Search for content with this keyword
Chunks within this category
Resources within this category
Your cotton tote is pretty much the worst replacement for a plastic bag
You have to use a cotton tote thousands of times to make up for its environmental impact. If you’re trying to contribute as little as possible t... (2019)
Organic farming is actually worse for climate change than conventional farming
Sorry common wisdom. (2015)
A Giant Blob of Seaweed Is Heading to Florida - The New York Times
The mass, known as the great Atlantic Sargassum belt, is drifting toward the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists say seaweed is likely to come ashore by sum... (2023)
Wind Turbine Blades Can’t Be Recycled, So They’re Piling Up in Landfills - Bloomberg
Companies are searching for ways to deal with the tens of thousands of blades that have reached the end of their lives. "Tens of thousands of ag... (2022)
How 3 tech start-ups plan to tackle forest restoration | World Economic Forum
From algorithms and AI to drones and data, here are some of the innovative solutions being deployed to slow the annual global loss of 15 billion tr... (2021)
How one business plans to grow one billion trees in 10 years | World Economic Forum
Through community building and bringing companies and consumers closer to reforestation efforts, one company believes it can inspire more people to... (2021)
Shark Populations Are Crashing, With a ‘Very Small Window’ to Avert Disaster - The New York Times
Oceanic sharks and rays have declined more than 70 percent since 1970, mainly because of overfishing, according to a new study. (2021)
The Coral Gables Problem Beneath the Surface
Nearly half of Coral Gables residences are on septic tanks. Many may be leaking. As sea levels rise, how big a problem is that? % Keon says “the... (2020)
Opinion | The Reign of Recycling - The New York Times
It’s still costly and inefficient. So why do we keep doing it? (2020)
Europe's lakes and rivers are under threat - but it's not too late | World Economic Forum
More than 1 million species worldwide are at risk of extinction, and freshwater species are particularly threatened. (2020)
Venice Battles Flooding Amid Highest Tide in 50 Years - The New York Times (2019)
The mayor called for a state of emergency and the closing of all schools after the Italian city was submerged under “acqua alta,” an exceptionally ... (2019)
Opinion | Bottled Water Is Sucking Florida Dry - The New York Times
The state’s aquifers are shrinking, yet corporations want to appropriate even more of them. (2019)
How frequent flyers can offset their flight emissions
How frequent flyers can offset their flight emissions includes the use of applications such as CarbonFreeTravel and OffCents and sites such as atmo... (2019)
Is Conference Room Air Making You Dumber? - The New York Times
A small body of evidence suggests that when it comes to decision making, indoor air may matter more than we have realized. (2019)
Jakarta Sinking: How Subsidence Endangers Indonesia’s Capital | Harvard Political Review
When Al Gore’s film An Inconvenient Truth was released in 2006, some of its most striking images depicted the flooding of major cities from dramati... (2019)
The shockingly simple way to make packaging more sustainable - Fast Company
Your home cleaning products have a major carbon footprint. Several startups want to popularize a clever solution: remove the water. Blueland deliv... (2019)
One Strange Rock (Netflix documentary 2018) - IMDb
With Will Smith, Chris Hadfield, Jerry Linenger, Mae C. Jemison. The extraordinary story of Earth and why it is special and uniquely brimming with ... (2019)
‘Breaches Everywhere’: Flooding Bursts Midwest Levees, and Tough Questions Follow - The New York Times
Hundreds of miles of levees in the Midwest have been overwhelmed by the floods, leaving “Swiss cheese” infrastructure and reigniting a flood contro... (2019)
Plastic plates, cups, cutlery to be banned in EU by 2021
Leave your plastic at home on your next European vacation. (2019)
The Plague Killing Frogs Everywhere Is Far Worse Than Scientists Thought - The New York Times
As a threat to wildlife, an amphibian fungus has become “the most deadly pathogen known to science.” (2019)
How drones and satellite images are measuring the forests used for carbon offsets
Pachama is building a verified marketplace for forest carbon offsets. (2019)
The hottest new wellness startups are selling houseplants - Fast Company
Forget CBD oil or crystals. These burgeoning companies offer something more mundane: the delight of growing things, delivered to your door. (2019)
Opinion | Miami Battles Rising Seas - The New York Times
In 2017, voters agreed to finance adaptation efforts through property taxes. Now the first phase of those projects is underway. (2019)
The Tiny Swiss Company That Thinks It Can Help Stop Climate Change - The New York Times
Two European entrepreneurs want to remove carbon from the air at prices cheap enough to matter. (2019)
With 86% Drop, California’s Monarch Butterfly Population Hits Record Low - The New York Times
The monarchs’ declining wintertime numbers are “potentially catastrophic,” according to the nonprofit conservation group that conducted the count. (2019)
Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds - 2019- The New York Times
An analysis concluded that Earth’s oceans are heating up 40 percent faster on average than a United Nations panel estimated five years ago, a findi... (2019)
Endangered Baobab Trees: Are They Victims of the Effects of Climate Change?
Learn about one of the world's most iconic tree species, the baobab tree, and discover why these endangered trees might be on their way to extincti... (2019)
‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen It’: Lean Stone Crab Season Follows Red Tide in Florida - The New York Times
A prolonged red tide in Southwest Florida has hurt the iconic stone crab — and the fishermen, whose family businesses go back generations, who catc... (2018)
Monarch butterfly populations in the west are down an order of magnitude from last year
The species' western population may face "migratory collapse." (2018)
Patagonia is giving its $10 million tax cut back to the planet
CEO Rose Marcario announced that it will go to groups committed to protecting air, land and water, and finding solutions to the climate crisis. (2018)
What’s Causing the Parkinson’s Belt?
The number of people with Parkinson's Disease has doubled in just 25 years, but its rise has been much worse in some places than in others. (2025)
Massive project works to restore Florida's Everglades
What's been called the largest restoration project in human history is underway in Florida's Everglades. Billions of dollars are being spent to res... (2024)
Manatees finally return to these restored Florida rivers | WILD HOPE
Crystal River has long been a safe haven for the Florida manatee, but when an invasive algae wiped out the eelgrass that manatees need for food, th... (2024)
The $1.5 Billion Plan to Clean Paris' River
The $1.5 Billion Plan to Clean Paris' River (2023)
Manaus: Why Brazil Built a City in the Middle of the Amazon
The Brazilian city of Manaus sits alone in the middle of the Amazon, and yet it still grew to become the seventh largest city in the country. So wh... (2023)
How the U.S. Government Broke the Everglades | Everglades National Park
After a devastating hurricane and chronic flooding issues, the US Government, along with the State of Florida, embarked on a project which would ch... (2023)
Hurricanes: the science behind the destruction
Hurricanes are among the most dangerous natural phenomena on earth, causing billions of dollars of damage and destroying lives every year. But what... (2023)
The big problem with cement, and how to fix it. Concrete and carbon emissions
Concrete emits a ton of carbon. Here's how we get it to net-zero. (2023)
How we get tree planting wrong | It's Complicated
In the face of the impending climate catastrophe, there has been a growing clamour to repopulate the trillions of trees our planet has lost over th... (2023)
India is cleaning up Ganges river. Here’s how:
We are experiencing a dangerous decline in nature: One million species are threatened with extinction, soils are turning infertile and water source... (2023)
Ethiopia, Egypt and water from the Nile: Why This Circle Could Spark Africa’s Biggest War
Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan and water from the Nile: Why This Circle Could Spark Africa’s Biggest War (2023)
The $7BN Megaproject to Save Venice
The $7BN Megaproject to Save Venice Planning to build a flood defence system for your city? You'd better watch this. (2023)
I Misunderstood the Greenhouse Effect. Here's How It Works.
Global warming: I Misunderstood the Greenhouse Effect. Here's How It Works. (2023)
Why rivers shouldn't look like this | It's Complicated
The quintessential image of a river you might recognise from post cards and paintings – nice and straight with a tidy riverbank – is not actually h... (2023)
The Impossible Ethical Bargain Behind African Safaris
The Impossible Ethical Bargain Behind African Safaris (2023)
13 Misconceptions About Global Warming
13 Misconceptions About Global Warming (2022)
Why Electric Planes are Inevitably Coming
Why Electric Planes are Inevitably Coming (2021)
How trees talk to each other | TED - Suzanne Simard
TED 16.8M subscribers "A forest is much more than what you see," says ecologist Suzanne Simard. Her 30 years of research in Canadian forests h... (2020)
The secret language of trees - TED-Ed Camille Defrenne and Suzanne Simard
TED-Ed 11.3M subscribers Learn how trees are able to communicate with each other through a vast root system and symbiotic fungi, called mycorr... (2020)
Make the World Greta Again (Full Documentary)
Upon realizing her generation won’t have a future unless the world’s politicians act now on climate change, then 15-year-old Greta Thunberg skipped... (2019)
Trawen: Travel, Transformation, and Protecting Patagonia - Matador Network
Through interviews with former Patagonia, Inc. CEO Kris Tompkins and the late Doug Tompkins, founder of The North Face, we learn the personal trans... (2019)
Sargassum explained by George Buckley, Harvard University Extinction School
Here are the causes of Sargassum bloom and what we need to do. What we are looki... Lockerbie College Published on Mar 24, 2019 Bonaire Vision... (2019)
PBS - Episode 902: Toxic Algae: Complex Sources and Solutions
For the past two decades, the residents of Martin county and the surrounding areas have been faced with a silent curse. A guacamole thick mat of bl... (2019)
The true cost of fast fashion | The Economist
Millions of tonnes of clothes end up in landfill every year—it’s one of the fastest-growing categories of waste in the world. How can the fashion i... (2019)
CNN Explains: Deforestation
CNN Special Correspondent Philippe Cousteau explains why deforestation occurs and its negative effect on the environment. (2019)
Climate 101: Deforestation | National Geographic
Forests cover about 30% of the planet, but deforestation is clearing these essential habitats on a massive scale. What is deforestation? Find out t... (2019)
Ocean: A 360-degree tour of the mysterious, magical corals of Palau | The Economist
Palau's vibrant corals are thriving, despite some of the warmest and most acidic waters in the world. In this virtual reality experience, Lukas Isa... (2018)
Exploring and protecting the Antarctic | The Economist
The Antarctic is one of the least explored places on the planet. For the first time ever a marine biologist has ventured to unexplored parts of the... (2018)
The problems with rebuilding beaches - Vox
Beach nourishment is the latest chapter in a never-ending tale of erosion. About 80 to 90 percent of sandy bea... (2018)
TEDed - What is the tragedy of the commons? - Nicholas Amendolare
View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-tragedy-of-the-commons-nicholas-amendolare... (2018)
Externalities - Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin | Spotify
Listen to this episode from Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin on Spotify. How big is your backyard?Akimbo is a weekly podcast created by Seth Godin... (2022)
Making old buildings resilient to climate change requires new financial tools - Marketplace
It's one thing to install new energy systems. It's another to get the money to do it. Donnel Baird, BlocPower’s founder and CEO, said retrofitti... (2020)
Dematerialization and What It Means for the Economy — and Climate Change - Harvard Business Review (podcast)
Andrew McAfee, co-director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, explains how the U.S. economy is growing and actually using less and less ... (2019)
An Investment Expert Says Florida Homeowners Should Sell Property Now As Climate Impacts Worsen | WLRN
An expert on the impact of climate change on financial markets has advice for anyone thinking of buying a home in Florida: don’t. Spencer Glendon o... (2019)
National Sword - 99% Invisible
Where does your recycling go? In most places in the U.S., you throw it in a bin, and then it gets carted off to be sorted and cleaned at a Material... (2019)
Should We Dim the Skies to Save the World? Podcast Crazy/ Genius from The Atlantic on Spotify
Climate change could be the most important problem facing humanity. To address it, scientists are thinking seriously about an idea that might sound... (2018)
Fire and Rain -- Floods after Forest Fires || 99% Invisible
Nestled between the mountains and the ocean, right next to Santa Barbara, sits Montecito, California. The community is charming and geographically ... (2018)
NASA Scientist Says Wind, Flooding And Rainfall Increase The Intensity Of A Hurricane | WLRN
Thousands of scientists are working on research related to climate change and extreme weather. Dr. Tim Hall is one of them. Dr. Hall is a Senior Re... (2018)
In Miami, Combating Climate Change Street by Street | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios
In light of sea-level-rise threats, local organizations have begun to shift their missions towards resources and solutions in greater Miami that co... (2018)
Fordlandia (Brazil)- 99% Invisible
In the late 1920s, the Ford Motor Company bought up millions of acres of land in Brazil. They loaded boats with machinery and supplies, and shipped... (2018)
Great American Outpost: Dreamers, Mavericks, and the Making of an Oil Frontier | IndieBound.org
"A surreal, lyrical work of narrative nonfiction that portrays how the largest domestic oil discovery in half a century transformed a forgotten cor... (2018)
This Land Is Our Land: How We Lost the Right to Roam and How to Take It Back by Ken Ilgunas
This Land Is Our Land has 47 ratings and 11 reviews. Letitia said: A thoughtful and informative argument for the idea that Americans should have th... (2018)
Surfline - international surf reports
Surfline - international surf reports (2024)
Resource Library | National Geographic Education
a collection of educational resources, in a Resource Library - from the National Geographic Foundation (2019)
Frontier - An advance market commitment (AMC) to accelerate carbon removal
Frontier is an advance market commitment to buy an initial $925M of permanent carbon removal between 2022 and 2030. It’s funded by Stripe, Alpha... (2022)
Flood Factor - Find Your Home's Flood Factor
Flood Factor is a free online tool created by the nonprofit First Street Foundation that makes it easy for Americans to find their property’s past ... (2020)
Changing Seas TV - PBS
Now in its 10th Season, Changing Seas is a public television series produced by WPBT2 South Florida PBS in Miami, Florida. Since 2009, the series h... (2019)