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How 'deconstructing the sneaker' Is protecting the Amazon

As most shoe soles go synthetic, one brand is surfacing its sneakers with true, sustainable wild rubber -- and turning its local harvesters into rainforest guardians.
Politics
Deforestation is a crime

Deforestation is a crime

A new bipartisan bill would treat it that way.
Politics
Brazilian and international banks financing global deforestation
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Brazilian and international banks financing global deforestation: Reports

Some of the world’s biggest banks have invested US$153.2 billion in forest-risk companies in Brazil, Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa since the Paris Climate Agreement was signed in 2016.
Solutions
Tires: The plastic polluter you never thought about
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Tires: The plastic polluter you never thought about

Because tires are made of natural rubber and plastic, it’s easy to miss just how much they contribute to pollution in our oceans.
Causes
New research calculates full carbon cost of oil palm cultivation in Indonesia’s forests
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New research calculates full carbon cost of oil palm cultivation in Indonesia’s forests

New research comparing the carbon costs of oil palm plantations with those of rubber production finds that while oil palm cultivation is the more efficient process in terms of land use, it's also responsible for much higher emissions.

Causes
Oil palm, rubber could trigger 'storm' of deforestation in the Congo Basin

Oil palm, rubber could trigger 'storm' of deforestation in the Congo Basin

Thousands of square kilometers of the world's second-largest rainforest, the Congo Basin, sit on the verge of destruction, according to a new report released today by Earthsight, the London-based non-profit that investigates global environmental issues.

Sumatran region heats up as forests disappear

Sumatran region heats up as forests disappear

The wholesale destruction of rainforests across parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra island to make way for cash-crop plantations has not just devastated animal and plant biodiversity in the region, but may also be driving an alarming rise in temperatures on the ground, a new study suggests. Average temperatures in Jambi province, one of the most heavily …
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Coal stockpiles strain US power sector as demand wanes

Bogotá faces water rationing

Bogotá faces water rationing

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Wisconsin oil spill fuels doubts over Enbridge’s pipeline safety

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People advocating against the US hydrogen hub build out

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

CLIMATE
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Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

Palm trees bending in the wind

Cyclone devastates Mayotte