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On Pakistan, Permitting Reform, and Plastic Bags

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A touching and funny podcast that explores how extraordinary people have been changed by an extraordinary animal. In this weekly show, Katya talks to fascinating guests about what their lives were like before and after they experienced a soul-level relationship with an animal.

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On today’s episode I explore three topics from recent climate and environmental headlines: the devastating flooding in Pakistan, debates over permitting reform, and how single-use plastic bags compare to reusable ones. Below are some relevant links.

On Pakistan:

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-09-03/pakistan-floods-sindh-balochistan-climate-change-reparations

https://theconversation.com/pakistan-floods-what-role-did-climate-change-play-189833

https://www.climateandcommunity.org/debt-justice-for-climate-reparations

On permitting reform:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/93a39e/why-doesnt-america-build-things

https://medium.com/@shaygabriel/this-is-why-we-need-permitting-reform-8a1890eb24e9

On grocery bags:

https://www2.mst.dk/udgiv/publications/2018/02/978-87-93614-73-4.pdf (key tables+footnote on pages 17-18)

https://medium.com/@parkpoomkomet/breaking-down-the-danish-study-on-the-environmental-impacts-of-grocery-carrier-bags-b8c97eb6c8fb

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