One Man’s Quest to Save the Mountain Gorilla By Lauren Price, Katy Canada, Roni Dengler https://vimeo.com/165519123 Deep in the Rwandan jungle, a park ranger disguised as a buyer in the... read more →
Dr. Kenneth Lacovara has unearthed some of the largest dinosaurs ever to walk our planet, including the super-massive Dreadnoughtus, which at 65 tons weighs more than seven T. rex.... read more →
The Empowerment Plan is a Detroit-based non-profit organization dedicated to serving the homeless community. Their goal is to help build a better life for those that have become trapped in... read more →
History While working in Namibia for the WWF, Doug Vilsack noticed a severe gap in the energy access in Katima Mulilo, a small region in the North of the... read more →
Forest Fund's story began in a Harvard dorm room in October of 2014. For Sophia Watkins and her roommates, this marked the beginning of seven months of conversations with... read more →
Global Links is a medical relief and development organization dedicated to supporting health improvement initiatives in resource-poor communities and promoting environmental stewardship in the US healthcare system. Since 1989 Global... read more →
https://vimeo.com/202278712 Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, (his first name pronounced ‘Shoe-Tez-Caht’) is a 16 year old indigenous climate activist, hip-hop artist, and a powerful voice on the front lines of a global youth-led... read more →
Gulf of Alaska Keeper In the 90s, future members of Gulf of Alaska Keeper (GoAK) became increasingly concerned that Prince William Sound (PWS) and the northern Gulf of Alaska (GOA)... read more →
Laura Faye Tenenbaum is an Innovator in Science Communication and a member of the Earth Science Communications Team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she creates content for NASA’s Global... read more →
https://vimeo.com/214899076 Justin Kruger was inspired to start Project Helping in 2014 after years of regularly volunteering himself in the community. Kruger realized the power that volunteering had in his own... read more →
https://vimeo.com/214182266 Finger Lakes ReUse is a charitable 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Ithaca, NY, that currently operates two Community ReUse Centers, expanding reuse of materials through convenience, affordability, and... read more →
MISSION National Young Farmers Coalition represents, mobilizes, and engages young farmers to ensure their success. VISION They envision a country where young people who are willing to work, get trained... read more →
https://vimeo.com/207377596 Dr. Geoff Tabin is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Himalayan Cataract Project and the John A and Marva M Presidential Endowed Chair and Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual... read more →
https://vimeo.com/204257917 Food for Hope's mission is to empower and nourish the future of their community by providing nutritious food to children in need. There are thousands of children in Adams... read more →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4XSQLuQdqc Bren Smith, owner of Thimble Island Ocean Farm and GreenWave Executive Director, pioneered the development of restorative 3D ocean farming. A lifelong commercial fisherman, his work has been profiled by CNN, The... read more →
Sometimes the best ideas are hatched while sharing a local beer with friends. A discussion of the amazing work being done by local nonprofits led FoCo Cafe’s cofounder Jeff to... read more →
https://vimeo.com/175459111 We’re hEAR For You was founded in 2009 by Speech-Language Pathologist Caroline DeCelles and Music Business Professional Katie Carmody after realizing the need for concert-goers to have access to... read more →
An energy revolution is under way in the U.S. and beyond, and Gov. Bill Ritter wants everyone to know about it. Bill Ritter, the 41st governor of Colorado who served... read more →
via The New York Times BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. — The towering machines stand a few miles from shore, in a precise line across the seafloor, as rigid in the ocean... read more →
The first major advancement in firearm safety technology in decades: a revolutionary smart gun with a built in fingerprint sensor that knows who is firing it. Parents don’t need to... read more →
Doniece Sandoval describes herself as an 'idea person'. As a young adult, she worked in the corporate world in San Francisco and soon after headed to New York City to... read more →
The world’s space agencies are calling for a new generation of satellites that would be precise enough to map greenhouse gas emissions from individual nations. Their goal is to replace... read more →
A picture may be worth 1,000 words. But this one is also worth 10,000 kilowatts. Though small in stature, the turbine in the photos could contribute to solving some of... read more →
The issue can be overwhelming. The science is complicated. Predictions about the fate of the planet carry endless caveats and asterisks. We get it. So we’ve put together a list... read more →
The idea of hitting 100% renewable energy (yes, energy, not just electricity) scares a lot of people. That is, a lot of people don’t think their cities or countries can... read more →
In a significant victory for President Obama, a federal appeals panel on Thursday rejected an effort by 27 states and dozens of corporations and industry groups to block the administration’s... read more →
Europe wants to reduce its needs for raw materials and raise the level of recycling of resources in the solar power industry. If this project is successful, greenhouse gas emissions... read more →
The UN climate talks in Paris have ended with an agreement between 195 countries to tackle global warming. The climate deal is at once both historic, important – and inadequate.... read more →
Preparing a sustainable meal can be a selfish endeavor; I guarantee you that it will be more fun, tastier and make for a good conversation at your table. However, it's... read more →
Germany Will Reach 33% Renewable Electricity This Year. On July 25, 2015, Germany obtained 78% of its electricity from renewable sources. That was a new record, albeit for a single day.... read more →
via TreeHugger - Pululahua in Ecuador is the only inhabited and cultivated volcano in the world. While Pululhua Volcano – not far from Ecuador’s capital city, Quito – hasn’t erupted in... read more →
via Energy.Gov You can lower your water heating costs by using and wasting less hot water in your home. To conserve hot water, you can fix leaks, install low-flow fixtures,... read more →
via Life Hacker Nobody likes to waste food. Thankfully, you can make your food last longer just by storing properly. Here are 10 tips, in 60-second video form, keep your... read more →
via Greatist Ah, childhood meals: Flinging peas at your sister, hiding more peas under the mashed potatoes, and being scolded by an adult for avoiding the consumption of said peas... read more →
via Jennifer Runyon, Chief Editor at RenewableEnergyWorld.com The historic carbon-cutting plan could be just enough to spur states to build more wind and solar capacity — but they have to... read more →
via MindBodyGreen - Author: Hannah Sentenac Life can feel frustrating. Maddening. Insanity-inducing, even. At times, happiness and contentment may seem achievable only in your wildest dreams. But the best part about being human... read more →
via Medium - Author: Andrea Sanders of Be Zero I’ve found that producing less trash does more than just help the environment. It has simplified what I buy, led to healthier eating... read more →
After graduating from college with a degree in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Zach Balle established a successful career in real estate and found himself living the high life. One fateful night... read more →
After graduating college, Erin Dinan spent some time abroad volunteering in Africa. When she returned, she knew she wanted to do something to make the world a better place, but... read more →
In the Summer of 2013, The Black Forest Fire tore across Central Colorado, it as the most destructive fire in the state’s history, destroying many thousands of acres of land... read more →
Not to blatantly reference Al Gore’s controversial and debated film, An Inconvenient Truth, but I couldn’t think of a better word to use other than “Inconvenient.” They pretty much nailed... read more →
In 2010, former Marines Will McNulty and Jake Wood were living on opposite sides of the country deciding what to do with their civilian lives. When a devastating earthquake struck... read more →
In the mid 1990’s while her sons were in elementary school, Ruth Libby became aware that schoolteachers often pay for classroom supplies for their students out of their own pockets.... read more →
Sigh. It’s snowing. Again. Check out these photos from my backyard: This has been one heck of a winter so far for many parts of the country, Colorado being one... read more →
In July 2007, Random Acts of Flowers’ founder, Larsen Jay, was in a near-fatal accident. He credits the outpouring of support he received in the form of daily visitors and... read more →
Hi, Nick here. I’ve been watching the news and hearing about all the bizarre stuff happening out there, as I’m sure you have. And I find myself asking the same... read more →
Being in the media creation line of work, all of us here at eTown spend quite a bit of time checking out the world around us to see and hear... read more →
On the heels of the Labor Day holiday, I can’t help but think about the workers of Market Basket, who went on strike when their beloved CEO Arthur T. Demoulas... read more →