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Distraction and Deflection
Dissonance Resonating
Media driven society
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
February 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Hold them Accountable!

www.change.org/p/demand-the...
www.change.org
February 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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December 14, 2024 at 1:00 AM
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I once asked my now-retired dentist what was the biggest improvement in dentistry over his career. He was active in the Oregon Dental Association and kept up to date on latest research, equipment, etc.

Without missing a beat he said “fluoridated water”.

www.foodandwine.com/fluoride-in-...
Fluoride in Drinking Water Is Actually Quite Safe — Here’s What to Know
RFK has been asserting that fluoride is an "industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease." But it's not waste mat...
www.foodandwine.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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“This conference is about far more than drafting a treaty, it’s about humanity rising to meet an existential crisis.”

Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso kicks off INC-5. Now, it’s time to cap plastic production!

#PlasticsTreaty
November 25, 2024 at 2:02 AM
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The climate talks in Baku 🇦🇿 are officially over!

#COP29 opened with a bulldozing through of dangerous #CarbonMarkets and ended with a bulldozing through of an empty promise of rich countries’ legal obligations to protect #HumanRights & the planet: ciel.org/news/cop29-c...

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COP29: Rich Countries Shirk Climate Duties, But They Are Not Above the Law - Center for International Environmental Law
COP29 concluded today after wealthy nations refused to pay up in line with their legal obligations to provide sufficient climate finance to the Global South.
ciel.org
November 23, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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The results of the U.S. election are the worst-case outcome for climate policy, writes Michael Gerrard.

Any hope for U.S. progress on climate now lies with cities, states, and the clean tech sector.
Trump 2.0: This Time the Stakes for Climate Are Even Higher
Donald Trump has promised to halt federal climate action and repeal the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act, which provides unprecedented spending for clean energy. The market momentum for renewables an...
e360.yale.edu
November 18, 2024 at 12:15 PM
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To help cope with extreme heat, Paris aims to replace 60,000 parking spaces with trees.

Read more: bit.ly/49dYhQ5
November 19, 2024 at 2:42 PM
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The recent spike in global temperatures is so extreme that it has confounded scientists. A new animation from NASA shows the severity of warming.

Read more: bit.ly/3Z0pT6f
November 22, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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If you missed today’s super-informative #SEJWebinar with @CanaryMediaInc.bsky.social, “Covering the Tough Stuff: How to Report on Industrial Decarbonization,” you can catch the recording, chat log and resources here at your convenience: www.sej.org/calendar/sej...
November 20, 2024 at 8:27 PM
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The UNEP Pollution Fund protects human and environmental health through sound chemical and waste management and the reduction of pollutants released into the air, water, soil and oceans.

See its important impacts here: www.unep.org/about-un-env... #PartnersForPlanet
November 24, 2024 at 9:42 AM
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Humanity faces a triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, & pollution. Sometimes, it’s hard not to lose hope. UNEP is all about visionary blue-sky thinking for Earth & now we are on BlueSky, sharing ideas, solutions, & voices from the people most affected by environmental change.
November 19, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Welcome to the #trulysmartconsumer
valuing sustainable products and practices from inception to end of life

Together we can be the change
November 25, 2024 at 2:16 AM
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This is not exactly new information but every confirmation just makes it worse. We need to push for a return to sustainable, recyclable, and reusable packaging.
‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals

Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regardless, Center for Climate Integrity study finds

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals
Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regardless, Center for Climate Integrity study finds
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2024 at 10:16 PM