With rapidly declining natural environments comes new opportunity for the inhabitants of these ecologically endangered regions – capitalist opportunity. Granted that the majority of areas facing habitat loss are located away from the general public and therefore relatively unknown, theses sites are in serious danger of falling completely out of existence. There is however a [...]

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Environmentalism expressed through interactive art speaks volumes to me. As my senses expand with new feelings, sounds or visuals, I find myself more readily taking in ideas from all points of view – new, old, random and unique. Interactive multimedia is a growth area of communication for environmentalism. It can extend far beyond more traditional [...]

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  HOME is such an appropriate name to describe the content of this film; it is amazing how just a word can cover so many ideas, so many thoughts and so many feelings related to all those who live in what we call HOME “The Earth.” This film offers a different perception of the earth [...]

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Just as we wait each New Year’s Eve for the clock to strike midnight, we now wait as the Global Population Clock rolls up on 7 billion. Just as a new year brings little change from the day before so it may be that the 7 billionth person causes little notice to anyone but his [...]

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American University’s School of Communication, Center for Environmental Filmmaking is offering students a one-week alternative spring break program on the Chesapeake Bay to introduce them to the challenges and fun of environmental filmmaking – Classroom in the Wild: Chesapeake Bay. The program will take place March 11-17, 2012, and is limited to 12 students – [...]

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Last winter I had a last minute opportunity to study in Southeast Asia. The specific program was called “The Thailand Project” offered by Wildlands Studies which is an affiliate of California State University Monterey Bay Extended Education.  Our assignment – to study cultural diversity and research coral reef ecosystems along the coasts of Thailand and Malaysia. [...]

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According to a new report from the Brookings Institution the top places to find green jobs in the USA are New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC or Philadelphia.  New York City leads with more than 150,000 jobs those half of those are in public transit or waste management. Good news data:  2.7 million [...]

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  Where will it Bee? Go to Your Garden Show for the first-ever, free online “town hall” event broadcasting live to a worldwide audience to shed light on the plight of disappearing bee populations. When will it Bee? On July 16th, from 9 am to 9 pm (US Pacific time) Who will Bee there? The [...]

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Many of San Francisco’s wide streets contain zones of wasted space, especially at intersections.  So the city’s “Pavement to Parks” projects is designed to temporarily reclaim these unused areas and quickly and inexpensively turn them into public plazas and parks.  Sometimes even a couple of parking spaces can create a “parklet.” The success of these [...]

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  2011 is the International Year of Chemistry and marks the 20th anniversary of the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts toward the creation of green chemistry.  On June 20, the recipients of this year’s Green Chemistry Challenge Awards were announced in Washington, D.C. A university research group from the University of California, Santa Barbara led by  Bruce [...]

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