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The Human and Climate Costs of Our Perpetually New Clothes- Part 4 (of 4)

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PART 4—The Rise of Fast Fashion and Its Impact on People and the Planet; What Can You Do for Your Part? Much of the history of clothing, and cotton in particular, has been a harsh one for both humans and the environment. The millennia-long slave trade was furthered for cotton production in the United States, … Continue reading The Human and Climate Costs of Our Perpetually New Clothes- Part 4 (of 4)

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The Human and Climate Costs of Our Perpetually New Clothes- Part 1 (of 4)

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PART 1—The Long Road to Fast Fashion: Prehistory to 1920 Regularly on the move when I was a kid, we lived in many different regions of the United States—the Midwest, the West Coast, New England, the Southeast, and Texas. We lived in large, small and mid-sized cities, but always in the suburbs. It wasn’t until … Continue reading The Human and Climate Costs of Our Perpetually New Clothes- Part 1 (of 4)