The enviro-news you need to know for Friday, March 8 2024:
[00:30] SEC scales back its new pollution-disclosure rules
[4:15] Apparently we're smuggling greenhouse gases now
[9:00 It's no longer a debate! Our warm winter has human fingerprints all over it
[12:00] Gray whales in the Atlantic? How is this possible?
Resources mentioned:
Weirdly Warm Winter Has Climate Fingerprints All Over It, Study Says (via NY Times)
Seasonal Attribution Report (via Climate Central)
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Creating eco-minimalist, non-toxic homes (without the extra work). Although minimalism has experienced a rebirth in recent years, the "less is more" movement has been around for centuries. Yet today's minimalist influencers have resurrected minimalism with a decidedly consumerist spin, as modern minimalism is nearly synonymous with decluttering. While there's a lot of chatter about tidying, it's radio silence and crickets when it comes to sustainability. The result? Aspiring minimalists find themselves on an endless hamster wheel of buying, decluttering, buying more, and purging again. Overemphasizing decluttering and underemphasizing the reasons why we overbuy in the first place is thoroughly inconsistent with slow living as a movement; consumption without intention is terrible for the planet, too. Your host, Stephanie Seferian, is a stay-at-home/podcast-from-home mom and author who believes that minimalism, eco-friendliness, and non-toxic living are intrinsically intertwined. She's here to explore the topics of conscious consumerism, sustainability, and environmentally-friendly parenting practices with like-minded women; she's here, too, to show you how to curate eco-friendly, decluttered homes (without the extra work).