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How indigenous Bolivians lost faith in Evo Morales after the Amazon blaze
"We thought that he would fulfill his campaign promises to defend the indigenous people of Bolivia and Mother Earth. But it’s clear that in terms of real-life actions, he didn’t fulfill them.”
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Interested in the Grist fellowship? You now have an extra week to apply!
Early-career journalists, now's your chance to hop on Team Grist. The new deadline to apply is January 5.
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After the disaster comes disaster fatigue. Here’s how to fight it.
Feeling exhausted or indifferent after so many crises? You’re not alone.
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Want to predict America’s economic health? Follow the trash
There is a correlation between how much waste is shipped by rail and America's economic health. Which is weird.
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Second day of blackouts leaves nearly 10 percent of humanity without power
Another day of blackouts strike India, impacting twice as many people.
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A weekend of protests barely makes the papers
Protests in D.C., West Virginia, China, and Japan barely register on American media.
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High heat knocks out power to hundreds of millions in India
Excessive power demand due to high temperatures knocked as many as 370 million Indians off the grid.
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Here is everything people have written about sustainability at the Olympics
In no particular order, and, despite the headline, certainly not everything: The Olympic Games’ official sustainability site! How organizers plan to make the Games green! The top six green buildings at the Olympics! How the Games precipitated a green building boom! A U.N. guy, giving the London Games props! Action Sustainability, taking said props away! […]
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Sally Ride pushed us to understand our climate and our world
After becoming the first American woman in space, she went on to inspire kids to learn about science and coauthor a book about climate change.