Tag Environment

These feats of conservation and sustainability hold countless examples of people following their passions for protecting our planet. Let your curiosity guide you as you explore fascinating corners of our environments and discoveries that are moving us toward a greener future.

54 min watch

What Astronauts Bring Back From Space: The Overview Effect with Frank White (Episode #191)

Frank White is renowned for coining the term "overview effect" to describe the profound and transformative experience astronauts have when they view Earth from space, recognizing its fragility and interconnectedness.

5 min read

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Light Pollution is Stealing Our Stars–Here’s How We Can Take Them Back

Discover how light pollution is stealing our stars and learn practical steps you can take to help bring back the night sky for future generations.

5 min read

Fixing and Hanging on to the Things You Cherish

Broken but cherished items you can't bear to throw away? A local repair cafe can help you bring those memories back to life.

5 min read

Practical Steps to Improve Our Lives and Communities: The Solutionary Way

Discover how adopting a solutionary mindset can empower individuals of all ages to tackle global challenges, transform their communities, and create a better world for everyone.

13 min read

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Pet Treats Made from Invasive Fish Solve Major Problem in Mexico

Pezzy Pets makes sustainable pet treats using invasive fish. We love this solution to a man-made problem—and so will your pet!

5 min watch

Where’s Your Fish From? The Future of Sustainable Seafood with Jennifer Bushman (Episode #183)

Jennifer Bushman is a leading expert in elevating ingeniously sustainable “water farming.” Aquaculture now has the potential to provide abundant seafood, as well as foods from freshwater sources, all over the world. Get ready to be delighted—and hungry—as you learn about this consumer shift that you’ll surely be anxious to participate in.

52 min watch

An Astronaut’s View: Flourishing on Spaceship Earth Together with Nicole Stott (Episode #181)

Astronaut Nicole Stott isn't your average adventurer; she's one of the few individuals who have had the privilege of leaving Earth and venturing into the vast unknown, experiencing the wonder of living and working aboard a shuttle and the ISS. With over 100 days spent in space, Nicole has gained a unique perspective on our planet and the universe beyond.

58 min watch

Save the Sloths and You Save Everything Else with Rebecca Cliffe (Episode #179)

Dr. Rebecca Cliffe is the founder of one of the world’s largest organizations for the conservation of the endearing, always-smiling sloth. Sloths aren’t just the latest trendy, adorable animal: Dr. Cliffe is here to inform us that they are worth every moment of constant attention and adoration, and to help us understand how we can assist this remarkable wildlife partner.

50 min watch

Looking to Nature to Solve Complex Problems with Katie Losey (Episode #178)

Did you know that many of the design and engineering problems we face today have actually already been solved through millions of years of evolution, by nature itself? Katie Losey, a science writer, is passionately advocating for the use of biomimicry—the study and application of nature’s hidden genius—in modern-problem solving.

1 hr, 3 min watch

Healing the Planet by Transforming Sand Back to Soil with Rodger Savory (Episode #174)

In our rush to solve problems, we often overlook simple logic that holds the key to enormous progress. When it comes to turning the man-made desert wastelands of our planet back into the lush, productive forests and grasslands they once were, Ecologist Rodger Savory has one of those transformational observations that the world could be embracing.

5 min read

Image: Three men walk across a stone covered beach in on the Fundy Footpath with the Bay of Fundy behind them

A City Dweller’s Adventure on Canada’s Rugged Fundy Footpath

Have you ever been inspired to embrace a passion for something and then quickly realized you don't have the training to enjoy it as you imagined? Maybe what we can appreciate is something very different than what we had in mind, and that makes the adventure even better.

10 min read

Image: Sargassum washed up on the beach.

Turning Stinky Invasive Seaweed into Hurricane-Proof Homes

Every morning at dawn, beachcombers along the North American coastlines are raking up forty tons of the smelly, invasive seaweed known as sargassum. This insane amount of seaweed is a burden to most, but one man saw it as a resource, and what he did with it is inspiring a whole new wave of innovation around the world.

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