A man in Washington State believes he can help slow climate disruption by working to save mangrove forests, which sequester up to five times as much carbon as normal forests. If current deforestation and sea level increase trends continue, most of the carbon stored in mangroves, along with their ability to sequester more in the future, will be released back into the atmosphere, as they are likely be gone completely by 2100.
Veterans returning from war often experience psychological, emotional and moral injuries, beyond the PTSD often reported and discussed. Only recently have mental health professionals, military and civilian, begun recognizing and addressing the prevalence and severity of soldiers' invisible wounds of war.
Bernie Sanders has picked five progressive members for the Democrats' platform drafting committee while Hillary Clinton has turned to party insiders -- and one pick from the party chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, is a glaring example of pay-to-play politics.
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