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In Their Element
Earth | In Their Element: Earth, Air, Fire, Water
Earth | In Their Element: Earth, Air, Fire, Water
June 21, 2022
In Their Element
Trailer | In Their Element: Earth, Air, Fire Water
June 17, 2022 | In Their Element
https://youtu.be/S1dnVqKQfAA For people whose existence is inseparable from their native land, the climate crisis is not a ...
The Sweaty Penguin
Global Climate Targets Are Under Threat by Secretly Planned “Carbon Bombs”
May 25, 2022 | The Sweaty Penguin
Following last year’s U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, The Guardian completed a five-month investigation piecing ...
NJ Spotlight News
Episode 1: On Thin Ice | Hazard NJ
May 18, 2022 | NJ Spotlight News
While growing up in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Peggy Fussell enjoyed ice skating on a local pond. She has since learned that ...
The Power of Big Oil
Part Three: Delay | The Power of Big Oil
May 3, 2022 | The Power of Big Oil
FRONTLINE's three-part series The Power of Big Oil examines the fossil fuel industry’s history of denying climate change by ...
The Sweaty Penguin
How Did Earth Day 2022 Compare to the First Earth Day?
April 27, 2022 | The Sweaty Penguin
The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970 — a time of deep social and cultural division in the United States. Response was ...
The Power of Big Oil
Part Two: Doubt | The Power of Big Oil
April 26, 2022 | The Power of Big Oil
Watch part two of The Power of Big Oil, a three-episode FRONTLINE docuseries investigating the fossil fuel industry’s ...
The Sweaty Penguin
Climate Change Is Forcing Millions of People to Move
April 22, 2022 | The Sweaty Penguin
Environmental change has always motivated human migration. However, in our age of climate change, natural ...
The Sweaty Penguin
Scientists Are Becoming Activists. That’s Not Normal.
April 20, 2022 | The Sweaty Penguin
More than 1,000 scientists in 25 countries took part in climate protests last week, risking their careers and reputations in ...
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Planet Forward
How “Mechanical Trees” Could Reverse Climate Change
August 17, 2021 | Planet Forward
In the face of the climate crisis, slowing carbon emissions won't be enough. Two technologies that are reversing the damage ...
The Sweaty Penguin
As Hurricane Season Worsens, Where Do We Go Next?
July 9, 2021 | The Sweaty Penguin
Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons lead to lost homes, wrecked environments, billions in cleanup costs, and even fatalities. ...
The Sweaty Penguin
Brownfields and Superfund Sites: Climate Change is Exacerbating Our Toxic Waste Problem
April 16, 2021 | The Sweaty Penguin
From old petroleum sites to chemical dumping grounds, toxic waste sites are disproportionately located in low income and ...
Hot Mess
How Different Generations Talk About Climate Change
September 24, 2020 | Hot Mess
https://youtu.be/TQYo9nk-Zlw This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening ...
Planet Forward
How to go from passionate about climate change to a climate activist
September 29, 2020 | Planet Forward
Original Feature
I’m a college student who met the world’s top climate scientists. Here are 5 things I learned.
June 26, 2019 | Original Feature
BY: Arturo Ruiz For many of my gen Z peers and me, climate change is a major issue. We are going to be directly ...
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