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"People always use palm oil, it’s everywhere, but because of shareholder advocacy and proxy voting, investors were able to make sure there was less deforestation in Southeast Asia."
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Climate actionVoting is the single most important action Americans can take to addre — Climate action
"Voting is the single most important action Americans can take to address climate change...."
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Climate action refers to a range of activities, mechanisms, policy instruments, and so forth that aim at reducing the severity of human-induced climate change and its impacts. "More climate action" is a central demand of the climate movement. Climate inaction is the absence of climate action.
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"There’s a psychological phenomenon called ‘reactance,’ that means when people believe that their choices are being limited or they’re going to have to engage in costly behaviors, they’re likely to push back against that and the message can backfire."
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"The fact that your neighbor can look at your solar panels and ask you questions has more impact than just listening to experts on TV."
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"In an integrated system, all of the products of an interaction can cycle locally. Food scraps from the table can feed the chickens. Chicken waste can feed the worms. Worms can feed the chickens. Worm castings can provide the nutrients for vegetables. Vegetable trimmings can feed the chickens. The chickens, eggs and vegetables can feed the people producing the table scraps."
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"Climate messages are most impactful when they resonate with and affirm a person’s underlying values and identities."
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"Just knowing what’s right, or healthy, or environmentally friendly isn’t really a sufficient model for changing behaviors."
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