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In this inspiring TED talk, science writer and veteran tree climber, Richard Preston, shares his knowledge of some of the most enormous living beings on the planet, the giant trees of the US Pacific Northwest. As one of the only humans to have climbed the tallest living thing on Earth, a 380-foot redwood tree named [...]

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Pick Up America, a nonprofit started by two recent college graduates, is a grassroots initiative committed to changing our nation’s “throwaway mentality” by walking across America, picking up trash along the way. In 2010, the small band of volunteers traveled 735 miles and removed over 73,000 pounds of trash. En route, they spoke at 40 [...]

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The Nature Conservancy’s Design for a Living World Exhibition explores the relationship between the natural world, the materials it provides and the products we use, through the eyes ten top designers. Here is an introduction to the project and 3 of the designers profiles. Tweet

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Snow present in 49 of the 50 states After big snow and ice events in the Southeast, Plains, and Midwest this week, 49 out of the 50 states currently have snow on the ground –  yes, even Hawaii, where snow falls in Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea all winter. And for those around the word who don’t [...]

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The greater part of the soul lays outside the body…treatment of the inner require treatment of the outer. – Hippocrates Natalie Jeremijenko’s Environmental Health Clinic at NYU is redefining the approach to health, by prescribing environmental art and activism as vehicles to improve collective health, by improving our environment. About Natalie Jeremijenko Tweet

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In this TED talk, Johan Rockstrom identifies nine “planetary boundaries”: climate change, ozone depletion, atmospheric aerosol loading, ocean acidification, global freshwater use, land system change, rate of biodiversity loss and biogeochemical loading. Understanding these systems can guide us in protecting our planet’s many overlapping ecosystems, moving us toward transformative change, turning crisis into opportunities. About [...]

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Renown aerial photographer, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, has spent decades photographing the earth from the sky. His remarkable perspective compels him to speak to us about our future. In this TED talk, Arthus-Bertrand reviews his three most recent projects on humanity and its habitat. Follow this link to watch his breathtaking film HOME. This film was conceived [...]

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This short film, made by Aardman for the Live Earth SOS campaign, tells the story of Thomas Midgley’s influence on the environment. But can we really blame him? Tweet

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