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These young women might just save the planet
Environment

These young women might just save the planet

One of anthropologist Margaret Mead’s most famous quotes instructs us: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can...

Mar 11, 2019
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Playlist: 10 TEDWomen talks for Earth Day
Environment

Playlist: 10 TEDWomen talks for Earth Day

Earlier this week, I had the privilege and honor to plant trees with the daughter and granddaughter of environmentalist Wangari Maathai. In ...

Apr 21, 2018
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A sobering new video from Beverly and Dereck Joubert on World Lion Day
Environment

A sobering new video from Beverly and Dereck Joubert on World Lion Day

Documentary filmmakers Beverly and Dereck Joubert have worked to conserve wildlife in Africa for more than 30 years. Last year, I visited th...

Aug 10, 2017
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Paul Nicklen’s new images carry a dire warning about climate change
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Paul Nicklen’s new images carry a dire warning about climate change

This post first appeared at BillMoyers.com. In the summer of 2014, one of the world’s top nature photographers was on an expedition in the f...

Apr 22, 2017
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12 talks to watch this Earth Day
Environment

12 talks to watch this Earth Day

Planet Earth doesn’t exactly have a birthday. But every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day — the anniversary of the moment the e...

Apr 21, 2015
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TEDxGalápagos tells the story of Galapagos’ humans
Environment

TEDxGalápagos tells the story of Galapagos’ humans

There aren’t many places on earth more mythical than the Galápagos Islands, the archipelago that sparked Charles Darwin to form his theory o...

Feb 12, 2015
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The misunderstood grizzly: A TED-Ed conversation on why brown bears deserve respect, not fear
Environment

The misunderstood grizzly: A TED-Ed conversation on why brown bears deserve respect, not fear

In the 1800s, around 50,000 brown bears — or grizzlies — roamed much of the Western United States. Today, those bears can be see...

Apr 23, 2014
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Environment

Video: How wolves can alter the course of rivers

Wolves will travel to drink from a river. But could the presence of wolves lead a river to change its behavior? In his TED Talk, George Monb...

Feb 18, 2014
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An infographic cheat sheet for key concepts in “The Grazing Revolution”
Environment

An infographic cheat sheet for key concepts in “The Grazing Revolution”

Allan Savory has spent decades studying the devastating effects of “desertification“: healthy land degrading into deserts all ar...

Dec 12, 2013
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