Examining the Environmental Consequences of Parenthood

Welcome to a world in which our carbon legacies matter as much as our family legacies

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My nephew is deeply concerned about the amount of plastic waste in the ocean. He has nightmares about it. That is, when he’s not having nightmares about deforestation or the loss of habitat where we live, in the Pacific Northwest…