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    Earth Day 2026: Fossil Fuels, Hormuz & the One-Way Trip

    ByElmer Hall

    What the world’s most dangerous waterway reveals about the energy system we built — and the one we’re building now The tanker captain had run the Strait of Hormuz more than two hundred times. Twenty-one miles at its narrowest. Two shipping lanes, each barely two miles wide. Every time, the same ritual: radio check, speed…

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    Missing Lovebugs: A Climate Warning Sign for Florida’s Ecosystems?

    ByElmer Hall

    Missing lovebugs are becoming an increasingly visible signal of Florida ecosystem health, raising questions about a broader Florida lovebugs decline and what it may reveal about climate change indicator species. Once a predictable seasonal presence, their absence now prompts deeper inquiry into where lovebugs come from and whether shifting environmental conditions are disrupting long-established ecological…

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    Perpetual Sustainability at a Crossroads: World Water Day and Earth Day 2026

    ByElmer Hall

    World Water Day, March 22, 2026, the 33rd observance since its UN establishment, focuses on “Water and Gender,” highlighting equity in access and governance. One month later (April 22), the 56th Earth Day carries the theme “Our Power, Our Planet,” emphasizing collective agency in accelerating the energy transition. From awareness to accountability in the productivity…

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    Human-Centric Sustainability: Beyond Carbon in the Classroom

    BySustainMe

    What happens when a curious middle-school student applies today’s AI tools to a simple science question—and keeps asking better questions instead of stopping at the first answer? This article explores human-centric sustainability through the experience of Maya, an eighth-grader who didn’t want to build a volcano for her science fair. She wanted to understand whether…

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    Beyond Carbon: How Rotary Can Measure What Truly Matters

    BySustainMe

    A practical, human-centered sustainability framework for Smart Rotary ClubsWhile carbon accounting remains important, Rotary’s most powerful sustainability contributions are human-centered—and require a broader way of measuring what truly matters. Sustainability discussions in Rotary increasingly begin with carbon footprints—and often stall there. Carbon accounting, net-zero aspirations, and offsets are important tools, but they are not sufficient…

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    Betting the Planet: A Deep-Dive into the Statistical Truths of Global Warming

    BySustainMe

    Empirical Testing, Statistical Errors, and the Hidden Hockey Stick: A Scenario Analysis Global warming scenarios are not debates about belief; they are high-stakes decisions under uncertainty. In the very first sentence, the wager must be clear: humanity is betting the planet on which statistical error it can afford to make. This article examines climate change…