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Kaveri Marathe

@KaveriMarathe

Writer. Sustainability Consultant. Board member @AsYouSow. All views my own.

Joined August 2013
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This reminds me of the Homer Simpson quote "To alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all life's problems," just insert "the internet" in place of "alcohol." washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
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The implementation of Article 6 of the #ParisAgreement could create an opportunity for new and innovative approaches for #ClimateAction. How can cooperation in #ClimateMarkets be designed to help countries with their climate plans? wrld.bg/njYF50zf43x
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I love this bullshit article about how to spend your way to sustainability. Listen people: buying is what got us into this mess. Want to be sustainable? Stop buying trash. Stop buying disposable, single-use items. Stop buying without thinking. Stop buying. harpersbazaar.com/fashion/tr…
6 Ways to Be Sustainable During Quarantine

6 Ways to Be Sustainable During Quarantine

Amanda Hearst, founder of Maison de Mode, breaks down sustainability in the stay-at-home age.

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Ooh look, more things South Korea is better at than us: newyorker.com/magazine/2020/…
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Dear #feminists: How do we support this badass woman? nytimes.com/2020/02/25/us/po…

First Woman Set to Pass Special Forces Training and Join Green Berets (Published 2020)

An enlisted soldier, she is expected to graduate from the highly selective Green Beret qualification course as a Special Forces engineer sergeant.

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Kudos to @Georgetown for deciding to #divest from #fossilfuels. Not just the ethical decision, also the smart one! #HoyaSaxa #strandedassets: washingtonpost.com/education…
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Do you wear clothes? If you answered yes, you should read this: nytimes.com/2019/11/03/opini…
Opinion | Wear Clothes? Then You’re Part of the Problem (Published 2019)

Opinion | Wear Clothes? Then You’re Part of the Problem (Published 2019)

Making, washing and tossing apparel has a big environmental cost.

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Don’t miss the fairy godmother of #SustainableFashion, @elizabethlcline this Saturday @CorcoranGW. Get your Unveiling Fashion tickets before they’re sold out! unveilingfashion.com
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I like that all these dumb fast food companies are finally realizing that instead of mocking vegetarians, they could actually be making money off of us: npr.org/2019/08/27/754603931…

KFC To Test Plant-Based Meatless Chicken In Atlanta Area

Kentucky Fried Chicken will offer the nuggets and boneless wings for one day at a single restaurant. Depending on customer feedback, the items could be rolled out nationally, the company says.

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Why do we kill everything beautiful? bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-…
Botswana mulls lifting elephant hunting ban

Botswana mulls lifting elephant hunting ban

A government report recommends lifting a four-year ban on hunting elephants.

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Excited to have @KaveriMarathe founder of @TexilesCo as join us for #DCSW18 buff.ly/2InCCXo #DCFemTech #SmallBizDC #DCStartup
Image from DC Startup & Tech Week (@DCstartupweek)
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Well, I guess this explains Craig from A Night at the Roxbury: nytimes.com/2018/06/06/well/…
Weight Training May Help to Ease or Prevent Depression (Published 2018)

Weight Training May Help to Ease or Prevent Depression (Published 2018)

Benefits essentially were the same whether people went to the gym twice a week or five times a week.

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Thank you for highlighting us! teapawt.net/dmpeddc/status/1001841…
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Today we shine the #innoMAYtion light on barrier breaker @KaveriMarathe. As Founder and CEO of Textiles, her mission is to achieve zero clothing waste in American landfills through the recycling of all used apparel. More from the innoMAYtion nation here: innomaytion.org/?utm_campaig…
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I just published “Don’t toss that tee!” medium.com/p/dont-toss-that-…
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.@voxdotcom gives a great explainer on how we should deal with overpopulation (w/o being racist!) vox.com/energy-and-environme…
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Inspired by @OvershootDay, check out my latest piece @Medium on our dangerous addiction to resource consumption: medium.com/@KaveriMarathe/br…
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We need more data-driven approaches to solving #climatechange like this one: nytimes.com/2017/07/20/clima… Kudos to @seema_econ & @poverty_action
A Cheap Fix for Climate Change? Pay People Not to Chop Down Trees (Published 2017)

A Cheap Fix for Climate Change? Pay People Not to Chop Down Trees (Published 2017)

A new experiment showed a simple way to save endangered chimpanzees in Uganda and slow the rate of global warming and carbon dioxide emissions.

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Backing out of #ParisAgreement will not make #climatechange go away, but it will make new sustainable jobs go away.
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Happy #MothersDay to #Moms of all Species!!!
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“If things keep going the way they are, people will have to eat jellyfish to survive.” nytimes.com/2017/04/30/world… #overfishing #china
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