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Sustainability and the never-ending battle against burnout

GreenBiz

Then, with shame burning my face, I had to cancel a GreenBiz workshop I was leading about how to take care of yourself. Family, community, health, creativity — those are the things that light me up, give me meaning. I’d spent weeks designing the workshop. It became crystal clear: I would honor my health. They didn’t help.

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Colorado Youth Unity Summit

Defend Our Future

Raising Climate Activists Defend Our Future was proud to partner with local Colorado organizations to put on the Youth Unity Rising Summit last month. This annual summit is a student-driven and community-led event to empower young people to become lifelong engaged environmental, social justice, and health advocates.

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Human Health in the Age of Climate Change: Disease, Nutrition, and Access at a Crossroads

Energy Innovation

The research underscores a trend that scholars have warned of for decades: climate change presents new and intensified challenges for human health. Experts are urging decision-makers headed to COP27 to center human health in this year’s discussions about climate change mitigation and adaptation. Source: Semenza et al.

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UK soils could see step change in carbon sink potential, with proper investment

Envirotec Magazine

Investing in the ground beneath our feet could have wide-ranging benefits for the environment, animal and human health – as well as moving closer to Net Zero, according to new research. The research evolved from a workshop held in 2021, hosted by Food and Farming Futures, a charity chaired by Lord Curry.

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Join Us for Community Education in Action!

Front And Centered

The short answer is no—a Just Transition offers a grassroots and place-based framework that allows connecting community organizing, deep democracy, and social justice efforts to move away from an extractive economy that is the real root of the current climate crisis. What is Community Education in Action? Their mission?

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Coalition Work in Colorado

Defend Our Future

An essential part of Defend Our Future’s structure is our regional organizers. They create authentic relationships with local partners and use their lived experiences to translate our priorities to a community setting. Morgan takes on methane Morgan Brown is our regional organizer in Colorado and a former campus ambassador!

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Sustainability in Healthcare: How Telemedicine and Virtual Meetings Reduce Emissions and Waste

Green Business Bureau

Sustainability Benefits of Telemedicine And Virtual Health. Virtual health comprises not only video or phone calls between patients and doctors but also includes remote monitoring using digital health tools such as wearables, implantable devices, and mobile apps. Remote Monitoring of Patients To Lower In-person Visits.

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