Older generations have generally favored “nowism,” which privileges short-term well-being at the expense of long-term environmental and societal sustainability. And today’s youth are done with it.
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‘Off-the-charts records’: has humanity finally broken the climate? | Climate crisis | The Guardian
September 9, 2023Extreme weather is ‘smacking us in the face’ with worse to come, but a ‘tiny window’ of hope remains, say leading climate scientists
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Join us on this week’s View for some simple yet effective tips on we can all help one of the world’s most important and megadiverse ecosystems: the rainforest.
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The Gift of Ecological Humility
March 6, 2023These Afro-Indigenous practices challenge ideas of human supremacy.
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Fast-acting enzyme breaks down plastics and changes recycling game | The Optimist Daily
January 23, 2023Researchers from UT Austin have developed a new enzyme that super boosts the breakdown and recycling of environmentally harmful plastics.
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Why seagrass meadows are the carbon capture solution we need | The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News
January 23, 2023Seagrass can capture carbon 35 times faster than rainforests. It’s time we pay more attention to the vegetation growing beneath the waves.
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A Reset for Unprecedented Times
January 4, 2021Buen Vivir is both a philosophy and a lived practice that puts Earth at the center of “the Good Life.”
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For centuries indigenous communities have remained responsible stewards for biodiversity protection. But today their voices are being ignored.
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Opinion | Vanessa Nakate: America Needs to Lead on Climate Change
November 9, 2020The 23-year-old Ugandan climate activist explains what the U.S. election will mean for the future of the planet.
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Scientists warn: Soon it will be too late to save Earth
November 21, 2017More than 15,000 scientists in 184 countries have signed a letter urging the world to address major environmental concerns. “Soon it will be too late to shift