Climate change is now primarily a political challenge, not just a financial one. While decarbonizing our economy demands trillions in new investments, public opinion increasingly favors action.

Climate change is now primarily a political challenge, not just a financial one. While decarbonizing our economy demands trillions in new investments, public opinion increasingly favors action. The responsibility now rests with elected leaders.

David Wallace-Wells, a national fellow at New America and deputy editor at New York magazine, explores these themes in his book, *[The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming](https://goo.gl/ih35YX)*.

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Deep Patient leverages AI to connect thousands of electronic patient record data points, enabling the diagnosis and prediction of previously unpredictable diseases. A 2016 clip featuring

Deep Patient leverages AI to connect thousands of electronic patient record data points, enabling the diagnosis and prediction of previously unpredictable diseases. A 2016 clip featuring journalist David Weinberger illustrates AI's capabilities and its potential for the circular economy, as further detailed in our recent paper.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity established in 2010, is a global thought leader accelerating the transition to a circular economy through business, learning, and insight.

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The climate crisis is not a future problem, but an urgent, immediate threat. In the last thirty years, we've released more carbon than in all prior human history, pushing our planet to the brink.

The climate crisis is not a future problem, but an urgent, immediate threat. In the last thirty years, we've released more carbon than in all prior human history, pushing our planet to the brink. Yet, climate action is often dismissed as a secondary concern.

New York magazine's David Wallace-Wells vividly illustrates the devastating human costs and irreversible planetary damage climate change will bring, sooner than we realize. He issues an urgent call to fundamentally change how we perceive and discuss our planet's future.

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Underwater drone expert and TED Fellow David Lang asserts that ocean protection isn't solely for scientists; ordinary citizens have a proven history of safeguarding natural treasures. Lang

Underwater drone expert and TED Fellow David Lang asserts that ocean protection isn't solely for scientists; ordinary citizens have a proven history of safeguarding natural treasures. Lang advocates for a three-point plan to conserve underwater wonders, drawing lessons from the US National Parks Service.

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The world faces a global refugee crisis, with 65 million people displaced. David Miliband, drawing on his family's refugee history and political experience, argues that failing refugees betrays

The world faces a global refugee crisis, with 65 million people displaced. David Miliband, drawing on his family's refugee history and political experience, argues that failing refugees betrays our shared history, values, and interests. He explores the crisis from the Middle East to Europe, emphasizing that both governments and citizens must act.

Miliband champions upholding human nature against divisive rhetoric, defending the post-WWII international order while advocating for its reform. Watch his webcast for insights on this critical issue.

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“The Journey” represents the spiritual work Native peoples undertake to transform painful experiences into meaning and purpose. A powerful manifestation of this is the Canoe

“The Journey” represents the spiritual work Native peoples undertake to transform painful experiences into meaning and purpose. A powerful manifestation of this is the Canoe Journey.

Since 1989, Northwest Coastal Indians have participated in the Canoe Journey, traveling to villages along the ancestral highways of the Salish Sea. This spiritual commitment requires participants to be free from alcohol and drugs, offering profound healing for individuals, families, and tribes, especially those in recovery.

For more information, contact Paul Steinbroner at (541) 941-5317.

Founder David Katz, Co-Founder Shaun Frankson, and plastics expert Mike Biddle were interviewed in Victoria, BC. They discussed The Plastic

Founder David Katz, Co-Founder Shaun Frankson, and plastics expert Mike Biddle were interviewed in Victoria, BC. They discussed The Plastic Bank's mission to reduce global poverty and plastic waste.

This interview was published on August 20, 2013.

"My Water's On Fire Tonight" is a collaboration between Studio 20 NYU and ProPublica.org. This

"My Water's On Fire Tonight" is a collaboration between Studio 20 NYU and ProPublica.org. This song is based on ProPublica's investigation into hydraulic fractured gas drilling, which can be read here.

Music was composed by David Holmes and Andrew Bean. David Holmes and Niel Bekker provided vocals and lyrics, while Adam Sakellarides and Lisa Rucker handled animation.

David Helvarg's "50 Ways to Save the Ocean" program, from the Blue Frontier Campaign, empowers individuals to protect our oceans. We've developed teaching guides for grades 9-12, featured on

David Helvarg's "50 Ways to Save the Ocean" program, from the Blue Frontier Campaign, empowers individuals to protect our oceans. We've developed teaching guides for grades 9-12, featured on National Geographic's Ocean Education website, to inspire the next generation of activists. His book is available on Amazon.

We are creating K-2 lesson plans, and funding is vital to complete them, expand educator outreach, and enable presentations by Helvarg and cartoonist Jim Toomey (creator of Sherman's Lagoon).

The Blue Frontier Campaign leads efforts to protect our oceans, coasts, and dependent communities. Support our mission via our crowdfunding page.