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  1. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Good News in Sustainability (opens the original)

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    If you need a reminder that real progress is unfolding everywhere, you’re in the right place. Beyond the noise of the daily news cycle, a quiet revolution of practical, positive climate solutions is taking root. This week, we’re turning the spotlight on bold city councils, student engineers, and biodiversity wins that deserve to be celebrated.From bright orange parakeets having a population boom in New Zealand to a machine that transforms plastic trash into phone chargers in under five minutes,

  2. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    What Is AI’s True Environmental Cost? (opens the original)

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    AI enthusiasm is going through the roof. When you look around, it feels like there is a push for AI integration into nearly every aspect of the workplace, from HR to finance to customer support to sustainability work.At the same time, AI skepticism is equally through the roof. Many are weary of job security threat, misleading information, and the environmental and social considerations of using such technology.The expanding infrastructure behind modern AI requires massive quantities of electrici

  3. Issue · Sep 10, 2026

    SB 253's First Reporting Cycle Rulebook (opens the original)

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    California’s Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, better known as SB 253, was signed into law back in October 2023. This bill, which requires large companies doing business in California to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions for the first time, has been somewhat of a moving target as deadlines and scopes shift. But on this November 10th, companies in scope must submit the first Scope 1 and 2 emissions reports.On September 1, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) published guidance

  4. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    Youth Climate Activism: The Next Generation’s Fight for the Planet (opens the original)

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    When we step back from targets, frameworks, and policy levers, one truth becomes clear: the real engine of climate progress is people. More specifically, it is the young generation.As one generation passes on to the next, today’s youth are bound to inherit the climate crisis. Yet the more you look around, you can see that today’s youth are not simply waiting around for that moment to come. They are proactively designing a greener, more just future behind the scenes. They are engineers, educators

  5. Issue · Aug 27, 2026

    Is Carbon Capture a Distraction? The Debate Over Tech vs. Systemic Change (opens the original)

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    Few issues in the climate movement are as fiercely contested today as carbon capture technology. To its advocates, it is a non-negotiable lifeline, a bridge to keep heavy industry running while the world scales up renewables. To its critics, it is a multibillion-dollar mirage that lets fossil fuel giants keep drilling while claiming green credentials. With billions in public subsidies and private capital pouring into these facilities, understanding the real trade-offs is essential. Are we engine

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