Category: Pollution
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The Real Issue With Plastic
More than a waste-management problem, the plastic crisis is an overproduction crisis.
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Demilitarisation and Environmental Justice
The institutions behind “national security” efforts are structurally implicated in accelerating planetary instability, while simultaneously positioning themselves as managers of the chaos that will follow. Explosions erupt following Israeli strikes at Tehran Oil Refinery on March 7, 2026. Source: Atta Kenare / AFP 13th March 2026 As bombs fall on Iran and Lebanon, a new…
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Why Should We Care About the Aviation Industry?
Photo Credit: Basile Barjon/Stay Grounded 18th July 2025 Aviation’s climate impact is far greater than most people realise. Air travel is the most carbon-intensive mode of transport, responsible for roughly 4% of global warming (once non-CO₂ effects are taken into account). This footprint is not only large but growing rapidly. In the five years before…
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A Zombie Garbage Incinerator Divides a Working-Class Town in Massachusetts.
In an article originally published by Grist Greta Jochem describes how for two decades residents in Revere, Massachusetts, have seemingly had to choose between jobs and their health. This story was originally published by Grist on 25th January, 2018. Photo Credit: Google Earth Via Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Republished 30th April 2024. Sitting…