There are a lot of newbies joining us this month - welcome! In this monthly(ish) newsletter, I share good news on climate and conservation. If you know of a story I've missed, please respond to this email or message me on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. Thank you! |
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So proud of my City of Angels and our neighbor, San Diego, for passing a comprehensive plastics ordinance that includes a long-awaited polystyrene ban, which many worked on for years – including me, beginning in 2016. Once, I argued with a well-meaning person who insisted that they had solved the problems of plastic pollution and unhoused people simultaneously: We just needed to build homes on the “trash island” in the middle of the Pacific and everyone would be happy. No, Texas is not an apt metaphor; yes, smog is. Either way, we need to stop plastic pollution at the source – us. Here’s some great analysis of how a forthcoming UNEP treaty could help solve the problem. |
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I met Livia Firth of Eco-Age in 2010, when she first conceived of the Green Carpet Fashion Awards after walking red carpets with her husband, Colin, who won the best actor Oscar that year. Since then, she has used the annual event to raise awareness about sustainable fashion – especially preloved, which is even more relevant when you consider most of the dresses designed for these types of events are worn only once. |
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Next month, the event returns to Los Angeles for Oscar week with Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, Quannah Chasinghorse, Simu Lu, and Tom Ford as chairs. Journalist Degen Pener, who also has long been committed to raising awareness on sustainability, covered the story for the Hollywood Reporter. “This is not a celebration of an industry with the power to distract,” Firth said. “Rather, it’s the recognition of an industry that needs to leverage its power for people and planet. Fashion is a full spectrum industry, touching billions of lives across the globe and reliant on a healthy biosphere. We must use that reach and power to bring purposeful change.” Yes! |
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