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Why is the idea of the Anthropocene so contentious?

Grist

The atmospheric chemist had won a Nobel Prize in 1995 for demonstrating how humanity was destroying the ozone layer, just one of the many ways people had radically altered the planet, from urbanization to releasing greenhouse gases. People planted crops and built cities, expanding civilization until they started remaking Earth itself.

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Fenceline Community Groups in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Celebrate Mounting Victories

DeSmogBlog

James’ march was set to take place, Lavigne learned that the town required her organization to post a $10,000 bond to obtain a permit for the march, money the group didn’t have access to on short notice. It also walked back restrictive rules on its books related to marches. Two days before RISE St. Now citizens and groups like RISE St.

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Logging is destroying southern forests — and dividing US environmentalists

Grist

Wood energy succored Homo sapiens and its ancestors for millions of years, the argument goes, and only during the last couple of centuries was it replaced with fossil fuels like coal. Smith had arranged a meeting in Britton’s Neck with Reverend Woodberry, a community organizer who had been dubbed “the EJ pastor.”

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How the recycling symbol lost its meaning

Grist

It’s very, very, very bad,” she says in ABC’s prime-time Earth Day special , letting out heavy sighs and listing jumbled statistics about deforestation and the hole in the ozone layer. Earth Day organizers educated people about the value of sorting through their trash and advocated for community recycling programs. I recycle these.”

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What is carbon insetting?

Mr. Sustainability

How can we achieve global climate goals while carrying billions of tons of cargo each year on equipment powered largely by fossil fuels? An example with sustainable fuel by GoodShipping. GoodShipping substitutes fossil fuels with truly sustainable alternatives, recognized by the ISCC. To some, this feels wrong.

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What is carbon insetting?

Mr. Sustainability

How can we achieve global climate goals while carrying billions of tons of cargo each year on equipment powered largely by fossil fuels? An example with sustainable fuel by GoodShipping. GoodShipping substitutes fossil fuels with truly sustainable alternatives, recognized by the ISCC. To some, this feels wrong.

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Video Storytelling: 20 Best Climate Change and Sustainability Documentaries (Plus How To Tell Your Green Story)

Green Business Bureau

This period is marked by our industrial revolution with the discovery of fossil fuel gold and its sinister implications. Greta gained public attention after organizing a one-person strike at her school to demand climate justice. These choices demand self-reflection regarding our fossil fuel use and what we eat.