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If you're a loyal listener welcome back. Today you'll learn about green washing how Formula One is amping up their sustainability efforts,

and how loneliness is scientifically proven to be bad for your health.

Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. A new study out of the Atlantic makes the case that when it comes to why climate change is happening,

and they're saying that the blame isn't all in the consumer,

major corporations need to take some responsibility.

Well, I mean, yeah, no, duh, it actually kind of drives me crazy when regular people work

really hard on their part to be energy efficient and corporations who do way more damage than the average person don't take the same actions.

A hundred percent and it becomes an even bigger issue when those corporations are being misleading about the sustainability of their products.

Whether it's the food we eat or the clothes we wear or even the ways we travel,

everything we do leaves a carbon footprint.

To help prevent climate change, a lot of us might turn to more eco-friendly products.

But where do you even begin on trying to find out what's actually eco-friendly?

The Atlantic says it's pretty common for people to take companies at their word,

but there's a lot of

evidence that that's the worst thing we can do. I've heard about this it's called

greenwashing. Exactly. Greenwashing is when a company gives either false or

misleading information on how

their products are safe for the environment. It could be saying something is

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