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Forget eco-activists: This climate novel stars an oil industry shill
Lydia Kiesling’s ‘Mobility’ follows Bunny Glenn, a millennial who ends up on the dark side.
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Hip hop has been a climate voice for 50 years. Why haven’t more people noticed?
“People have spent time bobbing their heads to our stories of this despair and not seeing it as a call to action.”
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Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think.
Plastic straws used to be “environment enemy number one.”
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What happened to the thrill of plant-based meat?
A few years ago, Impossible and Beyond burgers were all the rage. Now, the industry may have to reinvent itself.
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Why the climate movement doesn’t talk about polar bears anymore
Global warming moved from the North Pole to your backyard — and so did its symbols.
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Did big expectations doom the tiny house movement?
Tiny houses started as a minimalist revolution. They ended up as an Instagram aesthetic.
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Influencers popularized the trash jar. Now they’ve moved on.
How the trash jar went from zero-waste emblem to "elitist" cliche.
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Clothed in chemicals: A new book sheds light on the toxic substances we wear daily
A Q&A on the fashion industry's toxic chemicals problem — and how we can protect ourselves.
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How one soccer team makes climate progress its goooal
The Vermont Green FC is the first team in the U.S. to make climate action a central tenet of its business plan. It's winning on and off the pitch.
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Spirituality, global warming, and grief: How clergy can help tackle climate anxiety
A growing number of spiritual leaders believe they have a vital role to play shepherding people toward action.
