As college students are returning to class this Fall, either online, remote, or hybrid, this post reflects on the extraordinary year just completed and the advances in digital technology evolving simu…
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Earth Day 2021: What We Can Learn From the Past Year
Columbia Climate School State of the Planet Earth Day 2021: What We Can Learn From the Past Year BY SARAH FECHT |APRIL 7, 2021 As we go about celebrating Earth Month and Earth Day, it’s worth reflecti…
Protecting the future of our Planet: Wendy Schmidt
Extraordinary Tales Protecting the Future of Our Planet: Wendy Schmidt Our own great changemaker and visionary, Wendy Schmidt, is the subject of the latest podcast from Extraordinary Tales in Extraord…
MICROFIBER INNOVATION CHALLENGE
Editorial by Conservationxlabs.com MICROFIBER INNOVATION CHALLENGE The Big Challenge Too Small to See. Powered by the Flotilla Foundation, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, and Conservation X Labs.…
Lessening the Harmful Environmental Effects of the Clothing Industry
Editorial by PlanetAid.org When people think of pollution, they typically think of CO2 emissions, also known as greenhouse gases, coming from large industrial plants and highways clogged with vehicle …
Ocean Science Centers New Partnership Between Schmidt Ocean Institute and United Nations Ocean Decade
Press Release from Schmidt Ocean Institute BY SCHMIDT OCEAN INSTITUTE ON DECEMBER 10, 2020 PARIS, FRANCE— The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), the United Nations body…
Eric and Wendy Schmidt launch global talent corps for teenagers
Published by Fast Company BY STEPHANIE MEHTA ON NOVEMBER 16, 2020 In an exclusive interview, the former Google CEO and his wife unveil details of Rise, part of their $1 billion charitable commitment t…
The US launches a national Plastics Pact, supported by all sectors
Published by the Ellen Macarthur Foundation BY ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION ON AUGUST 25, 2020 The Foundation’s Plastics Pact network expands further today with the launch of the U.S. Plastics Pact at C…