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Taiwan, home of bubble tea, is latest to ban plastic straws – Quartz
Taiwan, home of bubble tea, is latest to ban plastic straws Quartz
Bubble tea is ubiquitous in Taiwan, but so are the thick, colorful straws used to slurp the drink. That’s not stopping the country from joining a growing number of …
Kids suing the US over climate change are getting global support – Quartz
Kids suing the US over climate change are getting global support Quartz
In 2015, when a group of 21 children and teens first sued the US government over climate change, their claim in Juliana v. US was not totally new—youth in Uganda and the Netherlands had filed somewhat similar environmental suits—but it seemed a little strange. Shouldn’t these kids be playing video games or something, doing pretty much anything but litigating to save the planet? Now, the plaintiffs in Juliana v. US are part of an increasingly vocal global movement of young environmental activists leading the fight against climate catastrophe, most visible among them Swedish teen Greta Thunbe…
Climate change is creating a new job for elephants – Quartz
Climate change is creating a new job for elephants Quartz
Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events, which means we need to figure out how to deal with severe tsunamis and storms when …
Cape Town’s Day Zero shows other cities how to manage water … – Quartz
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Cape Town's Day Zero shows other cities how to manage water …
Quartz Cape Town's “Day Zero” experience – the prospect of dam levels dropping dangerously low, taps running dry and water rations being distributed from public … |