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This ship sails around the world fighting plastic pollution. We take a look inside
1 week, 2 days ago

This ship sails around the world fighting plastic pollution. We take a look inside

The Hindu  

Chennai’s skies and waters are in a never-ending tussle on who wears the colour blue best. Grandly christened the Plastic Odyssey, this 40-metre long “floating laboratory” is a three-and-half year expedition that set sail from Marseilles, in the South of France, on October 1, 2022, and has since been collecting low-cost, sustainable plastic waste solutions from around the world. Simon …

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Elizabeth Rush on her epic journey to Earth's 'doomsday glacier'
1 year, 7 months ago

Elizabeth Rush on her epic journey to Earth's 'doomsday glacier'

BBC  

Elizabeth Rush on her epic journey to Earth's 'doomsday glacier' Elizabeth Rush Elizabeth Rush on her epic journey to Earth's 'doomsday glacier' In her latest book, The Quickening, the Pulitzer Prize finalist embarked on an epic odyssey to one of the most important – and least-explored – places in the world. Elizabeth Rush The calving edge of Thwaites Glacier had …

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38-yr-old woman defies age, arthritis and apprehension for Antarctica expedition
2 years, 11 months ago

38-yr-old woman defies age, arthritis and apprehension for Antarctica expedition

Hindustan Times  

Empowering women, and breaking the chains of patriarchy have been the prime time discussion for a decade. Deep J Contractor, the 2011 batch Karnataka Indian Forest Service officer happen to be the first woman forest officer and the third forest officer to reach Antarctica. At the age of 38, Deep J Contractor conquered Antarctica as part of the 2041 Climate …

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All-Black Everest team aims to diversify outdoors industry
3 years, 6 months ago

All-Black Everest team aims to diversify outdoors industry

Associated Press  

DENVER — Phil Henderson sees the outdoor industry like a cruise ship. We are priming that engine.” Henderson’s plan to lead the first-ever all-Black American expedition to the top of Mount Everest will add fuel to the outdoor industry’s growing diversity movement. Those invitations are “really important,” he says, “but there are only so many people of color who can …

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