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We live in Generation S, where sustainability has become the key to a healthy future for the living planet. Join me in exploring news around sustainability!
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Lena Meisinger
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Earth Advocate and Storyteller exploring eye-opening, thought-evoking, empowering and real stories about #People and #Nature.

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EURONEWS
Why aren’t there more night trains in Europe?
By Lena Meisinger - March 11, 2023
I never tried a sleeper train, but if the offers were to expand within Europe...

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Can technology clean up the shrimp farming business?
By Lena Meisinger - February 26, 2023
Shrimp farming is a rather environmentally damaging industry, but new technol...

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Why We Need a Legal Definition for ‘Greenwashing’ - Impakter
By Lena Meisinger - January 22, 2023
As long as there is no legal definition of greenwashing, it is still possible...

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Why Fixing Is Better Than Replacing - Impakter
By Lena Meisinger - January 21, 2023
I agree, the right to repair should be a universal consumer right across the ...

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Deliberate dumping of plastic trash in the Pacific: How widespread is it? (commentary)
By Lena Meisinger - January 15, 2023
The evidence is pretty clear - plastic trash seems to be deliberately dumped ...

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5 ways to a sustainable Christmas – DW – 12/23/2022
By Lena Meisinger - December 24, 2022
Great tips on how to make your Christmas festivities a little more sustainable!

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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
9 Science Stories That Restore Our Faith in Humanity
By Lena Meisinger - December 15, 2022
Some incredible scientific breakthroughs happened this yea,r which were not o...

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Threatened cloud forests key to billions of dollars worth of hydropower: Report
By Lena Meisinger - December 13, 2022
The idea behind this project is not necessarily to support hydropower, as it ...

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HOUSE DIGEST
Creative And Eco-Friendly Ways To Recycle Your Christmas Tree - House Digest
By Lena Meisinger - December 01, 2022
My family has switched to a plastic christmas tree by now, because we decided...

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EURONEWS
Extraordinary ‘floating continent’ could clean up our oceans
By Lena Meisinger - November 30, 2021
I am so impressed by this incredible invention! It connects ocean health with...

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BBC NEWS
Can South Africa embrace renewable energy from the sun?
By Lena Meisinger - November 24, 2021
An energy transition in South Africa towards renewable energy sources such as...

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PHYS.ORG
EU plans to ban food imports from deforested areas
By Lena Meisinger - November 18, 2021
These news are ground-breaking! I truly hope that this plan will go through a...

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EURONEWS
The Flying V: The futuristic aircraft set to revolutionise air travel
By Lena Meisinger - November 17, 2021
Could this Dutch aircraft concept be the future of sustainable aviation? I'm ...

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Beyond ‘blah, blah, blah’: six reasons offshore wind is cause for climate action optimism | Recharge
By Lena Meisinger - November 15, 2021
Some highly needed optimistic news about the potential of offshore wind as a ...

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BBC NEWS
Renewable energy: Customer-owned wind turbine to be built
By Lena Meisinger - November 12, 2021
Crowd-funded wind turbines?! How great is this idea! This way not only large ...

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YALE E360
As Warming and Drought Increase, A New Case for Ending Big Dams
By Lena Meisinger - November 08, 2021
Hydropower in relation to dams are becoming an increasingly difficult issue, ...

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PHYS.ORG
Mountaintop removal worse for endangered species than initially thought
By Lena Meisinger - November 05, 2021
This threat might not be visible immediately, but still urgently needs to be...

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THE GUARDIAN
Reasons to be hopeful: the climate solutions available now
By Lena Meisinger - November 02, 2021
The solutions are already there, they just need to be strictly implemented!

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As fossil fuel use surges, will COP26 protect forests to slow climate change?
By Lena Meisinger - November 01, 2021
What is happening in Glasgow these weeks is going to have a tremendous impact...

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BBC NEWS
Climate change: Human activity makes forests emit carbon
By Lena Meisinger - November 01, 2021
Earlier this year, a study showed that the Amazon now also has started emitti...

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THE ECONOMIST
Air pollution—are countries doing enough to clean up their act?
By Lena Meisinger - October 27, 2021
A super interesting podcast about the dangers of air pollution and what citie...

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PHYS.ORG
Permafrost: a ticking carbon time bomb
By Lena Meisinger - October 25, 2021
Permafrost around the world is melting and shifting, releasing large amounts ...

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PHYS.ORG
How much will our emissions have an impact on future Antarctic ice loss?
By Lena Meisinger - October 16, 2021
Yet another reason for policy makers around the world to urgently implement s...

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IEA Warns World’s Clean Energy Investment Must Triple to Meet Climate Goals | Earth.Org - Past | Present | Future
By Lena Meisinger - October 16, 2021
This is extremely concerning! "Even if all governments adopt and implement cu...

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EVENING STANDARD
‘Pollution Pods’ in King’s Cross will recreate smog of New Delhi
By Lena Meisinger - October 15, 2021
I love this idea of experiencing first hand the different pollution levels in...

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THECONVERSATION.COM
Air pollution exposure is shifting from outdoor to indoor – here’s why
By Lena Meisinger - October 14, 2021
Even though we usually think of Nature as something to be outdoors, indoor ar...

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EURONEWS
Car-free futures: How European cities are getting greener
By Lena Meisinger - October 13, 2021
Some great initiatives from European municipalities and citizens alike are al...

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TRAVEL
Should some of the world’s endangered places be off-limits to tourists?
By Lena Meisinger - October 13, 2021
I find it a very valuable discussion topic! It's wonderful to read how many d...

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GLOBAL NEWS
86% of Canadians live in areas where air pollution exceeds WHO guidelines: researchers - National | Globalnews.ca
By Lena Meisinger - October 12, 2021
I am surprised that despite Canada being ranked as one of the countries with ...

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SKY NEWS
Brown crabs mesmerised by underwater power cables for renewable energy sources, study finds
By Lena Meisinger - October 11, 2021
I find this a little bit funny, but I am glad these kinds of studies are unde...

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THE GUARDIAN
Biomass is promoted as a carbon neutral fuel. But is burning wood a step in the wrong direction?
By Lena Meisinger - October 09, 2021
A critical article about the biomass industry and it's reputation as a carbon...

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THECONVERSATION.COM
Puerto Rico has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to build a clean energy grid – but FEMA plans to spend $9.4 billion on fossil fuel infrastructure instead
By Lena Meisinger - October 07, 2021
The devastation of Puerto Rico's power grid would have been THE chance to int...

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RECHARGE | LATEST REN...
Germany eyes world-first tender for offshore wind-to-hydrogen pilot in 2022 | Recharge
By Lena Meisinger - October 05, 2021
Germany wants to trial its first offshore plant turning wind into hydrogen as...

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THECONVERSATION.COM
Our climate projections for 2500 show an Earth that is alien to humans
By Lena Meisinger - October 02, 2021
A super interesting but very concerning article about the potential future th...

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THE GUARDIAN
Record $5bn donation to protect nature could herald new green era of giving
By Lena Meisinger - October 02, 2021
More and more philanthropists give large amounts of money to protect Nature. ...

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THE GUARDIAN
WHO slashes guideline limits on air pollution from fossil fuels
By Lena Meisinger - September 24, 2021
Great news from the World Heath Organisation! Tiny particle pollutions levels...

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THECONVERSATION.COM
4 strategies for a global breakthrough on energy and climate change
By Lena Meisinger - September 20, 2021
A great summary of urgently needed strategies for making the energy sector mo...

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TRAVEL
Protecting the lifeline of the Okavango Delta
By Lena Meisinger - September 16, 2021
I loved reading this because in a way it is a story of hope. Even though this...

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How Responsible Wildlife Tourism Can Protect Endangered Species
By Lena Meisinger - August 23, 2021
A great way to spend your holiday in a meaningful way, by supporting the cons...

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Global Warming: How Can Cities Be Greener in a Warming World?
By Lena Meisinger - July 21, 2021
Cities are also Nature - sometimes greyer, sometimes greener! Most of them ar...

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YALE E360
Will Russia’s Forests Be an Asset or an Obstacle in Climate Fight?
By Lena Meisinger - July 18, 2021
Concerning news! Russia is home to vast forest landscapes which serve as carb...

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EUREKALERT!
New research lifts the clouds on land clearing and biodiversity loss
By Lena Meisinger - July 06, 2021
What a great invention by these researchers! In the future, it could be easie...

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Seas at Risk: Benefits Quickly Outweigh Costs of Banning Bottom Trawling From Marine Protected Areas
By Lena Meisinger - July 02, 2021
The headline already reveiles it! Bottom-trawling is a highly damaging and un...

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THECONVERSATION.COM
How urban gardens can boost biodiversity and make cities more sustainable
By Lena Meisinger - July 02, 2021
I dare you - to help increase biodiversity in cities! If you have a nice litt...

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BBC NEWS
The sacred forest for women only
By Lena Meisinger - July 01, 2021
What a wonderful, sacred place - for women only! Sadly it is now under threat...

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SCITECHDAILY
It’s Electrifying! How Earth Could Be Entirely Powered by Sustainable Energy
By Lena Meisinger - June 29, 2021
Even though its just theoretical, it is a dream that couldpotentially be achi...

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PHYS.ORG
Current conservation practices may be failing to protect life in the soil
By Lena Meisinger - June 28, 2021
It's quite surprising that extensive land-use might actually support below-gr...

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SCITECHDAILY
Artificial Photosynthesis Promises Clean, Sustainable Source of Energy
By Lena Meisinger - June 24, 2021
Using natural processes as an example for the creation of clean energy - how ...

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GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL
Tons of toxic microplastics are covering Sri Lanka’s western coastline
By Lena Meisinger - June 14, 2021
Microplastic – when the tiniest objects pose one of the greatest environmenta...

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GREENBIZ
Inside Mars’ zero deforestation palm oil strategy | Greenbiz
By Lena Meisinger - June 13, 2021
Great initiative from Mars! Mars' goal is to keep things as simple as possibl...

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SCITECHDAILY
New Invention Generates Electricity “Out of Thin Air” – Offers Clean Energy 24/7
By Lena Meisinger - June 12, 2021
How fascinating, this renewable energy device can create electricity from wat...

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