Greenwashing

Many consumers — and investors — are attracted to companies and products that prioritize products that minimize ecological harms. Corporate marketing that makes empty eco-promises is so common that there’s a name for it: Greenwashing. A Wall Street Journal video.

Update:

“‘A sea of misinformation’: FTC to address industry greenwashing complaints,” Tom Perkins, The Guardian

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Permaculture

Permaculture may help produce food without destroying the planet. A Deutsche Welle video by Kiyo Dörrer.
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Kill Your Lawn

Kill your lawn, because it’s killing the planet. A New York Times opinion video by Agnes Walton, narrated by Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

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All the King’s Cars

King Charles III motors into the throne with a garage full of autos, but his personal vehicle is a Jaguar-Land Rover I-PACE EV, and His Majesty’s Aston Martin DB6 runs on old wine and cheese.

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All I Want is Truth (for Christmas)

“All I Want is Truth (for Christmas),” written and performed by Laura Burhenn with her band The Mynabirds.

Laura Burhenn @ TEDx

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Watching Plastic Pollution From Space

ESA, the European Space Agency, is tracking plastic pollution in the ocean by satellite. Animation by Rui Braz.

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We’re Saving the Wrong Bees

Efforts at saving honey bees may make people feel good and agribiz happy, but the little critters are really buzzing bad boys. Wild bees are better for the environment. A Deutsche Welle video.

More:

“The Problem with Honey Bees,” Alison McAfee, Scientific American

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Fire Country Homeowners Think They’re Prepared. Nope.

University of Colorado researchers surveyed residents of a mountain country housing subdivision about wildfire risk to their homes. Professionals rated 61 percent of households as high fire risks, while 22 percent of residents did. 70 percent of residents said their houses were at low or moderate wildfire risk, while experts said only 19 percent of housewere. 50 percent said they had 100 feet of defensible space around their homes, but only 17 percent did.

Hope springs eternal, but wildfire does, too.

More:

“Mountain residents underestimate wildfire risk, overestimate preparedness,” Kelsey Simpkins, CU Boulder Today

Related:

“Burn. Build. Repeat: Why Our Wildfire Policy Is So Deadly.” Jeffrey Ball, Mother Jones

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The Secret History of Dirt

Dirt. It’s alive! A Vox explainer by Liz Scheltens. Soil fun for the whole family.

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All I Want is Truth (for Christmas)

“All I Want is Truth (for Christmas),” written and performed by Laura Burhenn with her band The Mynabirds.

Laura Burhenn @ TEDx

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