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Energy: A millennial is building America’s first nickel-cobalt refinery
But it’s proving ethically trickier than she expected | United States (2024)
Special Report: Carbon-dioxide removal needs more attention
It is vital to climate stabilisation, remarkably challenging and systematically ignored | Special report (2023)
Over tourism: The Dark Hedges are dying
“Game of Thrones” made them famous, to their cost | Britain (2023)
To save the Amazon, Lula must work out who owns it
The fight against deforestation is going better. But it needs cash, cops—and a better property register | The Americas (2023)
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)
De-growth: Meet the lefty Europeans who want to shrink the economy
De-growers of the world, unite! | Europe Stop the economy, lefty Europeans want to get off. “Panels of citizens can advise what is wasteful ... (2023)
Organic farming is actually worse for climate change than conventional farming
Sorry common wisdom. (2015)
Organic pesticides not always 'greener' choice, study finds -- ScienceDaily
A new study reveals some organic pesticides can have a higher environmental impact than conventional pesticides. Researchers investigated the effec... (2023)
What’s driving the huge blooms of brown seaweed piling up on Florida and Caribbean beaches? | FIU News
Stephen P. Leatherman, FIU professor of coastal science wrote this piece, republished from The Conversation. (2023)
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)
Which countries have put a price on carbon? - carbon tax, and trading system - Our World in Data
Putting a price on carbon helps us account for the real costs of fossil fuels in the market. Which countries have a carbon tax or trading system? (2022)
An End To Doomerism - 5 Reasons for Technological Optimism
Or why I’m coming out as an impatient optimist. (2022)
The climate controversy swirling around NFTs - The Verge
Most NFTs are bought and sold with Ethereum, a cryptocurrency that guzzles up energy and pumps out a lot of greenhouse gas emissions. Artists are f... (2021)
Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to conservation efforts - Our World in Data
Hunting and habitat loss drove many large mammals in Europe close to extinction. But, the continent’s mammal populations are flourishing again than... (2022)
Deforestation, reforestation - Our World in Data
Humans destroyed forests for thousands of years – we can become the first generation that achieves a world in which forests expand - Our World in D... (2022)
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)
Green Investing. A Dirty Secret - The Economist
Polluting businesses are moving into the financial shadows | Leaders Green investors’ filthy secret. The truth about dirty assets… (2022)
Telling the Dam Truth - Patagonia by Yvon Chouinard
Europe’s last remaining wild rivers are at grave risk. This time the danger isn’t coming from excessive drought or factories dumping toxic waste—it’s (2018)
Data Review: How many people die from air pollution? - Our World in Data
This Data Review present published estimates of the global death toll from air pollution and provides the context that makes them understandable. (2021)
The meat dilemma: Eating lower-carbon meat means killing many more animals – Hannah Ritchie
"What's the biggest change I can make to reduce the carbon footprint of my diet?" It's a question I'm often asked, and my answer is pretty consiste... (2021)
To protect the world’s wildlife we must improve crop yields – especially across Africa - Our World in Data
Habitat loss is the biggest threat to the world’s animals. Without improvements in crop yields, thousands of species could see much of their habita... (2021)
Yes, We Can Grow 1 Trillion Trees to Help Fight Climate Change
Growing and conserving 1 trillion trees around the world is a vital response to climate change that everyone can take part in. (2021)
Why the European Union is a less-than-jolly green giant | Charlemagne. The Economist
The EU is better placed than national governments to set green standards. This will hurt | Europe (2021)
The UN climate report pins hopes on carbon removal technologies that barely exist | MIT Technology Review
The planet is on track to exceed very dangerous warming levels, leaving us with fewer and fewer options. (2021)
Future Space Travel Might Require Mushrooms - Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understandi... (2021)
Even Small Volcanic Eruptions Could Create Global Chaos | WIRED
Relatively minor meltdowns might destroy underwater cables and disrupt vital industries, scientists say, creating a cascade of economic misery. (2021)
The UAE Is Using Drones to Zap Clouds With Electricity and Make It Rain
Custom-built drones with a six-foot wingspan fly at low altitudes, with charge emitters delivering electric charges to the molecules in the clouds. (2021)
How much of the world’s food production is dependent on pollinators? - Our World in Data
Many of the world’s pollinator insects are in decline. What does this mean for global food production? (2021)
Peru ponders: whose fish are they anyway? | The Economist
A bid to protect part of the Pacific raises legal conundrums | The Americas (2021)
In praise of America’s founding fish | The Economist
The Potomac river is a more vivid symbol of American history than any of the monuments along it | United States (2021)
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)
The New Tropic - A not-so-sweet history of Florida's algae crisis | Facebook
Sugar: bad for you and bad for our waterways. (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)
The Afterlife Of American Clothes : Planet Money
The U.S. exports a billion pounds of used clothes every year. Much of that winds up in used clothing markets in sub-Saharan Africa. (2020)
For Many, Issue Of Logging In America's Largest National Forest Cuts Deep - NPR
The world's largest intact temperate rainforest is in a place you may not expect: southeast Alaska. The Trump administration wants to eliminate a l... (2019)
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)
Scientists In Alaska Find Mammoth Amounts Of Carbon In The Warming Permafrost | NPR
Just what exactly is permafrost? And what is happening now that it's warming up? To find out, we enter the Arctic Circle's secret world of ice and ... (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)
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)
Resource Library | National Geographic Education
a collection of educational resources, in a Resource Library - from the National Geographic Foundation (2019)