preserve the planet

idiom

: to protect the Earth's environment

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Instead the 6-3 majority dismantled a 40-year precedent of deferring to science and expertise in interpreting laws intended to protect human health, keep consumers safe and preserve the planet. Meredith Moore, Scientific American, 11 July 2024 Pope Francis is the first pontiff to make climate change central to his papacy, and wrote a 2015 encyclical that relied on scientific facts about global warming to deliver a moral call to preserve the planet for future generations. Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024 Many innovations that preserve global food supplies and farmer livelihoods are innovations that also preserve the planet. Magi Richani, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 Founded by a group of respected climate scientists (who are also moms), this organization is trying to motivate everyday moms to demand solutions that preserve the planet for their kids. Emma Pattee, Wired, 1 Jan. 2022 Preserving forests, some argue, is helping to preserve the planet. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2021 There’s nothing quite as satisfying as doing your part to preserve the planet simply by running a more energy-efficient home. Doctor Fix-It, The Denver Post, 14 July 2020

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“Preserve the planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preserve%20the%20planet. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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