Tag: material consumption
Humanity risking ‘global disaster’ as material consumption passes 100 billion tons...
“Governments must urgently adopt circular economy solutions if we want to achieve a high quality of life for close to 10 billion people by mid-century without destabilizing critical planetary processes.”
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EPA administrator Lee Zeldin moves to rescind ‘legal foundation for all US greenhouse gas...
The move was anticipated. What has been anticipated has happened—and is happening.
Senate Democrats investigate RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine purge at CDC
Bernie Sanders and top Senate Democrats demand answers after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousts all 17 CDC vaccine experts and installs anti-vaccine activists in their place.
60 years after LBJ signed Medicaid & Medicare, GOP cuts threaten lifeline for millions
Ai-jen Poo highlights the role of immigrants, who make up a third of the caregiving sector, and says Trump’s crackdown on immigration hastens the dwindling of care available to the aging and elderly.
The hidden cost of AI: How energy-hungry algorithms are fueling the climate crisis
As AI adoption accelerates, its soaring energy demands and carbon footprint raise urgent concerns about sustainability, highlighting the need for greener technologies and policies to mitigate its environmental impact.
How ‘Making America Great Again’ backfired
From Europe to China, Trump’s unilateral policies have often produced the opposite of their intended effects.