500 Million Years of Change

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News time.

This week:

• 🪨Critical mineral-rich countries

• 🧠Pregnancy brain

• 🐮Greenwashing beef

•  🛰️AI-powered surveillance

• And more

Have a great week,

— Willow

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Last week, we asked: How do your current action efforts break down?

You said:

🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ All global (7%)

🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ Mostly global, some local (15%)

🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ Half and half (23%)

“Everything affects everyone globally whether people realize it or not so I try to do equal actions for humanity.”

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Mostly local, some global (32%)

“I do what I can. I connect with others who are doing what they can. We learn from each other and are encouraged by the creativity, knowledge, and skills different people contribute. I'm just back from a conference of Earth Keepers, inspired to begin my next round of personal and local activities. Global action is limited to mostly yearly contributions to supporting sustainable agriculture, clean water, and women's microloan programs.”

🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ All local (23%)

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