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And now a word from our guest blogger, Sam. Thoughts? If you don’t mind, I’d like to have a real conversation here. Because if by “A New Shade of Green” you mean this blog applies to everyone, then you can’t go around saying things like it’s easy to give up beef — it’s not. If […]

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Climate change, despite its outsized impact on the planet, is still an abstract concept to many of us. That needs to change. My hope is that readers of this blog will develop a better understanding of...