Big Meat and Dairy’s Unsavory Pushback on Climate Action
The Big Meat and Dairy industries are copycats — copycats of Big Oil, that is. (Big Oil, for their part, copied from Big Tobacco.) Fueled by extraordinary wealth, these industries…
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A Fossil Fuel Industry Under Fire. Will it Last?
To say it hasn’t been a good week for the Fossil Fuel Industry is putting it mildly. The top news — as recounted by media outlets clamoring to spew forth…
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Targeting the Real Plastic Pollution Culprits: Extended Producer Responsibility
Extended producer responsibility. What is it? And why is it important? Before I get to that, let me share a bit of recent news that caught my eye. A new…
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What’s the Beef About Meat and Climate Change?
The disinformation spreaders have their carving knives out, sharpened up to shred apart the legitimate connection between meat and climate change. From downplaying the connection through industry-funded academic research to…
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10 Earth Day Books that Inspire and Inform
While you’re celebrating Mother Earth this Earth Day, consider picking up a green-themed book to read. These ten Earth Day books are guaranteed to inspire and inform. Read one or…
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Talking to a Climate Change Skeptic? 6 Successful Communication Strategies
I live in a part of the country where people profess to be climate savvy. I don’t know anyone who’d publicly label him- or herself a climate change skeptic, but…
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Earth Calling: Humans, Fix Your E-Waste Problem!
When you think of the main culprit in our global waste crisis, do you think of plastic? I do, but a fierce contender is now e-waste. As we grapple with…
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3 Surprising Greenwashing Examples You Should Know About
You’ve heard the term greenwashing, but do you really know what it means? These three greenwashing examples will give you a better understanding of the deceptive practice and highlight the…
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Make 2021 a Green New Year: 30 Easy and Effective New Year’s Resolution Ideas
Yes, 2020 was a year for the history books, and not in a good way. There were some bright spots during the year, but I must admit that I’m looking…
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Greenwashing Alert: Is Chemical Recycling the Solution to Plastic Pollution?
It seems that there’s a solution to the planet’s plastic pollution crisis: chemical recycling! At least that’s the claim by proponents of this new process. Thanks to this new technology,…
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