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a collection about Oceans and Coral Reefs
A collection of resources about science and plastics, focusing on packaging, waste management, recycling processes, and environmental impact. This compilation addresses the lifecycle of plastic materials, sustainability practices, and innovative solutions to reduce plastic pollution in our ecosystems.
A collection of articles and videos looking at Renewable Energy and Global Warming
A collection of articles and videos looking at how to store Renewable Energy
A collection of articles and videos looking at Nuclear Energy
A collection of resources about Cleantech, Renewable Energy, and Investing provides comprehensive insights into the intersection of sustainable technology and financial growth. This collection explores innovative solutions in energy efficiency, solar, wind, and other renewable sources, emphasizing their potential to mitigate climate change and p...
a collection of articles about Air pollution
Rivers, Clean Water and Pollution
Articles and videos looking at the fishing, the oceans, and the environment
Articles and videos looking at the Oceans, Temperature, Sea level rise and global warming
Articles and videos looking at the Oceans and Pollution
Articles and videos looking at the Oceans and Pollution
Articles and videos looking at the oceans, environment
Patagonia - clothing, sportswear company
Genetic Engineering, GMOs and the Environment - GeoEngineering, Debates and Science
a collection of articles and resources looking at Mining
Robots for Outer Space, and Deep-Sea Mining
Recycling - arguments against plastic bag recycling
Tips for Recycling (you're probably doing in wrong!)
A collection of articles about Dematerialization - economic growth, using fewer resources
a collection of articles and resources about packaging, Trash, Recycling and the Environment
a collection of articles and resources about Recycling and Globaliation (China, USA)
a collection of articles and resources about Marketing Materials, Trash, Recycling and the Environment
a collection of articles and resources examining the (mountain) of garbage ending up in our oceans
a collection of articles and resources examining the problem with MicroPlastics in Water - and Recycling Issues
a collection of articles and resources examining the (mountain) of garbage ending up in our oceans
A collection of articles about biodiversity
a collection of articles and resources about packaging, Trash, Recycling and the Environment
What is Consciousness? Discussions about robots, plants, AI and more
A collection of articles about Key Biscayne (Miami neighborhood) - real estate, environment, ocean

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Article

Energy: A millennial is building America’s first nickel-cobalt refinery

But it’s proving ethically trickier than she expected | United States (2024)


Article

Special Report: Carbon-dioxide removal needs more attention

It is vital to climate stabilisation, remarkably challenging and systematically ignored | Special report (2023)


Article

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)


Article

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)



Article

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)


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Peru ponders: whose fish are they anyway? | The Economist

A bid to protect part of the Pacific raises legal conundrums | The Americas (2021)


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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)


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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)


Article

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)


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After 48 Years, Democrats Endorse Nuclear Energy In Platform

It took five decades, but the Democratic Party has finally changed its stance on nuclear energy. In its recently released party platform, the Democ... (2020)


Article

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)


Article

Opinion | The Reign of Recycling - The New York Times

It’s still costly and inefficient. So why do we keep doing it? (2020)


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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)


Article

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)


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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)


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How food packaging is good for the environment - The Economist explains

SUPERMARKETS encourage shoppers to buy products through clever layouts and cunning promotions. Packaging presents items in an alluring way. It also... (2019)


Article

Plastic plates, cups, cutlery to be banned in EU by 2021

Leave your plastic at home on your next European vacation. (2019)


Article

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)


Article

How drones and satellite images are measuring the forests used for carbon offsets

Pachama is building a verified marketplace for forest carbon offsets. (2019)


Article

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)


Article

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)


Article

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)


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Monarch butterfly populations in the west are down an order of magnitude from last year

The species' western population may face "migratory collapse." (2018)


Article

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)


Article

Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe - New York Times

A decade ago, the U.S. mandated the use of vegetable oil in biofuels, leading to industrial-scale deforestation — and a huge spike in carbon emissi... (2018)


Article

It’s time to stop spending billions on cheap conference swag -- Fast Company

The $24B promotional products industry is an environmental nightmare. We’re facing a full-on environmental crisis. Do you really need another fli... (2018)


Article

Air pollution linked to “huge” reduction in intelligence | UN Environment

Air pollution can have a “huge” negative effect on cognitive intelligence – especially amongst older men – according to a study released this past ... (2018)


Article

Watch Plants Light Up When They Get Attacked - The New York Times

Scientists showed that plants are much less passive than they seem by revealing the secret workings of their threat communication systems. (2018)


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The Army of Autonomous Robots Restoring Nature | Tom Chi | TED

Impact investor Tom Chi challenges a dangerous assumption: that economic growth and ecological health are opposing forces. He reveals how advances ... (2026)


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This Seaweed Was a Caribbean Disaster, Now It's Gold

This Seaweed Was a Caribbean Disaster, Now It's Gold. Caribbean beaches are ankle-deep in slimy, smelly seaweed. Wave after wave of sargassum is bl... (2025)


Video

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)


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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)


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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)


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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)


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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)


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The Impossible Ethical Bargain Behind African Safaris

The Impossible Ethical Bargain Behind African Safaris (2023)


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13 Misconceptions About Global Warming

13 Misconceptions About Global Warming (2022)


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Why Electric Planes are Inevitably Coming

Why Electric Planes are Inevitably Coming (2021)


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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)


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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)


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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)


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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)


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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)


Video

Go Outside - Repellent Radio

Using radio music to repel mosquitoes This is "Go Outside - Repellent Radio" by bruno bomediano garcia on Vimeo "Go Outside's Repellent Radio... (2017)


Podcast

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)


Podcast

The world's first "nature superpower" | Ilona Szabó de Carvalho

Over the last 40 years, Brazil has lost an area larger than California to deforestation — and 90 percent of the clear-cutting has been illegal, all... (2025)


Podcast

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)


Podcast

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)


Podcast

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)


Podcast

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)


Book

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)


Website

Resource Library | National Geographic Education

a collection of educational resources, in a Resource Library - from the National Geographic Foundation (2019)


Website

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)


Website

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)


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