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EPISODE · Jan 21, 2022 · 26 MIN

A volcanic eruption in Tonga, the largest fish breeding area in the world, Big Business’ deforestation issue, and more!

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Matt and Nick’s Quick Hits of the week cover a heatwave in Argentina’s impact on the grid (Power grid fails as Argentina hit by record-breaking heatwave | The Independent),The deforestation issue with Big Business (A third of commodity-hungry firms have no deforestation policy - report | Reuters),Climate inequity (World’s poorest bear brunt of climate crisis: 10 underreported emergencies | Global development | The Guardian),The volcanic eruption in Tonga (Pacific volcano: Ash-covered Tonga is like a moonscape say residents - BBC News),And the world’s largest fish breeding area (World's largest fish breeding area discovered | EurekAlert!).The fashion scorecard Nick references in this episode can be found here: StandEarth-FilthyFashionScorecard.pdf.If you’d like to donate to Pita Taufatofua’s GoFundMe to help the people of Tonga, click the link below:Fundraiser by Pita Taufatofua : Tonga Tsunami relief by Pita Taufatofua (gofundme.com)

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