The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a new design competition called the Campus RainWorks Challenge to encourage student teams on college and university campuses across the country to develop innovative approaches to stormwater management. Stormwater is a major cause of water pollution in urban areas in the U.S., impacting the health of people [...]

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The European Environment Agency (EEA) Generation ’92 Video Competition asked young people across Europe to submit a short video depicting their idea of a sustainable future. Enjoy these winning videos: First Prize: Every Problem Has A Solution by Sorin Vestemean of Romania Second Prize: Bud by Ana-Maria Lemnaru Third Prize: Sustainability Visions by Geisler Krogsgaard of [...]

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Press Release from the Biomimicry Institute Using the desert snail as inspiration for their design, a team of students from the Art Institute of Isfahan in Iran took the top honor in the third annual Biomimicry Student Design Challenge, organized by the Biomimicry 3.8 Institute. The team, consisting of master’s level and undergraduate students in [...]

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  Find an Earth Day Event: MobilizeU – Earth Day University A Billion Acts of Green! EPA Earth Day Event Finder Earth Day Canada     Tweet

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Biologist, author and entrepreneur, Janine Benyus discusses the emerging concept of biomimicry – the application of the elegant systems and adaptations of the natural world to solve problems in our built world. Entrepreneurs and innovators are shifting from learning about nature to learning from nature for answers to today’s pressing challenges. In her book, Biomimicry [...]

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In this Changing Times segment from the University of California Irvine Media Center, Dr. Bill Cooper interviews controversial and passionate wildlife activist Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, and Co-Founding Director of Greenpeace Foundation. To view the video click on Read More Tweet

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Tonight you can participate in the world’s largest single campaign for the planet: Earth Hour. Turn off your lights for an hour at 8:30 pm tonight, March 31, in a united display of commitment to a brighter future for the planet. Come together. Tweet

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David Attenborough narrates It’s a Wonderful World with fantastic footage from his nature series. Because it’s important to remember why all this is worth caring about.     Ad agency RKCR/Y&R has created this trailer paying homage to Sir David Attenborough’s final appearance on the BBC. Tweet

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New York City resident, Britta Riley wanted to grow her own food, despite living in a tiny apartment. She and a few industrious friends, using trial and error and social networking, developed a system for an indoor window garden growing plants in discarded plastic bottles. Through their social media site, they shared their research and [...]

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