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Atmospheric CO2 levels rise sharply despite Covid-19 lockdowns
Scientists find coronavirus crisis has had little impact on overall concentration trend
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Atmospheric CO2 levels rise sharply despite Covid-19 lockdowns. "What will matter much more is the trajectory we take coming out of this situation."
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The comedian going viral for lip-syncing Trump: 'People really hate him'
Sarah Cooper has carved out a niche space on TikTok, merging comedy and politics by voicing over Trump’s comments
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You've GOT to follow @sarahopr if you want to understand Donal Trump. The comedian going viral for lip-syncing Trump: 'People really hate him'
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Utrecht rooftops to be ‘greened’ with plants and mosses in new plan
‘Vertical forest’ tower will have 10,000 plants on its facade in bid to reinvigorate biodiversity
SIGN NOW: Banks — Cut credit card interest during COVID-19
Canada's big banks are lining their pockets off people who are going into debt to pay for basic essentials during COVID-19. Sign now to stop them.
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Canadian banks are profiting off people who are going into debt to pay for basic essentials during COVID-19. Sign to stop them
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Tom MacDonald -"Coronavirus"
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My new favourite rapper. Tom MacDonald -"Coronavirus" youtu.be/QPhe2n-p-mw via @YouTube
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How Being In Quarantine Can Change The World | Goalcast /McRaven "Make Your Bed" Speech
✪ NOW is the time to conquer the little tasks in life, because this pandemic may open windows of opportunity for long-awaited change... So how are you going ...
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How Being In Quarantine Can Change The World | Goalcast /McRaven "Make Y... youtu.be/7klvBZNkNKc via @YouTube
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Gretta Vosper's review of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
3/5: Regretfully, I had to stop reading this beautiful book. I have developed a strong sensitivity to visual imagery that develops as I read, particularly when the author is exquisitely adept at their trade. But graphic violence disturbs me. For...
A Just Recovery from COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic demands swift and unprecedented action from national governments and the international community. Choices being made right now will shape our society for years, if not decades to come.
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A #JustRecovery from #covid-19 means:
🌡️Put people's health first
🌍Help people directly, not corporations
☀️Create resilience to future crises
🌻Build community solidarity
Add your name if you agree. I have
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Engineers built a homemade ventilator that can serve as ‘last resort’ for people in need
For emergency use only.
What to do when you're cooped up at home - Resilience
For the next few weeks, many of us here in Ireland – and possibly where you are -- will feel like we are in a permanent state of house arrest, working from home and looking after children kept home from school. Most of us are, rightly, staying away...
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What to do when you’re cooped up at home resilience.org/stories/2020-0… via @postcarbon
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Guarantee paid sick days to ALL workers to help stop the spread of the coronavirus
60% of workers are excluded from Employment Insurance programs. We need paid sick days for ALL workers to slow the spread of coronavirus. Add your name.
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Add your name to this petition to ensure paid sick days for ALL workers to slow the spread of #COVID19
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Uncovering the Secret Identity of Rosie the Riveter
Naomi Parker Fraley, the inspiration behind Rosie the Riveter, died in January 2018.
Why don’t we treat the climate crisis with the same urgency as coronavirus? | Owen Jones
No Cobra meetings, no sombre speeches, yet the consequences of runaway global heating are catastrophic, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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Why don’t we treat the climate crisis with the same urgency as coronavirus? | Owen Jones
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Why we need worst-case thinking to prevent pandemics
The long read: Threats to humanity, and how we address them, define our time. Why are we still so complacent about facing up to existential risk?
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“Many of the dangers we face indeed arise from science and technology – but, more fundamentally, because we have become powerful without becoming commensurately wise.”
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Show your support for a Green New Deal in Canada
Canada's in the midst of a political and economic crisis -- but a Green New Deal could solve the big problems we're facing. Add your name to call for a Green New Deal now.
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We're in the midst of a political & economic crisis while our planet burns. Sign the petition calling for a #GreenNewDeal
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Developer With Links to Fake Parents’ Group Lobbied Ford Government Following Anti-Teacher Attack Ads
Developer hired a former Harper minister to lobby Ford government over land-use planning and a ‘proposed highway’ on their land
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Developer With Links to Fake Parents’ Group Lobbied Ford Government Following Anti-Teacher Attack Ads
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How can we expect to learn anything new ....
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How can we expect to learn anything new .... - mailchi.mp/93b746b47c02/h… pic.twitter.com/7kpIbmmyra
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The Difference Between Getting By and Getting Better
When you do something the same way long enough, it stops occurring to you that it can be done differently. I’ve begun making up for thirty years of mediocre interactions with clerks and cashiers. I was a very shy kid, so I often mumbled my way...
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Tweaking life: The Difference Between Getting By and Getting Better raptitude.com/2020/02/gettin… via @DavidDCain
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