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environment

Woman walking holding Starbucks tumbler caption "Starbucks greenwashing: Brought my own tumbler to Starbucks, they made the drink in the normal plastic cup and transferred the coffee into my tumbler, and threw the plastic cup in the trash" (l) Starbucks sign on blue sky background (r)

‘Starbucks greenwashing’: Customer puts Starbucks on blast after barista used a plastic cup to make a drink and poured it into her reusable cup

'They threw the plastic cup in the trash.'

On May 19, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL
Woman walking up to helicopter caption "POV: u and your bff both have rich boyfriends and are going to Coachella in a helicopter with artist passes" (l) Carbon footprint in trees (c) Woman inside helicopter caption "POV: u and your bff both have rich boyfriends and are going to Coachella in a helicopter with artist passes" (r)

A woman claims that her rich boyfriend flew her out to Coachella in a helicopter. Commenters called her out for her carbon footprint

'POV: I'm gonna flex on TikTok for no reason.'

On Apr 17, 2022 by Elizabeth Rose

Internet Culture IRL
Recycling and trash bin (L,R) Subway sandwich (M)

‘You think you have a choice’: TikToker shows trash and recycling at Subway restaurant goes in the same bin

'My Starbucks is the same way, there’s two separate bags but they both go in the trash.'

On Feb 27, 2022 by Moises Mendez II

IRL
There was so much product in there. The total came out to $1248.

‘We snuck the box into our apartment’: TikToker scores over $1,000 worth of products from influencer neighbor’s trash

'All these beauty companies talking about sustainability—yet we don’t talk about PR gifts and trash.'

On Jan 8, 2022 by Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

Internet Culture
Plastic bottle being reused as a flower pot

What does eco-friendly mean, exactly?

Eco-friendly, sustainable, biodegradable... do they actually mean anything at all?

On Dec 17, 2021 by Danni Danger

Adulting Dot Recs Lifestyle
Plastic objects floating in water.

#TeamSeas: YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober pledge to remove 30 million pounds of trash from the ocean

Thousands of creators are banding together in an effort to reduce plastic pollution.

On Oct 29, 2021 by Grace Stanley

Internet Culture
tiktoker with slashed and destroyed coach bags

‘They’re all slashed’: TikToker shares how Coach destroys unwanted merchandise ‘so no one can use it’ (updated)

This is a common, controversial practice among large fashion brands.

On Oct 9, 2021 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture IRL

Viral TikTok explains how segregation affects the weather

Racism is in the air—literally.

On Jan 25, 2021 by Angelica Arinze

IRL

Facebook suspends environmental advocacy groups days after vow to fight climate misinformation

The company says it was just a mistake.

On Sep 22, 2020 by Claire Goforth

Tech

Fans defend Lana Del Rey after she was mocked for flying commercial

'We love an environmentally friendly queen.'

On Jan 21, 2020 by Eilish O'Sullivan

IRL Streaming
Autumn Peltier

Who is indigenous teen activist Autumn Peltier?

Here's everything you need to know about the 'water warrior.'

On Oct 9, 2019 by Collyn Burke

IRL Layer 8
north-west-picks-up-trash-earth

North West picks up trash ‘everywhere she goes’ because she loves the earth

West was spotted picking up trash with her bodyguard by her side.

On Sep 29, 2019 by Tiffanie Drayton

IRL Streaming

Conservatives can’t stop getting upset about teen climate activist Greta Thunberg

Climate realists are so not here for it.

On Aug 30, 2019 by Claire Goforth

Tech
amazon-rainforest-fire-memes

The Amazon rainforest is on fire–and people are using memes to cope

'Storming Area 51 is canceled, boys. We are storming the Amazon rainforest to put the fires out.'

On Aug 22, 2019 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture IRL
amazon fire

People are using social media to raise awareness about the Amazon fires 

'Let the world know about it and demand action. This is not about Brazil, is about the planet.'

On Aug 21, 2019 by Siobhan Ball

IRL Layer 8

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