We recently posted an article discussing impactful changes we can make in our personal lives to help avoid a climate crisis. If you still have a fire within you to enact planet saving change in your community, then maybe consider becoming a climate activist. Being a climate … [Read more...] about 5 simple steps to become a climate activist in everyday life
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Honduras puts a stop to open-pit mining
What is open-pit mining? Open-pit mining is one of the most common and also most harmful methods of extracting minerals from the Earth. Many countries and organizations are trying to do away with this practice because it involves enormous displacement of soil and causes a great … [Read more...] about Honduras puts a stop to open-pit mining
The UK will pay wages to any worker facing unemployment amidst pandemic
In a truly unprecedented move, the UK government has announced that it will subsidize the wages of any worker facing unemployment because of the coronavirus pandemic as it ordered the closure of pubs and restaurants to try to contain the outbreak. According to finance minister … [Read more...] about The UK will pay wages to any worker facing unemployment amidst pandemic
How cities along the US-Mexico border use art to penetrate the border wall
As the U.S. remains gripped in the debate over the wall Donald Trump wants to build along the border, cross-border community groups, long-time residents, and their governments work to preserve and perpetuate a shared identity that transcends an existing physical and political … [Read more...] about How cities along the US-Mexico border use art to penetrate the border wall
California becomes first U.S. state to require women on company boards
Canada has as many female as male ministers in the government. The new Spanish government has more women than men. And recently, for the first time, women foreign ministers of almost 20 countries came together in Montreal. At the same time, gender equality still requires much … [Read more...] about California becomes first U.S. state to require women on company boards