth Day Like No Other

Green Market Oracle

This is an Earth Day like no other that has gone before. In 2020 we are celebrating the 50th Earth Day and the theme this year is climate action. In 2020 we are celebrating the 50th Earth Day and the theme this year is climate action. This all changed with the election of Donald Trump in 2016.

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Learning how to garden a forest

Grist

is a home to some of the most beautiful landscapes on earth, but California’s iconic trees — among the world’s tallest, largest, and oldest — in particular have long inspired passionate devotion. The idea behind Earth Day originated in California in 1969. The Western U.S.

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Earth Day History: Transformation of a Celebration – Part 2

Green Business Bureau

Earth Day History and Transformation. The launch of Earth Day back in 1970 marked a turning point for environmentalism and planet activists worldwide. The global population has more than doubled since 1970, increasing from 3.7 Earth Day History – A Look Back at the First 50 Years. C) per decade.

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The Transformation of Earth Day: What Has Changed and What To Expect – Part 2

Green Business Bureau

How Earth Day Has Transformed Through Changing Trends. The launch of Earth Day back in 1970 marked a turning point for environmentalism and planet activists worldwide. The global population has more than doubled since 1970, increasing from 3.7 Political Shifts: Earth Day Gains Momentum Despite Political Turbulence.

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28 Posts Commemorating the Seminal Efforts of Female Environmentalists

Green Market Oracle

Five years later she oversaw the signing of the historic accord at COP21 in which 195 countries agreed to limit global warming. Read more » Remembering Berta on International Women's Day On International Women's Day 2016 we mourn the loss of Berta Cáceres, a truly heroic environmental organizer.