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Weekend Reading 4/22/16

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April 22, 2016

Serena

What do cigarette companies do when they can’t peddle their cancer-causing product to more Americans? Why, market to youth overseas, of course.

Ahhh, my fellow (for a couple more months, anyway) 29-year-olds: We are not what you think we are.

Wowowowwww! The amazing Outdoor Project has a hike map with a wildflower filter! Happy Earth Day, indeed…

Keiko

Many Americans are living in a state of continuous financial danger. In fact, 47 percent of Americans say if they faced a $400 emergency, they would cover the expense by borrowing or selling something, or they wouldn’t be able to pay at all. Here’s a story from one of them.

Happy Earth Day! This great video features 24 climate leaders in Seattle who remind us that environmental justice is everyone’s responsibility. (Check out Eric de Place at 11:05!)

Anna

Joe Romm’s new project, The Climate 25, features expert voices on climate change—in short videos—from fields like economics, security (military), and science.

Two podcasts to check out:

And, you’ve heard of mansplaining. Meet the manologue.

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Keiko Budech

Keiko Budech was a senior communications associate for Sightline Institute.

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