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Angely Mercado

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New York
As seen in: Next City, Authority Magazine, Medium, MSN, MSN Singapore, The New York Times, Yahoo Life, Daily Mail, The Guardian, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News and
Covers:  Environmental justice, social justice, TikTok trends, social media, climate science, sustainability, culture
climate words in @vogue @1fivec @guardiannews / formerly @Gizmodo / tips amercado92@gmail.com & dms / @newmarkjschool alum / @uproot_project mbr

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Angely Mercado’s Biography

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Angely Mercado is an independent journalist, researcher and fact-checker from Queens NYC. She is a contributing sustainability writer a number of publications

Her work is featured in national and city publications including The New York Times, The Nation, Rolling Stone, Vogue, The Guardian, and more. She focuses on primarily environmental science, environmental justice, social media, and culture. Her fact-checking work is featured in various publications like The Nation, Rest of World, Mother J…

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Too Much Shopping Could Be Hurting Your Mental Health

Too Much Shopping Could Be Hurting Your Mental Health

Find out how overconsumption can deteriorate your mental health, and how it's tied to fast fashion and social…

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Hunters of Color Makes Conservation Work Accessible to Everyone

Hunters of Color Makes Conservation Work Accessible to Everyone

The community promotes education, safety information, and weekend trips to diversify who hunts.

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Hurricane season is more devastating than ever. Here's how to get through it.

Hurricane season is more devastating than ever. Here's how to get through it.

🌀 The solutions blueprint: hurricanes 🌀

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Can returns ever be sustainable?

Can returns ever be sustainable?

From outsourcing to giving items a second life, brands are coming up with ways to stop returned items from be…

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Can 'deadstock' fabric clean up fashion?

Can 'deadstock' fabric clean up fashion?

More brands are trying to turn waste into clothes. Is it helping?

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What to Know About the Coming U.S. Hydrogen Energy Boost

What to Know About the Coming U.S. Hydrogen Energy Boost

The Biden administration announced $7 billion to create regional hydrogen hubs. Here's how the element could …

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Small farming finds its way in the Caribbean đŸ‡”đŸ‡·đŸŒŽđŸ„

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By Cadence Bambenek, Angely Mercado
| Hothouse
Hello dear readers, It’s been a moment. I have sat down to draft a note to you a half dozen times over the last five months, but I struggled to find the words. Truth be told, I’m still looking for them. What I can say for now is that the hiatus was a form of wintering, not an abandonment of the work. If anything, over the course of the last year, I have sunk even deeper into the work. The more time that lapsed, though, the greater the pressure to write something that justified the long silence.
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OpenAI Releases a New Personal Finance Feature for ChatGPT Users

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By Angely Mercado
| This Week in Fintech
Today OpenAI has released a preview for a new personal finance experience that allows users to connect their personal accounts for better insights about their money habits. The new rollout is available to ChatGPT Pro users in the U.S. and is powered by Plaid. This allows users to connect to over 12,000 financial institutions like Robinhood, Chase, Fidelity, Capital One, and more.
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Ramp Launches New AI Agents in its Procurement Platform for Better Purchasing

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By Angely Mercado
| This Week in Fintech
Financial operations platform Ramp on Wednesday launched AI agents that it says will work across its purchasing platform to help improve the business buying process. The agents will assist in the overall procurement workflows—this includes sourcing vendors, handling compliance checks, and reviewing contract terms.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

YES! I used to write short stories for myself as a kid on an old typewriter in the early 2000s. It was so clunky but I loved it.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

I have a love hate relationship with every fictional journalist I have ever read, especially Camille in Sharp Objects

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means a lot of hard work. A lot of dedication. And it means pushing yourself to learn about work-life balance in a hectic industry.