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On the agenda this Earth Day: A global treaty to end plastic pollution

Grist

Happy Earth Day (and Earth Week, and Earth Month) — a time of year when sustainability is elevated in the global consciousness, and my inbox is full of vaguely greenwashy PR pitches. But it struck me that Earth Day 2024 has a particularly timely theme: Planet vs. Plastics. degrees Celsius (2.7

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

Happy Earth Day 2021! When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.

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How to Encourage Children to Be More Sustainable

Green Living Guy

Climate change is already harming people’s health worldwide. If we do nothing to protect the environment, the impact could burden future generations with disease and illness. Since air pollution and plastic pollution are getting worse year by year, immediate actions… Read More How to Encourage Children to Be More Sustainable.

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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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Learning how to garden a forest

Grist

Since then, Pepperwood has provided a model of how combining science with local Indigenous research , knowledge, and practices can restore forest health and resiliency while mitigating the growing frequency and severity of fires. The gentle midmorning sun warms us as we follow McKay toward a ridge. The Western U.S.

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Can manufacturing green sand beaches save our planet?

AGreenLiving

It sounds too good to be true — spread some rocks on a beach and the ocean will do the work to remove carbon dioxide from the air, reversing global warming. It’s very clear at this point that in order to avoid the worst effects of global warming, reducing emissions will not be enough,” Green said.

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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.