This Woman Is Saving the Planet One Period at a Time
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We spoke to Karla Welch, founder of The Period Company, a reusable underwear solution that is affordable, practical and environmentally-friendly.
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Meet seven women saving the planet
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Avoiding a 'Ghastly Future': Hard Truths on the State of the Planet - Yale E360
The TONA Menstrual Cup - Your Best Sustainable Option
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We've breached six of nine planetary boundaries
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Eleni Dovrou about climate pioneer Eunice Newton Foote
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Indisputable evidence of human-caused climate change •
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The End of Nature
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What Are 'Missed Period Pills,' and How Do They Work?
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It's not about saving the planet': Christiana Figueres on COP26, climate grief & stubborn optimism
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It's okay to have kids despite climate change, says scientist Kimberly Nicholas - Vox
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Mapped: What Did the World Look Like in the Last Ice Age?
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Fast Facts - What is Plastic Pollution? - United Nations Sustainable Development
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5 Ways to Help Save the Earth - wikiHow
How Women can Save the Planet?. Women agents of change in the forest…, by Patrick OConnell
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Earth can regulate its own temperature over millennia, new study finds, MIT News