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Carbon Neutrality 102: Credits, Offsets and How Capitalism Hijacked Climate Action
BP, Shell, Total, Repsol, and Equinor are 5 of the major oil companies of the world that have promised to go carbon neutral by the year 2050. If you do not understand what carbon neutrality means, I’d suggest you read this article before you read any further.
By Rishi Rathi5 years ago in Earth
Neighbors Are Quiet Drama
Spring 2021 A couple of Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks have been visiting the dead tree a bit after sunrise each morning. It’s the tree the Red-Bellied Woodpeckers nested in earlier in the season, but now they’ve finished, and a pair of European Starlings has claimed one of the cavities. As I study it over the first cup of wake-up coffee, I observe a small drama that reminds me of the delicate dance we do when deciding how to handle difficult neighbors.
By Amethyst Qu5 years ago in Earth
Pocket, Planet, and Planning: Why Your E-Bike Commute Is an All-Round Saver
We're always looking for new ways to save, whether that be the environment, our money, or our time. But as we rush about our day-to-day schedule, there is one aspect of our working routines that we neglect. Between home and work, the daily commute can appear insignificant.
By Alicia Walker5 years ago in Earth
A Pollinator Named Polly
Not so long ago, a friend was preparing some materials for Pollinator Week with any number of activities intended to raise public awareness of pollinators. This year, the week ran from June 21-27, and it was an important event because flowering plants tend to be indolent beings.
By Amethyst Qu5 years ago in Earth
Passion for the Earth
I am most passionate about saving the planet. You can be too, with the smallest daily lifestyle habits. People follow me because I am able to show them a different view of life. A healthier way of living that can also help the planet. We humans can live however we want. Humans are the first species that are able to live in any place in the world verse animals have to live in a certain place because of the role they play in the ecosystem. Animals in certain areas evolve over time to adapt to the place they live in or they migrate to another area.
By Kendall Poland5 years ago in Earth
Sudden Impact: The Day the Dinosaurs Perished
SIXTY-SIX MILLION years ago, in one cataclysmic flash, the Earth changed forever. Without warning, a mountain-sized rock pierced through the 480 km of the atmosphere in an instant, and slammed into the deep bedrock of a shallow sea.
By Wilson da Silva5 years ago in Earth
The Rainforest's Neatest Endangered Monkeys. Top Story - June 2021.
There are many adorable monkeys and apes in the rainforest. Unfortunately, many of these are endangered. Every year, the rainforest dwindles a little more. Unfortunately, as the rainforest disappears, so do the animals that live there, causing many of these animals to become extinct every day. When something happens to a member in the food chain, all the things on both ends of it are affected, including the plants and trees, not just the animals in the rainforest. Here are some of the top culprits for the shrinking of the rainforest:
By Angela Schultz5 years ago in Earth
The Wisdom of Grandmother Tree
When you are a writer and all your inspiration, training and years of putting words on paper are needed to create that next masterpiece, being able to “define” what that creative piece is about is the only place to start. As such, this wordsmith’ed journey begins with defining the word “passion.” Because to answer the question, what are you passionate about? … I need, no, I must start with how I define passion.
By Katherine A. Weir5 years ago in Earth
