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Harp seal pups are some of the cutest on the ice. They are born with a completely white coat. As they mature, they grow into the silver-white coat of adults, developing the black harp-shaped designs

Harp seal pups are some of the cutest on the ice. They are born with a completely white coat. As they mature, they grow into the silver-white coat of adults, developing the black harp-shaped designs that give the species its name. For seals that live a life on ice, a warming ocean is an existential threat. That is why Oceana campaigns against drivers of climate change like dirty offshore drilling and promotes the adoption of renewable sources of energy such as offshore wind. You can help by making a symbolic harp seal adoption. All gifts go toward making our world's oceans healthier and safer for harp seals and other marine life. https://bit.ly/3o7nlEU Subscribe to our channel to join our community of Wavemakers! 🌊 LET’S STAY CONNECTED: INSTAGRAM » https://www.instagram.com/oceana/ TWITTER » http://twitter.com/oceana FACEBOOK » https://www.facebook.com/oceana/

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“What’s going on with recycling? The answer is complicated and has been confused, says Kieran White. He’s a 21 year old sustainability entrepreneur that’s been working on the recycling

“What’s going on with recycling? The answer is complicated and has been confused, says Kieran White. He’s a 21 year old sustainability entrepreneur that’s been working on the recycling problem since he was 18, most recently working on an innovative recycling startup called Lasso Loop - deciding to dedicate his time to solving the recycling problem. In this creative, simple and transparent talk on an otherwise controversial topic, Kieran explores why recycling is misunderstood and how we can all join the recycling revolution. Being the change we wish to see in the world.” “What’s going on with recycling? The answer is complicated and has been confused, says Kieran White. He’s a 21 year old sustainability entrepreneur that’s been working on the recycling problem since he was 18, most recently working on an innovative recycling startup called Lasso Loop - deciding to dedicate his time to solving the recycling problem. In this creative, simple and transparent talk on an otherwise controversial topic, Kieran explores why recycling is misunderstood and how we can all join the recycling revolution. Being the change we wish to see in the world.” This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Green Economy pioneer Van Jones addresses the 2009 Bentley University/TIME magazine Leadership Forum. Jones, founder of Green For All and served as President Obama's Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. This is Part 1 of a 27-minute address where he addresses the three fallacies that tore the floor out from under the American people:  rely on consumtion, rather than production; credit rather than smart savings and thrift; and ecological destruction rather than restoration.

Since resigning from his White House post, Mr. Jones has been vilified in the press as a communist, fascist and racist. We recommend listening to what he talks about, rather than the talk about him.

 

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Can this “frozen zoo” resurrect the Northern White Rhino?, with Dr. Barbara Durrant Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► Michio Kaku: 99.99%

Can this “frozen zoo” resurrect the Northern White Rhino?, with Dr. Barbara Durrant Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► Michio Kaku: 99.99% of species go extinct. What is humanity’s future? https://youtu.be/JAK6KrIuRbI Due to poaching, the Northern White Rhinoceros is functionally extinct. There are only two members of the species left. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has a unique biotech facility called the "frozen zoo" that could reverse the extinction. Using in vitro fertilization, scientists hope to implant a Northern White Rhino embryo inside a Southern White Rhino, a closely related species. If successful, this procedure could help rescue critically endangered species or even resurrect extinct ones. This video was originally created and shared by Freethink. Read the video transcript: https://bigthink.com/videos/white-rhino-extinction ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read more of our stories on animal extinction: Cause of worst mass extinction ever found ►► https://bigthink.com/hard-science/cause-of-worst-mass-extinction-ever-found/ The platypus is headed for extinction, warn Australian scientists ►► https://bigthink.com/life/platypus-extinction/ Extinction is a natural process, but it’s happening at 1,000 times the normal speed ►►https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/extinction-is-a-natural-process-but-its-happening-at-1000-times-the-normal-speed/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Big Think | Smarter Faster™ ► Big Think The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century. ► Big Think+ Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want more Big Think? ► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/ ► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter ► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook ► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram ► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter

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Cheryl Suchors began writing at age six, when she wrote a play starring her sister and herself. She continued to write poetry until she took a detour through the business world for twenty years. She

Cheryl Suchors began writing at age six, when she wrote a play starring her sister and herself. She continued to write poetry until she took a detour through the business world for twenty years. She holds degrees from Harvard Business School and Smith College. Her memoir, 48 PEAKS, Hiking and Healing in the White Mountains, was published by She Writes Press in September, 2018. Cheryl continues to hike every chance she gets, most recently in Poland and Canada. Have you ever heard of the AMC Four Thousand Footer Club? Neither had Cheryl Suchors until she was already hiking one of the NH mountains that qualifies! Floundering in her second career, the one she’s always wanted, forty-eight year old Cheryl Suchors resolves that, despite a fear of heights, her mid-life success depends on hiking the highest of the grueling White Mountains in New Hampshire. All forty-eight of them. She endures injuries, novice mistakes, and the heartbreaking loss of a best friend. When breast cancer threatens her own life, she seeks solace and recovery in the wild. Hear her talk about hiking, changing careers, overcoming grief and more from the quest that took her ten years to complete. Get the book here: https://goo.gl/4ZR2fv

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Join Pathways to Planetary Health for a conversation with Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University economics professor, and Jonathan F.P. Rose, as they discuss the failings of modern capitalism and how

Join Pathways to Planetary Health for a conversation with Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University economics professor, and Jonathan F.P. Rose, as they discuss the failings of modern capitalism and how businesses imbued with a sense of purpose can help create more sustainable, ethical economies powered by motivated and dignified personnel. Henderson observes that capitalism is the most successful economic system in history, and yet it’s in danger of destroying itself - and our world. Purpose can help. Cutting-edge research has found that firms that view profits as a means to an end, rather than as an end it itself – and who view their mission as the creation of social value – are often significantly more productive and creative than more conventional firms. They can also be powerful allies in driving the social and political change that is needed if we are to address the great problems of our time. This interactive online event is part of a continuing series in the Garrison Institute’s Forum on Pathways to Planetary Health (PPH). Building on the Garrison Institute’s earlier Climate, Mind and Behavior (CMB) program, Pathways to Planetary Health explores the moral, ethical, and human behavioral dimensions of the search for regenerative solutions, including Half-Earth, Ecological Civilization, Regenerative Economics, and Societal Altruism. Learn more about Pathways to Planetary Health here: https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/initiatives/programs/pathways-to-planetary-health-2/ Support the work of the Garrison Institute here: https://pages.elevate.salesforce.org/garrisoninstitute/garrison-institute-donations

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