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How might we keep the lights on, water flowing, and natural world vaguely intact? It starts with grabbing innovative ideas/examples to help kick down our limits and inspire a more sustainable world. We implement with rigorous science backed by hard data.
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Environmentalists are very worried about Brazil's new government

Environmentalists are very worried about Brazil's new government | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
The new guys in charge of Brazil describe themselves as great for business interests — as for the environment, campaigners say not so much.
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The consequence of regime shift...
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UN agency: Pace of environmental damage 'intensifying' across the globe

UN agency: Pace of environmental damage 'intensifying' across the globe | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
In a sweeping synthesis of global data, the United Nations Environment Programme has intensively catalogued environmental assaults across the globe.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Again, the emphasis we see is on pollution, etc.  While the ultimate drivers (gross numbers of humans and the affluence with which we live) are not front and center.
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