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What is a "de-influencer" and how can this TikTok trend help our environment?

A de-influencer is actually an influencer, but rather than encouraging their social media followers to purchase products, as many influencers do, they challenge them to buy less in order to save money while considering the effects of materialism on our environment. An aim of this emerging trend is to spread awareness about the harm of overconsumption and the cost of waste associated with the beauty and fashion industries.

In a recent NPR podcast, sustainability expert Solitaire Townsend explores de-influencing and the important connection between saving money and saving our planet. In the link below, read the transcript or listen to the seven-minute podcast.

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/25/1233819687/the-de-influencing-trend-tackles-overconsumption-and-its-harm-on-the-environment

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Could a small shift in our diet offset global coal emissions?

The answer is explored by researchers who are making the case that consuming less meat and dairy could free up land, currently used by livestock, to grow crops. Using a process called bioenergy, quick-growing crops can be turned into clean electricity and help remove carbon from the atmosphere. Read the full article and learn more about bioenergy in the link below.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/02/even-modest-dietary-shifts-could-free-up-enough-land-to-offset-global-coal-emissions/