August 1, 2018 is 'Earth Overshoot Day,' a date coined by the nonprofit Global Footprint Network to publicize overuse of Earth's resources. But their estimates actually understate the problem.
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Cognitive dissonance: scholars need to confront the undeniable conflict of pushing for action on climate change, while maintaining a high-energy lifestyle.
Food is a big part of everyone's carbon footprint – about the same as electricity use. How can our diet make farming more planet-friendly?
A philosopher's thoughts on how an individual can overcome the feeling of helplessness in the face of global climate change.
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Holcim (US) Professor at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Research fellow, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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Associate Professor, Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Associate Professor of Sustainable Development, Michigan State University
