Exhibit A ''earth'' - Exhibit B ''Earth'' ----- 3 examples of lowercase vs capitalized

WHICH PARAGRAPH FROM TIME MAGAZINE WOULD YOU USE?
UPDATE: https://5511hour.blogspot.com/2019/05/its-time-for-time-editors-to-start.html

MAY 20, 2019 issue

RE: As a scicomm communicator, I am trying to remind reporters and editors to #CapitalizeEarth in tweets, blogs, news articles, TIME mag. To stand up for our planet, the *optics matter. So how about it? ''To uppercase Earth or lowercase it, *that is the question!''


A1

"Human activity has caused so much damage to earth that 1 million of the planet's 8 million plant and animal species now face the threat of extinction, many within decades, a startling U.N. biodiversity report warned on May 6.''

B1

"Human activity has caused so much damage to Earth that 1 million of the planet's 8 million plant and animal species now face the threat of extinction, many within decades, a startling U.N. biodiversity report warned on May 6.''

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A2

“Ecosystems, species, wild populations, local varieties and breeds of domesticated plants and animals are shrinking, deteriorating or vanishing,” said Professor Josef Settele, who co-chaired the panel that produced the report, in a statement. “The essential, interconnected web of life on earth is getting smaller and increasingly frayed.”

B2

“Ecosystems, species, wild populations, local varieties and breeds of domesticated plants and animals are shrinking, deteriorating or vanishing,” said Professor Josef Settele, who co-chaired the panel that produced the report, in a statement. “The essential, interconnected web of life on Earth is getting smaller and increasingly frayed.”
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A3

"There are now more than 7 billion people on earth, exploiting natural resources, causing pollution and driving climate change..."

B3

"There are now more than 7 billion people on Earth, exploiting natural resources, causing pollution and driving climate change..."