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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · 13d

The climate crisis has a human face.

Families displaced, youth facing eco-anxiety, and communities on the frontlines.

🌍 A new Environment column explores Pope Francis’ call for a moral response that unites faith, education & action.

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · 19d

✨ What does the future look like through the eyes of children in Portugal? ✨

Sabrina Fialho writes on the single, open-ended question she posted to school children across Portugal.

"If you had a magic wand or superpowers, what would you do?"

Click the link in bio to read how they answered!

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · 27d

New research shows early screen time fuels emotional outbursts in kids while device turnover adds to global sustainability challenges.

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Sep 12

❄️ The Sámi, Norway, and the Global Stakes of Arctic Mining ❄️

Norway’s seabed mining plans face strong opposition from Indigenous and environmental voices.

The Arctic’s future may hinge on choosing precaution over exploitation.

Full commentary via link in bio.

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Sep 7

GMO Decision-Making and the Precautionary Principle

South Africa’s top court has overturned approval of a drought-tolerant GMO maize. With climate change intensifying droughts, how do we balance food security with environmental risk?

Read the full open access article via the link in bio.

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Aug 30

🎣India's traditional fisherfolk have safeguarded their coastal ecosystems for generations but their way of life is being diminished.

Can good governance protect their livelihoods and strengthen environmental resilience?🎣

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Aug 22

🌏🚨NEW ISSUE ALERT 🚨🌏

Volume 67 Issue 05 of Environment Magazine is out now, featuring original articles, commentary, columns and book reviews.

Read every article and written piece open access now by following the website link in bio. Happy reading!

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Aug 12

🏃‍♀️Several high profile athletes have spoken out on climate issues, but can they influence public opinions?🏃‍♀️

In a new article in Vol 67:04, researchers Madeleine Orr and Daniel Sailofsky ask, Are Athletes Activists Credible on Climate and Environmental Issues?

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Aug 5

🌍 COP29 fell short, but can COP30 in Latin America deliver real change? 🌍

Paula Villagra unpacks the shortcomings of COP 29 and explores how Latin America could lead the way with bold, justice-driven climate solutions at COP30.

Read her full article in Environment Magazine now

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Jul 27

🌞 The Cheapest Energy on Earth is Already Here 🌞

@billmckibben.bsky.social lays out how we build cultural momentum for the clean energy transition.

Enter @sundayofaction.bsky.social a new celebration of clean energy on 20-21 September.

Read more in Environment Magazine.

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Jul 20

Leaking Gas, Losing Futures — Why Methane Waste Can’t Be Ignored

Deborah Gordon of @rockymtninst.bsky.social writes why tackling methane waste is one of the most impactful ways we can protect our planet and strengthen energy security.

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Jul 17

🚨REMINDER🚨

Registrations are still open for our next Navigating Environmental Crossroads Webinar happening TOMORROW!

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Jun 30

💻 UPCOMING WEBINAR 💻

𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮

Speakers: @mtejada24.bsky.social and @julianagyeman.bsky.social

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 18 July, 2025 09:00-10:00am (Pacific Time Zone)

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Jul 6

🌏🚨NEW ISSUE ALERT 🚨🌏

Volume 67 Issue 04 of Environment Magazine is out now, featuring articles from:
@billmckibben.bsky.social
Deborah Gordon from @rockymtninst.bsky.social
@maddyorr.bsky.social
and @mtejada24.bsky.social

Read every article online now, click the link in bio!

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Jun 30

💻 UPCOMING WEBINAR 💻

𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮

Speakers: @mtejada24.bsky.social and @julianagyeman.bsky.social

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 18 July, 2025 09:00-10:00am (Pacific Time Zone)

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Jun 19

💫 'How' we act matters as much as 'what' we aim for 💫

📖 Read how a justice-first approach can reshape global interventions for better outcomes for people and the planet.

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Jun 11

🌏🚨NEW ISSUE ALERT 🚨🌏

Volume 67 Issue 03 of Environment Magazine is out now!

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Jun 2

❓What unites Europe’s youth across borders, ideologies, and generations❓

A new study published in Environment Magazine Volume 67 Issue 02 suggests it's a shared urgency to act on climate change.

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · May 25

Read Environment Magazine's Volume 67 Issue 02 online now!

Featuring original articles: "Cutting the Climate Change Gordian Knot and Addressing Lock-In" and "The Greta Generation: How the Climate Protests Unite Europe's Youth".

To read the commentary, interviews and more, click the link in bio.

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · May 17

To commemorate the late Pope Francis' life and enormous contribution toward the environmental movement, Environment Magazine has published a special collection:

In Memorium to Pope Francis, and Consideration of Integral Ecology

Click the link in bio to read every article from the collection now.

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · May 10

📱Can just 5 minutes of cellphone exposure cause blood clumping?📱

New research published in Environment Magazine by Robert R. Brown shares ultrasound evidence that wireless radiation from mobile phone devices may cause rouleaux.

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · May 1

(2/2) Hansen believes real change is possible—but only if we confront the special interests that have infected our political process and build an informed, grassroots political movement.

Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · May 1

(1/2) With climate change accelerating, young people around the world are becoming deeply anxious about the growing crisis—and they’re right to be.

In the final episode of the Fundamentals of Climate Science mini-series, James Hansen lays out both the barriers and the solutions to climate action.

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Apr 22

Environment Magazine wishes to acknowledge the passing of #PopeFrancis.

He showed the world how the needs of the global poor, social justice, preserving our ecosystem, and environmental justice are inextricably linked in the search for a sustainable society.

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Apr 12

Hansen and colleagues conclude that the ability for aerosols to promote cloud formation is greater in pure ocean air and hence has an outsized impact.

Click the link in bio to read the full article online at Environment Magazine now!

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Environment Magazine @environmentmag.bsky.social · Apr 12

Hansen and colleagues bring to the fore the impact of a hidden climate wildcard — the decline in human-made aerosols produced by shipping fuels that once masked global heating.

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