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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. I was very struck that geologists were describing humanity as a geological force,” he said.

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6 Foods that have as much protein as beef with much less of an environmental impact

The Environmental Blog

Greenhouse gases (methane, carbon dioxide, ozone, etc.) Research from the book claims that, “There are virtually no nutrients in animal-based foods, that are not better provided by plants.” Favorite Brand: Tolerant Organic. This is a good thing or else we’d be freezing. Pairs well with homemade pesto.

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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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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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Logging is destroying southern forests — and dividing US environmentalists

Grist

The signatories of the 2020 “agreement of principles” included conservation nonprofits like the Environmental Defense Fund, the American Forest Foundation, American Forests, and the Nature Conservancy, or TNC, the largest and wealthiest nonprofit conservation organization in the U.S. communities and destroyed U.S.

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What is carbon insetting?

Mr. Sustainability

These are certainly meaningful and also have a social impact, but they do not reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector itself, nor its related co-pollutants, like black carbon, ozone, and nitrogen oxides. To some, this feels wrong. How does this work?

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What is carbon insetting?

Mr. Sustainability

These are certainly meaningful and also have a social impact, but they do not reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector itself, nor its related co-pollutants, like black carbon, ozone, and nitrogen oxides. To some, this feels wrong. How does this work?

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