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The Amazing 15-year-old Greta Thunberg

Posted on February 8, 2019 by The Balsamean

11 minutes you’ll waste if you do anything but watch/listen to this:

Posted in Anthropocene, Climate change, Culture, Ecology, Environmentalism, Political, Science, Social Life, Society, Technology, Wildlife | Tagged Greta Thunberg

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