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Are we in the sixth mass extinction?

Two decades ago, scientists were suggesting that the current biodiversity crisis was equivalent, or on the same path as the previous Big Five mass extinctions.

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Small effort, huge impact change we can make for the planet 🌏🥬

Meat and dairy is currently responsible for about 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions, roughly 60% of deforestation and by switching to a

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Thoughts: Brought to you by Big Oil, and Trump is freaking out.

Around the world, people are standing up to the fossil fuel industry, and their government's inaction.

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The Global North's dominance over the Global South

A picture speaks a thousand words, or in this case, speaks of hundreds of years of history of imperialism, inequality, and the dominance of

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This week's thoughts: prison sentences, the amazon and smashing clean energy targets.

“Democracy is a problem that capital is always trying to solve” - George Monbiot

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Climate Policy to Advocate for in 2022

Less 2050, more 2030 - we want rapid emissions reductions! As governments scramble to act on climate, many are putting together climate...

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Meet Sarah Lazarovic: Climate activist, writer and visual journalist.

Why do you care about climate change? "I care about island nations being swallowed up by rising waters, about species disappearing from...

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1.5C isn't much... or is it?

Have you been wondering what global temperature increases mean? We’ve been seeing "2°C increase by the middle of this century" splashed...

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Can I convince your holiday season to be without materialism?

“If this pandemic has taught us anything, it is that the economy crashes once people stop buying stuff they do not need.” Before you...

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What is permafrost thawing, & should you be worried?

Permafrost is frozen soil that, as the name suggests, is permanently frozen soil or soil that is below freezing point temperatures...

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Approaching climate denial effectively

"Guilt without redemption causes paralysis." No truer words have ever been spoken. As a climate activist and person who has spent many...

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Animal Agriculture's significant role in the degradation of the environment

Environmental degradation is driven by many factors but the role of dietary choices is often overlooked.

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A climate call to all Australians

With 2020 looking likely to be the warmest year on record and the not so distant memories of unprecedented fires that impacted much of...

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Are we in the sixth mass extinction?

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