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Society USATurns Out, We Can Be Eco-Friendly Long After Our Lifetime (Maybe Even As Trees!)
Two eco-friendly burial methods have been legalized in Oregon, United States: composting human bodies and water-based cremation, giving the deceased an opportunity to leave a positive influence on their carbon footprint.
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Society CanadaThe Voices of Indigenous Victims Are Finally Heard
Two years after Candian authorities released a report on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, a move to address the inquiry and put an end to the cycle of violence towards minorities is finally in the works - largely thanks to 2,000 testimonies from victims…
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Society USAThe Day Slavery Ended is Now an Official Holiday
Driven by the Black Lives Matter protests and the Democrats' takeover of the White House and the Congress, June 19 has officially become Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
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Society EcuadorLockdown Won’t Stop Our Kids from Learning, Say Small-Town Moms
When the corona pandemic hit, the small communities that once relied on Ecuador’s largest city of Guayaquil for education purposes took it upon themselves to teach children in their remote villages, and saw their sense of community renew - and grow!
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Society Solomon IslandsSmall Island Fights Big Against Mining – and Wins
The people of the small island of Wagina, one of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, fought tooth and nails to prevent a mining company from digging for rocks and minerals, destroying their land, economy and way of life, and they won.