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'McSit-in' sees McDonald's occupied for three-hour vegan protest: The activists from Animal Rebellion brought their own lunches and occupied areas of the ...
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'McSit-in' sees McDonald's occupied for three-hour vegan protest
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Satellites measure daily how much sea ice there is in the Arctic. The data shows that the area covered by ice has been shrinking for decades - an effect that ... Show more   www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/Klimawandel-So-schnell-schmilzt-das-Meereis-der-Arktis,meereis100.html
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Balance for 2023: A year of climate contrasts in Europe: 2023 was a year of extremes: heat, fires, high water levels. Climate change has brought new weather ...
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Balance for 2023: A year of climate contrasts in Europe
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says: Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average ...
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says
Quick Glance: Europe Leads in Climate Change, Urgent Need for Renewable Energy
  • Europe is the fastest-warming continent, with temperatures rising about twice as fast as the global average, according to a joint report by top climate monitoring organizations.

  • The continent generated 43% of its electricity from renewables last year, surpassing fossil fuels for the second consecutive year, highlighting the need for targeted strategies to transition to renewable resources.

  • Temperatures in Europe are now 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, nearing the goals of the Paris climate accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, impacting human health with increased deaths related to extreme climate events.

  • The report emphasizes the urgent need for action as heatwaves, wildfires, and other extreme weather events have led to significant economic losses and human casualties across the continent.
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Record-breaking heat and humidity predicted for tropics this summer: A new statistical analysis of the interaction between El Niño and rising global temperatures ...
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Record-breaking heat and humidity predicted for tropics this summer
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Plastics industry heats world 4 times as much as air travel, report finds: Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet ...
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Plastics industry heats world 4 times as much as air travel, report finds
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When is Earth Day 2024? Why we celebrate the day that's all about environmental awareness
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Butterflies: a gauge of climate change in the Ecuadoran Amazon As "bioindicators", butterflies reflect the health of their surrounding ecosystem ... Show more   www.yahoo.com/news/ecuadoran-amazon-butterflies-gauge-climate-012404502.html
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7 in 10 workers worldwide exposed to extreme heat risks: Study: Extreme heat linked to climate change threatens more than 70 percent of workers globally ...
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7 in 10 workers worldwide exposed to extreme heat risks: Study
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According to UNESCO, Strasbourg is focusing on books to address challenges such as social tensions and climate change. This is one of the reasons why the city ... Show more
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Yes, climate change is an existential threat to humanity. But there’s hope. redirect.viglink.com/
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‘I felt this was an abuse of power’: the climate activist who took on the law and won
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‘I felt this was an abuse of power’: the climate activist who took on the ...
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South Korean court hears children's climate change case against government
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South Korean court hears children's climate change case against government
Quick Glance: South Korean Court Deliberates Children's Climate Change Lawsuit Against Government
  • Environmental activist Choi Jia, alongside her younger sibling Choi Heewoo, participates in a press briefing preceding the initial hearing concerning petitions asserting that the government infringed upon their human rights due to an inadequate approach to climate change.

  • A public hearing regarding a lawsuit brought by twenty-four young environmental activists against the government commenced in one of South Korea's top judicial bodies on Tuesday. The plaintiffs argue that the government's negligence in addressing climate change left them unprotected.

  • Maintaining that South Korea's current climate strategies fall short in containing the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the plaintiffs claim this breaches the state's duty to safeguard fundamental rights. Scientists caution about the dire consequences of surpassing a 1.5C temperature increase.

  • During the legal proceedings, the government asserted its commitment to minimizing carbon emissions and upholding its citizens' basic rights. Nevertheless, activists expressed dissatisfaction with the government's response and urged for more concrete actions against climate change.
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Young people are less worried about climate change and would be more likely to vote for AfD
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Young people are less worried about climate change and would be more ...
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Home appliances are more energy efficient than ever. Why are so many people complaining?
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New government color-coded heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level: Magenta will be the worst and deadliest of five heat threat categories ...
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New government color-coded heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous ...
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Rebellious Basel climate senior: She blames men for climate change: To understand what drives Rosmarie Wydler-Wälti, you cannot avoid discussing climate ...
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Rebellious Basel climate senior: She blames men for climate change
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Freixenet wants to lay off 80 percent of its employees - temporary: Spanish sparkling wine production suffers from ongoing drought in Catalonia ...
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Freixenet wants to lay off 80 percent of its employees - temporary
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Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023:UN: GENEVA: Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023 ...
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Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023:UN
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US EPA expected to drop hydrogen from power plant rule, sources say: The Biden administration is expected to drop green hydrogen from its landmark plan to slash ...
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US EPA expected to drop hydrogen from power plant rule, sources say
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Fewer flamingos flock to East African lakes – a warning sign that all is not well below the surface
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Fewer flamingos flock to East African lakes – a warning sign that all is ...
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First in swimming trunks, now in a winter coat: That's why the weather is going crazy - Zofinger Tagblatt
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First in swimming trunks, now in a winter coat: That's why the weather is ...
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WATCH: On top of cutting down on emissions, solar geoengineering is being touted as an alternative approach to slow global warming ... Show more   globalnews.ca/news/10442146/2021-heat-dome-climate-change-study/
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How light can vaporize water without the need for heat: It's the most fundamental of processes—the evaporation of water from the surfaces of oceans and lakes ...
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How light can vaporize water without the need for heat
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Scottish Greens: How you can help kick Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater out of the coalition – John McLellan
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Scottish Greens: How you can help kick Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater out ...
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UN report: Climate change threatens seven out of ten workers: It is estimated that nearly 19,000 people die each year due to excessive heat while working ...
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UN report: Climate change threatens seven out of ten workers
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Hiddenhausen: Peter-Lacke wants to build a small wind farm: Peter-Lacke is planning a small wind farm with up to three wind turbines at the Hiddenhausen location ...
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Hiddenhausen: Peter-Lacke wants to build a small wind farm
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Earth Day: Biden announces $7B in solar energy grants, 2,000 Climate Corps jobs - UPI.com
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Quick Glance: Joe Biden Announces Support for Young People in Climate Sector
  • On Earth Day, US President Joe Biden announced the opening of a new portal where job seekers can apply for positions in the Climate Corps to offer young people green jobs and work towards a green economy, as reported by Digital Journal.

  • In his announcement on X, Biden emphasized, “Today, we are mobilizing the next generation of workers in clean energy, conservation, and climate resilience.”

  • According to Biden, the new program will train over 20,000 young individuals to secure “well-paying jobs” after completing their paid training.

  • Biden launched the climate service program last fall, and within weeks, the White House received more than 42,000 expressions of interest from Americans, mostly aged between 18 and 35.
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Golden yellow fields: rapeseed renaissance in SH 2024: This year the rapeseed is blooming earlier than usual - Climate change, which the plant is defying ...
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Golden yellow fields: rapeseed renaissance in SH 2024
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‘Staggering’ number of workers face climate hazards, says UN: UN warns of increasing health hazards for workers due to climate change, urging stronger ...
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‘Staggering’ number of workers face climate hazards, says UN
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Bacteria for climate-neutral chemicals of the future: Researchers at ETH Zurich have engineered bacteria in the laboratory to efficiently use methanol ...
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Bacteria for climate-neutral chemicals of the future
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Investigate PG&E and California Public Utilities Commission: Readers also comment on Biden, climate change and the protest that blocked the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Investigate PG&E and California Public Utilities Commission
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2021 heat dome fuelled by climate change, intensified wildfire risk: study | Globalnews.ca
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Why new proposals to restrict geoengineering are misguided: We need more research, including outdoor experiments, to make better-informed decisions about such ...
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Why new proposals to restrict geoengineering are misguided
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The peak activity of a meteor shower called the pi-Puppids will be observed on Tuesday, April 23, at around 8 pm. PAGASA says observing meteor showers does not ... Show more   #RapplerCommunities
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New World Meteorological Organisation report released: 5 charts that tell the status of climate crisis in Asia
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New World Meteorological Organisation report released: 5 charts that tell ...
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"People from before": Love in times of rising sea levels: Strange things happen on a North Sea island. In the novel “People from Before,” Kristin Höller combines ...
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Venice is a unique city, supported by a delicate lagoon ecosystem constantly threatened by climate change. As ambassadors of the city globally ... Show more   #EarthDay   #EarthDay2024   #EarthDayisEveryDay   #ArancioNeroVerde
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#NewVisionQuote 💬 I hope Sudhir removes some of this dumped stuff of his and he creates the swamp again. If this impunity is not stopped ... Show more   #EPAPER   bit.ly/3d3acBf   #VisionUpdates   #NEMA
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Growing urban-rural differences: East Germany, the divided country: Ahead of the elections in Europe and three Eastern countries, a new study shows: Attitudes ...
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Growing urban-rural differences: East Germany, the divided country
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Türkiye hosts inaugural event on ocean action, climate crisis: Costa Rica's ambassador to Türkiye highlights his country's advanced work in ocean matters
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Türkiye hosts inaugural event on ocean action, climate crisis
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Climate change, allergies and work: “Natural” risks when working in forests and fields are increasing
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Philipp Loser on the climate senior verdict: Is climate protection a human right?
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Philipp Loser on the climate senior verdict: Is climate protection a human ...
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Fresh snow in April - unusual? That's what Jörg Kachelmann says: Climate change does not mean that it will always be warm, writes Jörg Kachelmann and explains ...
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Fresh snow in April - unusual? That's what Jörg Kachelmann says
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Forests for finance: How NBS can drive Asia's carbon markets - Academia - The Jakarta Post
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Forests for finance: How NBS can drive Asia's carbon markets - ...
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Serviceberry: A seed plantation for the forest of the future: The serviceberry is considered a bearer of hope in climate change - That is why a Bavarian ...
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Serviceberry: A seed plantation for the forest of the future
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Disaster area declared for six Georgia counties hit by storm, tornado: Residents and business owners across six Georgia counties pummeled by a severe storm and ...
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Disaster area declared for six Georgia counties hit by storm, tornado
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Dubai’s disaster: There are lessons to learn: Dubai’s disaster: There are lessons to learn
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Dubai’s disaster: There are lessons to learn
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Decipher the complex technologies of the world with unlimited access to MIT Technology Review’s reporting and insights across topics in AI, biotech ... Show more
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Nobel laureate Esther Duflo proposes taxing 3,000 billionaires to protect the world’s poorest from climate change—and most Americans likely agree with the plan
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Nobel laureate Esther Duflo proposes taxing 3,000 billionaires to protect ...
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Fossils formed millions of years ago could give clues on how to conserve Australia’s endangered animals
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Fossils formed millions of years ago could give clues on how to conserve ...
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Heat wave in West Africa: Climate change made the extreme heat even greater: At the beginning of April, hundreds of people died in West Africa due to a heat wave ...
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Heat wave in West Africa: Climate change made the extreme heat even ...
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Lai vows to push transition to net zero: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Lai vows to push transition to net zero
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Living to 95 may impact the world as much as AI and climate change: You need an ‘evergreen’ approach to life, work and health, economics professor Andrew Scott ...
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Living to 95 may impact the world as much as AI and climate change
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How global innovators design a sustainable future: Projects are sprouting up around the globe to build environmentally focused communities ...
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How global innovators design a sustainable future
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22 things everyone can do in everyday life to combat climate change: Extreme weather conditions are becoming more frequent, scientists are sounding the alarm ...
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22 things everyone can do in everyday life to combat climate change
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Despite winter comeback: Meteorologist considers April to be “too warm”: April weather: Bright yellow rapeseed is blooming in a field in the north of Düsseldorf ...
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Despite winter comeback: Meteorologist considers April to be “too warm”
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"Is Earth Day mostly taken up with virtue-signalling brands hopping on the bandwagon?" asks Juliet Kinsman Read more: www.standard.co.uk/comment/earth-day-2024-climate-change-sustainable-travel-b1153022.html
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Games Go Green: Major studios join PlanetPlay Global ’s Make Green Tuesday Moves initiative to fight climate change Exclusive in-game items & boosted ... Show more   #PassiveActivism   www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/83847/games-go-green-major-studios-join-planetplays-make-green-tuesday-moves-initiative-to-fight-climate-change/
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This #EarthDay and every day, U.S. airlines remain committed to protecting the environment through our ambitious sustainability goals to create a greener future ... Show more   #AirlinesFlyGreen   www.airlines.org/airlines-fly-green/
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Climate change is costing homeowners thousands of billions globally - the biggest dangers for Switzerland - Zofinger Tagblatt
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Climate change is costing homeowners thousands of billions globally - the ...
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Students at US universities file legal complaints over fossil fuel investments: Organizers at Columbia, Tulane and the University of Virginia write to attorneys ...
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Students at US universities file legal complaints over fossil fuel ...
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Floods and heat waves: 2023 was a year of extremes in Europe: Many people in Europe were confronted with extreme weather conditions and their consequences last ...
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Floods and heat waves: 2023 was a year of extremes in Europe
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Oh, Buoy! Satellite Data Helps Pinpoint Ocean Waves: Improved satellite-enabled buoys could make a splash in ocean science
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Oh, Buoy! Satellite Data Helps Pinpoint Ocean Waves
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🧑‍🌾 For months, Europe has been rocked by #farmers protests. 🇪🇺 The EU Commission has put forward proposals to ease the burden on farmers ... Show more   #TalkingEurope   www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20240419-we-should-incentivise-farmers-not-force-them-eu-agriculture-commissioner-wojciechowski
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There are many people from around the globe who make it their mission to try to save the planet, especially from the ravages of climate change ... Show more   www.pbs.org/newshour/world/multiple-generations-of-earths-warriors-keep-battling-hoping-for-planets-future
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Earth Day: 12 novels to read with an environmental protection theme: Classics, sci-fi, fantasy and speculative fiction make up list that has roots in protecting ...
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Earth Day: 12 novels to read with an environmental protection theme