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How Hip Hop Can Bring Green Issues to Communities of Color

How Hip Hop Can Bring Green Issues to Communities of Color

The environmental movement has largely failed to connect with people of color and marginalized urban communities. By confronting issues from contaminated water to climate change, hip hop music can help bridge that divide and bring home the realities of environmental injustice. By Thomas Easley • March 3, 2020 When I was diversity director …

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Good news! Because words matter, the (UK newspaper) updated its glossary in 201…

Good news! Because words matter, the  (UK newspaper) updated its glossary in 201...

Good news! Because words matter, the @guardian (UK newspaper) updated its glossary in 2019 in regards with environmental news. . All journalists and editors are now expected to follow the new guidelines when referring to the following terms: . “Climate change” is replaced by “Climate emergency” or “Climate crisis” to …

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Tropical forests’ ability to absorb carbon nearing ‘tipping point’ and could soon accelerate climate crisis, study finds

Tropical forests’ ability to absorb carbon nearing ‘tipping point’ and could soon accelerate climate crisis, study finds

The ability of the world’s tropical forests to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is decreasing, according to a study tracking 300,000 trees over 30 years. A global research team, led by the University of Leeds, say they fear the world’s remaining undisturbed tropical forests may have already begun to …

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