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17 Feb, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Congratulations to our very own @jtemple for this environmental journalism award!
Here are some of the stories @SEALAwards recognized as @jtemple's best, recent work. 👇
This story to kick off 2021 about how the pandemic taught us not to deal with climate change. technologyreview.com/2021/01/01/101…
And this story from November about how researchers fear Amazon and other companies' offset programs often overstate carbon reductions. technologyreview.com/2020/11/02/101…
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