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Women ignored = women die more
The consequences of living in a world built around male data can be deadly Women are twice more likely to die of heart failure than men because the emergency services only know the male symptoms and send women home. Research and pharmaceutical companies prefer men’s body as they are far more straightforward and they do…
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I know it’s bad for me but I can’t help buying it. How can I stop?
Processed food has historically helped human beings to be healthier (eg pasteurization, fermentation, natural conservatives, and so on). But ultra-processed food has not. It is proved that it causes diabetes, cancers, cardiovascular diseases, depression, mood disorders and obesity. So why does it represent more than half of the diet of the British and the Americans…
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Bali, a Traditional Democracy, a UNESCO-listed Social System
In Bali, suback is a balinese word which dates from the 9th-11th century. It is a village association that deals with water, water rights and irrigation. It is a social and religious institution and it is ecologically sustainable. This democratic association of farmers shared responsibility for shared irrigation waters; an important subject as the rice-terraces…
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Fed up with strikes? Ask for referendums!
It’s not up to the streets nor the government to decide, it’s up to the people! Strikes and revolutions don’t always lead to democracy. Sometimes they even lead to dictatorship. This is described in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Another example is the Arab Spring revolutions. Beware of great liberators, the people must act for themselves.…
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Solar Oven
Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough-CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/19/business/heliogen-solar-energy-bill-gates/index.html Before that: This climate problem is bigger than cars and much harder to solve – Vox: https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/10/10/20904213/climate-change-steel-cement-industrial-heat-hydrogen-ccs
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Finance & Obesity
Today, nearly half of the world’s population is considered obese: Obesity and overweight – World Health organization: https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight Associated pathologies are considered as causes of “preventable” diseases because people are considered responsible individuals. This has the effect of distorting the figures, for example by pointing out the risks associated with physical inactivity or tobacco (risks…
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Fund
According to the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) report on energy subsidies, “fossil fuels account for 85 percent of all global subsidies,” and reducing these subsidies “would have lowered global carbon emissions by 28 percent and fossil fuel air pollution deaths by 46 percent, and increased government revenue by 3.8 percent of GDP.” – Global…
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Meat and environment, is that possible?
No, if meat is responsible for the current pollution, it does not mean that we should stop eating meat. There will always be meat (old hens, cows, etc.) because without it, we would have to produce much more fruit and vegetables to provide the protein we need. And vitamin B12 is found exclusively in animal…
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Sun Cream
Différences entre écran solaire minéral et filtre UV chimique – ecocentric: https://www.ecocentric.fr/blog/index/billet/14446_filtres-solaires-nanos Hawaii approves sunscreen ban in an effort to save coral reefs – TreeHugger: https://www.treehugger.com/ocean-conservation/hawaii-approves-sunscreen-ban-effort-save-coral-reefs.html La crème solaire est-elle vraiment efficace ?: https://youtu.be/LF6qK6j3vco Which sunscreen should you choose? – Mary Poffenroth – Ted ed: https://youtu.be/JX8rv_natkw To check if your sunscreen is good for your…
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Turn
“Look back and take a picture of the Earth”, Carl Sagan told the Apollo 17 astronauts Who were oriented towards space Photographing distant planets and stars. “Turn back, there’s no need to look to the future!” When, for the first time, Humans cause disasters At the magnitude of natural disasters, You chose not to look…