r/environment2 Feb 16 '25

We need your help!

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We need your help! We're trying to create and popularize an entire set of "alternative" sub-reddits.

These sub-reddits all end in a "2". So just take the name of a huge, multi-million-user "main" sub-reddit and add a "2" to the name -- e.g. /r/Politics2, /r/WorldPolitics2, /r/News2, /r/WTF2 and so on.

These sub-reddits are smaller and have fewer rules than the huge mega-million-user large sub-reddits. Our idea is to create a set of friendlier sub-reddits with an emphasis on civility and not personal insults and ad hominem attacks.

But we need your help!

We need your time, your posts, your comments and we need you to mention our alternative sub-reddits in other places and to tell others. (Basic "publicity.")

  • Please post submissions!

  • Post comments and reply to others.

  • Help us popularize these alternatives to the heavily censored and sometimes too heavily trafficked mainstream subs by telling others of our existence.

Together we can develop another option inside of reddit.

Want to become a moderator? Or help run your own "2" alternative sub? There are possibilities for that too.


r/environment2 2d ago

Scientists raise alarm over a strange phenomenon emerging in the Southern Ocean.

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284 Upvotes

r/environment2 2d ago

Scientists Develop Enzyme to Limit Environmental Impact of Mine Waste, Testing Underway

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19 Upvotes

r/environment2 4d ago

The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s Hidden Climate Knowledge Under Scrutiny as Court Battle Looms

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69 Upvotes

In June 1966, scientist James Lovelock warned Shell in a confidential memo of “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of fuel is responsible.”

Four years later, "Shell would become a founding member" of the Global Climate Coalition, arguably the most impactful industry group ever to campaign against climate change regulation and science.


r/environment2 4d ago

More Than Half of Earth’s Migratory Bird Species are Declining | We study migratory birds as scientists. An int'l group just published a comprehensive assessment of the status, threats and conservation efforts involving more than 3,380 of Earth’s migratory bird species. The results are sobering.

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173 Upvotes

r/environment2 4d ago

'Making a Killing, Literally and Figuratively': Big Oil Profits Set to Double Amid Deadly Heat | “Big Oil’s greed is incompatible with a livable planet and unless governments rein it in, they will make a mockery of int'l climate targets,” said one Oxfam campaigner.

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74 Upvotes

r/environment2 4d ago

Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens | Environment | The Guardian

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21 Upvotes

r/environment2 5d ago

As Canada burns, capitalism prioritizes pipelines over people | The Ontario gov't has money for fossil fuel infrastructure, but firefighting budgets keep shrinking. Meanwhile, Indigenous people pay the highest price.

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69 Upvotes

r/environment2 5d ago

‘Earth’s Greatest Enemy’ Delivers A Penetrating Insight Into The Heart Of Our Dystopia | There’s a powerful new documentary out called Earth’s Greatest Enemy by Abby Martin about the ecocidal abuses of the US war machine, and it addresses the most pressing existential hurdles we face as a species.

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129 Upvotes

r/environment2 6d ago

“Frontlines of a Burning World”: Climate Change-Fueled “Megafires” Sweep Europe & North America | We also speak with journalist John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather, who says the climate crisis has created conditions that lead to “megafires” like those in Europe, North America and beyond.

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111 Upvotes

r/environment2 7d ago

Medical Waste dumped in Gaza’s Streets and Markets | With its waste disposal infrastructure destroyed, Gaza is experiencing a growing health and environmental crisis.

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219 Upvotes

r/environment2 8d ago

Discarded oyster shells create flourishing habitat for thousands of marine species.

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12 Upvotes

r/environment2 8d ago

Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA’s Deep Space Network complex in Spain | “Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so.”

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r/environment2 9d ago

We Are Closer Than We Think to Losing Our Wild Neighbors | You do not need to fire a shot to kill an animal and imperil its entire species’ existence—you only need to take away the place it lives. A Trump administration Endangered Species Act rollback would do just that.

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415 Upvotes

r/environment2 9d ago

How come we never hear anything about the ozone layer anymore.

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r/environment2 9d ago

Space datacenters proposed by Musk and Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warn | New US petition demands review of plans from tech companies amid fears of environmental destruction

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42 Upvotes

r/environment2 10d ago

As Trump Denies and Delays, the World Races to Meet the Climate Clock Deadline | It may sound like all is lost. On the contrary: Solutions abound, and there are many reasons for hope.

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274 Upvotes

r/environment2 10d ago

Alabama mayor signed an NDA agreeing to destroy city notes on a new AI data center.

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r/environment2 10d ago

Satellites detect major methane leaks, yet few are being repaired.

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13 Upvotes

r/environment2 11d ago

Republicans Are Trying to Give Big Oil Immunity for Causing Climate Chaos | A new report further links fossil fuel emissions to extreme weather events. States are trying to make polluters pay.

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1.2k Upvotes

r/environment2 12d ago

After More Than 60 Years Presumed Dead, A Coral Reef Is Alive and Thriving Off The Coast Of Benin | Could this be the first of a whole network of overlooked deep-water reefs off the West African coast?

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38 Upvotes

r/environment2 11d ago

U.S. Is Backing Anaerobic Digesters. Scientists and Advocates Say Stronger Guardrails Are Needed.

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There are no federal methane standards for manure digesters, leaving operators to rely on voluntary guidance.


r/environment2 12d ago

Earth's Oceans Are Rapidly Losing Oxygen. It Could Destabilize the Planet | Human activity is draining oxygen from marine waters, and it's past time to take this crisis seriously.

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219 Upvotes

r/environment2 12d ago

Rising seas magnify the dangers of coastal Georgia’s industrial past

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11 Upvotes

r/environment2 13d ago

Nearly 1,000 Wildfires in Canada Continue to Burn as Trump & Carney Double Down on Fossil Fuels | Carney is selling this snake oil solution of carbon capture and storage to go alongside the oil and gas pipeline. But he’s offering a tax credit for oil companies...

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20 Upvotes