Project Earth

Environmental coverage focusing on climate change, oceans, extinction, and more.

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Report: Climate change will light money on fire - https://t.co/YYEtb7El6w #GoogleAlerts

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If we had started global decarbonization in 2000, we would have had to cut emissions by about 3% per year to stay under 2 degrees of warming. If we start today, the necessary rate is 10%. If we delay another decade, it will require us to cut emissions by 30 percent each year.

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The world’s largest solar farm may be built in the desert of Australia’s Northern Territory, according to the Guardian.
The project will cost around $20 billion, creating many opportunities for solar power developers as well as creating ripples across Australia’s energy industry.

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Human activity has decimated global wildlife, reducing species counts by an average of 60% over the last four decades. What are we going to do about it?

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“Every journey begins with a single step.” - Lao Tzu #TurtleRelease #ProjectEarth

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📍Antelope Canyon - Page, AZ #ProjectEarth

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Did you know the #GrandCanyon is bigger than the state of Rhode Island? #ProjectEarth

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The company responsible for the #DakotaAccessPipeline is digging their way through the Bayou Bridge Pipeline. In LA, 64/105 House members signed off on an anti-protest bill that could place huge consequences on protestors nowhere near the property. #ProjectEarth

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The EPA recently announced they’ll be easing Obama-era vehicle emission standards. The health of the Earth should be more important than lower gas prices! Help the Earth breathe by supporting little to zero emission vehicles from auto makers. #ProjectEarth

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What are you looking at? #ProjectEarth #DeerCrossing

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Mother Nature doesn’t need any gifts for #MothersDay. She just needs you to help around the house! How will you help out today? #ProjectEarth

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“I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.” —Michael Phelps #ProjectEarth #Everest

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Cruising into the weekend. #ProjectEarth #SeaTurtles

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There are over 50 national parks in the U.S. Do you know where this one is? #ProjectEarth #FindYourPark

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The world would be a better place if we all lent a helping hand.  #Project Earth #TurtleRescue

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Researchers are developing new ways to reduce the amount of bleaching on coral reefs. Read more about their latest super-thin sun shield here: https://t.co/KLoKV5rN4s #ProjectEarth #YearOfCoral

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"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough." - Rabindranath Tagore #ProjectEarth

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Did you know #Dolphins are carnivores? Fish, squid and crustaceans are included in their list of prey, and a 260-pound dolphin eats about 33 pounds of fish a day! #ProjectEarth

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Did you know that all of the plastic we don’t recycle ends up in the ocean, becoming a part of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Even worse, the plastic waste accumulated so far is growing to be even bigger than Alaska! Read more here: https://t.co/gL4WnBrKyK #ProjectEarth

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Worldwide, six of the seven #seaturtle species are classified as threatened or endangered due to human actions and lifestyles. #ProjectEarth