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Carbon Offsets Won't Work Until There Is Science In How Trees Are Planted

Former Vice-President Al Gore has a giant mansion but buys carbon offsets to mitigate the damage. Do they work?

Media Hype Creates Demand For Black Market Knockoffs Of Molnupiravir And Nirmatrelvir

Antivirals, such as Merck’s molnupiravir and Pfizer’s nirmatrelvir, are given to people infected with COVID-19 when prescribed by a doctor or as part of a clinical trial. Yet entire websites exist…

Is Sustainable Packaging Possible?

The world is addicted to plastic. Plastic pollution is one of the most urgent environmental issues of our time.

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