From climate doomscrolling to viral activism, environmental issues dominate the digital conversation.
‘I’ve been preparing for this all my life’: Customer says Walmart is now selling shopping baskets for $7 after eliminating plastic bags
‘I use boxes I find in the store while I’m there.’
On Apr 30, 2023 by Jack Alban
‘We are STRUGGLING’: Ohio residents attribute headaches, nausea to toxins from East Palestine train derailment
‘My head feels full of pressure.’
On Feb 21, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins
Could de-influencing lead to the demise of fast fashion’s grip on TikTok?
Content creators de-influence viewers by telling them what not to buy.
On Feb 15, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins
TikTok becomes ground zero for toxic Ohio train derailment news as users push against ‘media blackout’
Millions of people are now learning about world events from TikTok.
On Feb 14, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
‘Whose idea was this? It tastes horrible’: Customer slams Tim Hortons for serving hot coffee with cardboard lid
‘I might hate this more than paper straws.’
On Dec 15, 2022 by Rachel Kiley
‘The amount of plastic that is wasted in Starbucks is unreal’: Starbucks barista says she quit over the store’s overwhelming plastic waste
‘Wait until you find out how many stores fill landfills when stuff doesn’t sell.’
On Nov 20, 2022 by Melody Heald
‘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
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
‘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
‘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
#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
‘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
Viral TikTok explains how segregation affects the weather
Racism is in the air—literally.
On Jan 25, 2021 by Angelica Arinze
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
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
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