A Survival Guide for the Planet

Joined January 2009
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When this pandemic is over, we need to make sure that the “new normal” is better than the last one. nrdc.org/onearth/we-cant-go-…

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Nancy Beck’s last private sector job was protecting the interests of chemical companies. Her current job in the public sector doesn’t appear to be all that different. nrdc.org/onearth/who-nancy-b…

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The plan to build a monstrous new ski resort atop British Columbia’s Jumbo Glacier is finally dead—a win for local people and grizzly bears alike. nrdc.org/onearth/goodbye-ski…

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All over the country, communities of color are being hit the hardest by COVID-19. They also happen to be the communities that have been hit hardest by air pollution. nrdc.org/onearth/when-virus-…

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Artist Matthew Willey’s 12-year journey to bee activism began suddenly—with a single bee landing in the middle of his studio floor. nrdc.org/onearth/muralist-hi…

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From planting gardens in canoes to turning barges into homes, the people of Grand Bayou are adapting wherever they can for a chance to stay in the place they love. nrdc.org/onearth/sea-level-r…

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Imagine looking out at a grieving, traumatized nation and thinking: Now’s the time to make the air and water dirtier. nrdc.org/onearth/trumps-anti…

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When our public health infrastructure is working well, people tend to forget it’s there. (But our lawmakers shouldn’t.)nrdc.org/onearth/how-healthy…

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We can get through this. But only if we work together. nrdc.org/onearth/even-our-is…

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For years, Team Trump has devalued science and mocked the entire idea of expertise. We’re seeing the consequences of that attitude now.nrdc.org/onearth/we-should-b…

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A proposed agreement among Caribbean and Latin American nations could help save the lives of activists whose work threatens the rich and powerful. After two years, it’s high time to ratify it. nrdc.org/onearth/honor-memor…

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“You can bring a species back. It can happen,” says Kurt Hundgen of the @National_Aviary, which has spearheaded bringing the Guam rail back from extinction. nrdc.org/onearth/guam-rails-…

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The climate-denial movement’s latest gambit shows that they don’t understand—at all—what makes Greta Thunberg’s message so powerful. nrdc.org/onearth/climate-den…

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Trump is pressing forward with his plan to shrink two national monuments, despite the fact that the courts have yet to rule on the legality of doing so. Which leaves just one explanation: He doesn’t care how they will rule. nrdc.org/onearth/shrinking-b…

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At this three-acre urban farm in the middle of Newark, you’ll find more than 130 fruit trees—and a true sense of community. nrdc.org/onearth/garden-grow…

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Remember the sea turtle video that turned the tide on plastic straws? Now we need one for plastic bottles and crabs. nrdc.org/onearth/how-plastic…

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When the iceberg B-15 broke off Antarctica, it was the largest ever recorded to calve from the continent. A data-driven piece of music gives a sense of what this dramatic event might have sounded like.nrdc.org/onearth/through-hau…

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How bad is the administration’s latest rollback of water protections? Even the Trump EPA’s handpicked scientists think it’s a terrible idea.nrdc.org/onearth/trump-admin…

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Climate change is bad for business—and business leaders finally seem ready to talk about it. nrdc.org/onearth/vips-davos-…

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Within the next decade, two species of stonefly may disappear along with their glacier habitat. nrdc.org/onearth/glacier-nat…

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