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Ice rink alternatives and their environmental impact

AGreenLiving

CFCs and HCFCs are synthetic gases attributed to ozone layer destruction. The brine entails that this secondary fluid is high in salinity, having had salt added to boost its cooling properties. HFCs heighten the greenhouse effect, while carbon dioxide similarly intensifies global warming.

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The Overview Effect

Grist

Her recent book Back To Earth pairs fun astronaut trivia (you can take a “shower” by “gently squeezing hot water out of the straw of a drink bag directly onto your body and watching it coat you like a second skin”) with facts about pressing environmental issues — climate change, microplastics, and the insect apocalypse. “I