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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These two inspiring videos track the work of a group of students in Colorado State University’s Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA Program, which seeks to provide sustainable enterprise solutions to create a better world.   Colorado State University’s Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise 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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Climate Movie 1956 – The way it was. As this Friday Movie notes, many climate deniers think global warming was invented by Al Gore, in 2006. This very informative recording from 1956 (!) shows, the concept of climate change science, and human’s contribution, has been clear for many decades. Here’s the 1956 “Excursions in Science” [...]

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After the worst famine in 50 years struck the African country of Malawi in 2002, William Kamkwamba was forced to quit school when his family of subsistence farmers could no longer afford the $80/year tuition. Undaunted, the curious 14 year old came across a book about energy in the local library. Working with scrap materials [...]

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Tips from the Plastic Pollution Coalition: Refuse Say NO to single-use and disposable plastics! Reduce Reduce your plastic footprint: buy in bulk, choose products with the least packaging, look for products and packaging made from renewable resources, and avoid plastic packaging and containers. Choose products that have the least amount of disposable parts. Reuse Reuse [...]

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Eli just completed a 3-month assignment doing an SCA Archaelogy Internship at Bandelier National Monument, a National Park Service site near Los Alamos New Mexico. He’s a 2x SCA and this summer he’s preserving Ancestral Puebloan ruins, exploring cavates [short for cave excavation in the soft volcanic rock] and hoping to avoid any more encounters [...]

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What ignites a Global Work Party? On my last blog, I voiced some of my thoughts and perceptions relating to environmental concern and action in two different areas of the world (Venezuela and Canada). After writing that blog, I was left with some important doubts and questions: Why do people act differently in the two [...]

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Danny Ledonne, filmmaker and teacher, traveled to the east African country of Kenya and toured five national parks to gather the stunning images contained in this short documentary, Kenya Hidaya, which highlights the landscape, wildlife and indigenous Masai culture. Kenya Hidaya from C.E.F. on Vimeo. In the vast savannas of Kenya, the animals live in [...]

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Green is GOOD. Teens are GOOD (I promise). Thus, Teens Turning Green is GOOD. And ecology is certainly GOOD too. I am the spokeswoman and co-founder of Teens Turning Green, a national non-profit organization devoted to education and advocacy around environmentally and socially responsible choices for individuals, schools, and communities. Our student-led movement seeks to [...]

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