Six Things To Note This Earth Day
Graphics by: Sarai Pak Diversify Outdoors ©️ 2022
As we celebrate Earth Day, take a moment to learn more about the impacts on humans, especially communities of color, global capitalism, and environmental issues create. Here are six things you should note this Earth Day.
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100 Companies Responsible for 71% of Global Emissions (source: The Guardian)
2. “A green fee could help close Hawaiʻi’s conservation funding gap, which has been estimated at $360 million annually.” (source: Nature)
3. “Black Americans are exposed to more pollution from every type of source, including industry, agriculture, all manner of vehicles, construction, residential sources and even emissions from restaurants.” (source: NY Times)
4. “Of all private U.S. agricultural land, Whites account for 96 percent of the owners, 97 percent of the value, and 98 percent of the acres.” (source: USDA)
5. “According to the most recent surveys on national water quality from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, nearly half of our rivers and streams and more than one-third of our lakes are polluted and unfit for swimming, fishing, and drinking.” (source: NRDC)
6. “wealthier areas often have more diverse plants…a higher abundance of migratory birds, and … invertebrate diversity” (source: The Conversation)