Practice of dolphin hunting in the Faroe Islands has come under renewed scrutiny after more than 1,400 of the mammals were killed in one day
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Why many cities suck (but Dutch cities don’t)
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Norwegians head to the polls on Sept. 13 in a parliamentary election that has centered on the issue of whether saving the planet is worth stopping the fossil fuel gravy train
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The nation’s first regenerative dairy works with nature to heal the soil—at scale
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World's biggest machine capturing carbon from air turned on in Iceland – operators say the Orca plant can suck 4,000 tonnes of CO2 out of the air every year
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The secret to preventing killer heatwaves isn’t what you think
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Electrify everything is slow
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With climate change emerging as a primary issue in this month's Norwegian parliamentary election, there are signs people are questioning the country's reliance on crude oil
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Climate change won't stop while America hates trains and walking
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Massive fire threatens Lake Tahoe, more ordered to flee
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What's something that is, surprisingly, made with animal products?
There are some products which are quite obviously animal-derived (e.g. leather), but there are a lot of others where it's much less obvious (e.g. tallow-based soap). What are some of the less...
There are some products which are quite obviously animal-derived (e.g. leather), but there are a lot of others where it's much less obvious (e.g. tallow-based soap).
What are some of the less obvious places people might find animal-derived ingredients/products? Also, if you know of any good substitutes or alternatives to those, give your recommendations as well!
Meta note: wasn't sure where this would best fit in on the site, but I figured ~enviro is a good fit. If it needs to be moved to a better home, feel free!
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The Middle East is running out of water
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Denser cities could be a climate boon – but nimbyism stands in the way
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For the first time on record precipitation on Saturday at the summit of Greenland, roughly two miles above sea level, fell as rain and not snow
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Sweden's only remaining mountaintop glacier lost another two metres in height in the past year due to rising air temperatures driven by climate change
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For an ecological realpolitik
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International seafood company Grieg Seafood leaked nearly 4,000 gallons of chlorine into a northern Norway fjord, killing approximately 96,000 fish
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Siberia’s wildfires are bigger than all the world’s other blazes combined
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Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
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2020 IPCC Assessment Report on Climate Change
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When the Western world ran on guano
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BeachBot uses AI to rid beaches of cigarette butts
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New Form Energy iron-air battery outperforms best lithium ion tech
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Big Oil’s solution for plastic waste littered with failure
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Third-biggest ice loss for Greenland in a single day since 1950 – rapid melt followed warm air being trapped by a change in atmospheric circulation patterns
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5% of electric plants responsible for 73% of power sector emissions
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An interview with air-quality specialist Sarah Coefield about wildfire smoke, ventilation, long-term effects on health, and more
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I tried to film a volcano and it was a complete disaster
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PG&E will bury 10,000 miles of power lines so they don't spark wildfires
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Greenland stops oil and gas exploration – natural resources minister Naaja Nathanielsen said the environment and climatic impacts had been assessed as being too high
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The promise and peril of turning the Salton Sea into California's "Lithium Valley"
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Common Ground, Part I: How organic and regenerative agriculture are revitalizing rural Montana economies
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Why geothermal isn't ubiquitous and how it might get that way
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Can we survive extreme heat?
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New, better, and instant water disinfection method
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No, you can’t recycle a bowling ball (but people sure keep trying)
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Ground temperatures in Siberia reach extremes of 48°C, air temperatures reach 30°C
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Exxon lobbyist shares parts of their playbook with reporter on camera
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Joe Biden administration bars US imports of solar panels linked to forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region
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Amazon destroys millions of items of brand new, unsold stock each year
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Large amounts of mercury discovered in Greenland's glaciers – the heavy metal raises concerns for the health of indigenous communities
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We’ve barely explored the darkest realm of the ocean. With rare-metal mining on the rise, we’re already destroying it.
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Norwegian climate activists have asked the European Court of Human Rights to rule against Norway's plans for more oil drilling in the Arctic
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How severe is the drought gripping the American West? See for yourself
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'Cool’ roofs, cooler designs as the building industry embraces energy sustainability
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An incredible interactive map lets you drop a raindrop anywhere in the US, then track what its journey would be
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I found a mud volcano in California
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Rights of nature: How granting a river personhood could help protect it
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The mystery of Denmark's vanishing wolf pack – are hunters to blame?
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How returning lands to native tribes is helping protect nature
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