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 15h ago

The most dramatic proof of our current climate catastrophe ever caught on camera | For nearly an hour and 15 minutes, Balog and his crew stood by and watched as a piece of ice the size of lower Manhattan, but with ice-equivalent buildings that were 2 to 3 times taller, simply melted away.

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r/environment2 7h ago

Trump EPA Updates PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance to Protect American Communities | US EPA

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r/environment2 16h ago

Glacier Time Bombs | Global warming is becoming a self-advertised nuisance with the recent Nepal disaster bringing renewed attention: Is global warming fueled by fossil fuel CO2 emissions behind the Nepal catastrophe?

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r/environment2 22h ago

As Ocean Temperatures Rise, Coral Reefs Face Closing Window for Recovery From Climate Damage

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r/environment2 1d ago

The Ocean Just Broke a Heat Record

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Scientists just recorded the highest sea surface temperature ever. 🌊🌡️

Copernicus Climate Change Service clocked a global average of 21.1°C (70°F), beating the previous single-day record of 21.09°C set in 2024. It's especially alarming because sea surface temps usually peak in March and April, not August. Warmer oceans absorb less CO2, which can fuel more extreme weather, and scientists suspect a developing super El Niño may be part of what's driving it. 


r/environment2 19h ago

Deep Ecological connections (and other corporate lies)

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My job description says I lead children on immersive, curriculum-based wilderness explorations to foster deep ecological connections.

Yesterday, I spent twenty minutes explaining why we don't eat dirt, and the next twenty minutes losing an argument to a six-year-old who insisted a stick and a green ball were her biological parents.


r/environment2 1d ago

Ecocide in Iran

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r/environment2 1d ago

Engineered bacteria offer a new way to accelerate rock weathering for carbon removal | In search of climate solutions, scientists have asked whether the rock weathering cycle could be sped up, resulting in a number of new companies pursuing enhanced rock weathering (ERW).

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r/environment2 1d ago

Nepal flash floods: A wake-up call against infrastructure building spree across Himalayas, warns geo-scientist C.P. Rajendran

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r/environment2 2d ago

Trump's Move to Rescind Roadless Rule Rewards Logging and Mining Interests

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24 Upvotes

r/environment2 3d ago

Michigan invests millions to explore potential clean energy source beneath the ground.

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29 Upvotes

r/environment2 4d ago

Trump rollback of US forest protections could accelerate extinction of 400 endangered species | Decision to rescind ‘roadless rule’ opens more than 45m acres of national forests to roads, drilling and logging

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170 Upvotes

r/environment2 4d ago

West Point Professor Fired for Refusing to Lie About Climate Change | Dr. Adam Kalkstein is suing over his removal from the military academy.

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629 Upvotes

r/environment2 4d ago

Glacier Collapse: 2K Dead or Missing in Nepal-Tibet Flood Is “Glaring Example of Climate Injustice” | “Scientists and civil society have been warning...that these kind of events might happen in the Himalayas. This is the result of the delayed global action to deal with climate change.”

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r/environment2 4d ago

Global Warming is the top working class issue. When the clean water runs out, who is gonna die from dysentery? When the glaciers melt, who is gonna drown in the floods? The billionaires know. They're building 25 different backup plans for themselves, even as they deny and accelerate global warming.

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r/environment2 5d ago

The US military’s fatal stance on climate change

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r/environment2 6d ago

Scientists descended more than 15,400 feet into the Atlantic and found more than 200,000 barrels of leaking radioactive waste

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4.4k Upvotes

r/environment2 6d ago

U.S. gov't moves to suppress pushback on data centers by removing requirements for public input on pollution — EPA change would allow air pollution permits without publicizing them

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33 Upvotes

r/environment2 6d ago

U.S. gov't moves to suppress pushback on data centers by removing requirements for public input on pollution — EPA change would allow air pollution permits without publicizing them

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25 Upvotes

r/environment2 6d ago

Please check this out, Europe going to regulate soil … https://consciousplanet.org/save-soil/soil-monitoring-law

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r/environment2 7d ago

Trump EPA aims to exempt datacenters from disclosing air pollution, advocates warn

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39 Upvotes

r/environment2 7d ago

Satellite sees Greenland's most significant floating ice loss in over a decade photo of the day for Aug. 24, 2026 | A fractured "ice tongue" is visible in the imagery.

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75 Upvotes

r/environment2 7d ago

Iran war supercharged EV sales everywhere except the U.S.

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99 Upvotes

r/environment2 7d ago

Bluefin tuna farming in the spotlight over its impact on ocean ecosystems.

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Bluefin tuna farming is attracting growing attention because of its potential impact on ocean ecosystems. Concerns include pressure on wild fish stocks used as feed, impacts on marine habitats, and the overall sustainability of farming practices.