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Gallup: One in three people globally are unhappy with environmental protection efforts

Business Green

Poll findings released by Gallup on Earth Day show that countries' environmental records have little bearing on citizens' satisfaction rates. Of the eight countries least satisfied with national efforts to protect the environment, six were in Europe - Ukraine, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece.

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Good health depends on a stable climate. This fellowship teaches health professionals how to advocate for both.

Grist

“We really feel like health professionals understand the connections of climate change and air pollution and ecological degradation on health, but they feel really daunted by it. Later, as a doctor, he also helped organize a coordinated response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Eastern Europe.

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The sins of the land are visited upon the sea

Envirotec Magazine

Launched ahead of Earth Day 2024 (22nd April), with this year’s theme being Planet Vs. Plastic, the report (titled ‘How Much Plastic Is In The Ocean?’) It was published by plastic pollution prevention startup CleanHub. Europe is the biggest exporter of plastic waste as well as the biggest importer.

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EU approves 2030 climate goals, as US preps plan to halve emissions

Business Green

With just hours to go until the start of President Biden's high profile Earth Day meeting of world leaders, two of the world's largest economies have finalised plans for ambitious new decarbonisation targets for 2030 that promise to provide a major boost to global efforts to tackle the climate crisis.

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Learning how to garden a forest

Grist

Wildfires now account for nearly half of the fine-particle pollution in the West. 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.

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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. Since the first Earth Day, the global average temperature has increased, rising at a rate of 0.32°F 10 years later, Earth Day began to face some opposition.

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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. Since the first Earth Day, the global average temperature has increased, rising at a rate of 0.32°F Earth Day in the U.S.

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