the climate
CHANGEMAKERS
PLANET
BEAUTY
ead the following
in the voice
of Saturday Night
Live’s Debbie
Downer: Did you
know that millions
of metric tons of plastic
waste enter the ocean every
year, and much of it
is from packaging? That the
temperatures of the seas
have risen, the polar ice caps
have shrunk, and “extreme
weather events” (aka whole
neighborhoods being engulfed
by six feet of water or going up
in literal flames) are more likely
due to massive amounts of
greenhouse gases produced
by humans? Womp, womp.
Now read this in the
calming, majestic voice of
Morgan Freeman: But there
is hope for humans. And
much of that hope can be
seen in the actions of the
people you’ll meet here.
They’re proof that righting
all of those wrongs is not
going to happen as a result
of a sweeping initiative.
Instead, we need to tackle
issues at every level. We
might each be one, but if
we commit to making a
difference and using our
voices, we can all become
instruments of change.
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OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES MIGHT CONJURE THE SEVENTH CIRCLE
OF HELL. BUT A GROUP OF TRAILBLAZERS MAY JUST HELP LEAD US (AND, YES, OUR
BEAUTY ROUTINES) TO ECO-REDEMPTION. BY COTTON CODINHA
86 ALLURE MAY 20 19
