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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 Humans are using more land.

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'The opportunity to do things right': UN Secretary-General backs green recovery

Business Green

Climate disruption is approaching a point of no return," Guterres will warned in a hard-hitting address timed to coincide with Earth Day. "We Fiscal firepower must drive a "shift from the grey to green economy", he added, in a bid to build more resilient infrastructure and economic models.

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America's Turning Tide: The Inflection Point that will Take us from Darkness to Light

Green Market Oracle

Trump is trying to cast himself as the law and order president yet he is not cut out for the part. Trump has made a mockery of the law freeing and protecting his friends. This is who we still are: compassionate, resilient, decent people whose fortunes are bound up with one another. The Don is steeped in criminality.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Cureton’s work touches California’s disadvantaged communities through initiatives such as those providing energy retrofits at multi-family buildings and funding for resiliency plans during wildfire season for those who live in utility power shutoff zones. Resiliency Planner, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance; Brooklyn, New York.

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Seven Sustainability Trends to Watch in 2024

Andrew Winston

The big stories of 2023 included the “anti-ESG” movement’s silencing effect on many companies; the explosion of clean tech; new reporting laws that are pressuring companies to measure and do more; and most oddly, the annual global climate meeting held in the United Arab Emirates, a petro-state. So, what will 2024 look like?