Happy belated Earth Day, and happy almost one year anniversary of The Sweaty Penguin! Earth Day is a special holiday for many reasons, one of which being that it is organized by an NGO, or nongovernmental organization. And there are…
Even when the federal government has lagged behind, many individual states have forged ahead with climate action. But as Biden’s ambitious pledge places the crisis at the top of the Democrats’ agenda, it’s perhaps hard to imagine that the environment…
This year’s Earth Day message is optimism and the theme- to “Restore Our Earth.” As part of our ongoing Peril and Promise initiative reporting on the human stories of climate change and its solutions, is Bill Ulfelder, the executive director…
According to the New York Nature Conservancy, the neighborhoods with the least tree cover tend to be low-income communities. A task force was created to address the problem. Some of the people behind those efforts- Emily Noble Maxwell, Cities Director…
It’s a first-of-its kind food recycling effort in north Jersey that hopes to save both money and the planet.
BY: Frank Sesno, Founder and Host of Planet Forward This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Watch the latest episode of Planet Forward which looks at how climate change is bringing…
Host Frank Sesno speaks with Josh Balk, co-founder of Eat Just which has produced and sells plant-based eggs and now, manufactured chicken that use a fraction of the water, produces a fraction of the waste, methane and other things that…
From old petroleum sites to chemical dumping grounds, toxic waste sites are disproportionately located in low income and minority communities, and carry lots of adverse health and environmental impacts. And today, climate change threatens to make it even worse, with…
The United States has done more to fuel climate migration than any other country on Earth, and yet it does not always welcome climate migrants
Meet The Sweaty Penguin: Antarctica's Hottest Podcast. Hosted by Ethan Brown, each week we focus on one climate change issue in-depth. Listen to a late-night style monologue chock full of information and research (and lots of pop culture references-- we like Friends around here) into…
It’s in the news all the time, but what actually is fracking, and why is it under such heavy scrutiny? To kick off season three, we’re diving into one of the most high profile climate issues, examine how fracking adversely…
Phoenix, AZ experienced over a hundred days of 100 degree weather. What are the mayor and local educators doing to keep citizens cool?