NASA scientists are actively engaged in discussions concerning global food security. Their unique expertise, often stemming from space exploration and Earth observation, provides valuable insights

NASA scientists are actively engaged in discussions concerning global food security. Their unique expertise, often stemming from space exploration and Earth observation, provides valuable insights into this critical challenge.

These discussions likely explore how space-based technologies, such as satellite monitoring, can enhance agricultural practices, predict crop yields, and manage resources more effectively. Furthermore, research into sustainable food systems for long-duration space missions offers potential solutions applicable to terrestrial food production, addressing future food needs.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland visited Columbia for a World Leaders Forum event, offering students and faculty an 'extraordinary experience' with a leading sustainability figure. The event

Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland visited Columbia for a World Leaders Forum event, offering students and faculty an 'extraordinary experience' with a leading sustainability figure. The event was hosted by Alex Halliday, director of Columbia’s Earth Institute, and moderated by Karenna Gore, director of the Center for Earth Ethics.

Columbia has long tackled climate change through cutting-edge research and grassroots student movements. A new series, 'Columbia on Climate,' now highlights the university’s central focus on climate and sustainability within its community.

California faces a severe homelessness crisis, with a quarter-million residents seeking help in 2020, driven by high housing costs. In response, a coalition of advocates, including Housing

California faces a severe homelessness crisis, with a quarter-million residents seeking help in 2020, driven by high housing costs. In response, a coalition of advocates, including Housing California and the California Housing Partnership, launched Roadmap Home 2030. This plan offers 57 policy solutions to end homelessness, create affordable homes, protect low-income renters, and ensure racial equity over the next decade, aiming for an equitable future where everyone has a safe place to live.

Join an expert panel on Tuesday, April 27, at 3:00 PM PDT, for a vital conversation on shifting California's housing landscape. Speakers include Ruby Bolaria-Shifrin (CZI), Assemblymember David Chiu, and Tomiquia Moss (All Home). For more information, visit commonwealthclub.org/covid19support. Explore upcoming events, donate, or subscribe for videos.

Healthy forests are crucial for climate stability, water quality, and supporting 80% of land species. They sustain 1.2 billion people and meet growing timber demands. However, human impacts have

Healthy forests are crucial for climate stability, water quality, and supporting 80% of land species. They sustain 1.2 billion people and meet growing timber demands. However, human impacts have destroyed 40% of global forests, with an area the size of a football pitch lost every three seconds. Protecting and restoring them is critically urgent. Learn more about forests here.

The groundbreaking "Our Planet" series, a collaboration between Netflix, Silverback Films, and WWF, explores our planet's natural wonders and the urgent threats they face. Its mission is to inspire global understanding of nature's importance and what we can do to create a future where both nature and people thrive.

"Billion Dollar Crop," a 1994 Australian documentary,

"Billion Dollar Crop," a 1994 Australian documentary, explores the history, diverse uses, and future of cannabis, focusing on the versatile and potentially revolutionary plant's potential.

The film highlights how recently developed, non-drug hemp varieties are being researched and cultivated globally for their versatile qualities and environmental benefits. It showcases hemp as an industrial fiber, offering alternatives to wood for paper, cotton for clothes, and plywood for construction, thereby benefiting forests and topsoil.

Produced with Michael Cordell and Jeffrey Bruer, and directed by Barbara Ann Chobocky, the DVD is available from Bull Frog Films.

John Cumming, founder and chairman of POWDR, an adventure lifestyle company, was interviewed by Teri Orr, founder of TEDxParkCity. Their discussion explored how climate change impacts mountain

John Cumming, founder and chairman of POWDR, an adventure lifestyle company, was interviewed by Teri Orr, founder of TEDxParkCity. Their discussion explored how climate change impacts mountain resorts, other snow-dependent businesses, and the winemaking industry, in which Cumming is also involved.

POWDR's portfolio includes nine mountain resorts, such as Copper Mountain and Snowbird, along with Woodward camps and progression centers like Woodward Park City. Cumming also owns Crimson Wine and Copper Moose Farm.

This talk was given at an independently organized TEDx event. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

This episode of Nature’s Genius explores the ancient forest as a community thriving on symbiosis. It features ecologists Dr. Suzanne Simard, author of "Finding the Mother Tree," and Dr. Teresa

This episode of Nature’s Genius explores the ancient forest as a community thriving on symbiosis. It features ecologists Dr. Suzanne Simard, author of "Finding the Mother Tree," and Dr. Teresa Ryan, who reveal an elaborate tapestry of kinship, cooperation, and mutual aid within these ecosystems. Dr. Simard is a leading researcher in plant communication, while Dr. Ryan investigates salmon-forest relationships.

Nature’s Genius, a Bioneers podcast series, delves into how life’s symphony offers solutions to balance human civilization with living systems. Learn more and find additional resources on the series page: bioneers.org/natures-genius/

The "Oregon's Broad Hemp Future" panel, held on March 28, 2015, was led by hemp author Doug Fine. Panelists included Oregon Hemp Farmer Edgar J. Winters, Biomass Refinement Expert Ed Lehrberger

The "Oregon's Broad Hemp Future" panel, held on March 28, 2015, was led by hemp author Doug Fine. Panelists included Oregon Hemp Farmer Edgar J. Winters, Biomass Refinement Expert Ed Lehrberger (PureVision Technology), Don E. Wirtshafter (The Ohio Hempery), Oregon Hemp Attorney Courtney Moran, Rick Kiyak-Nighton (Tradewinds Hemp Co.), and Dave Seber (Hemp Shield Wood Treatments).

Special thanks are extended to Jerry Norton, the Oregon Hemp Convention, and the O.A.F.R.C.

Video by Barry Heidt; production by Brian ~The Red.

The Intercept presents "A Message from the Future," a film narrated by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and illustrated by Molly Crabapple. It envisions a future where a Green New Deal succeeds, rejecting

The Intercept presents "A Message from the Future," a film narrated by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and illustrated by Molly Crabapple. It envisions a future where a Green New Deal succeeds, rejecting an inevitable climate dystopia. The film asks: what if we chose radical change to save ourselves?

This production tackles skepticism that humanity can achieve such transformative change. It flips the script, showing humanity believing in its ability to save itself. As Ocasio-Cortez says, "our future has not been written yet, and we can be whatever we have the courage to see."

Subscribe to The Intercept here. Read Naomi Klein here. Explore "Future II" here.

Jesper K. Strange Kjeldsen, co-founder of the Danish water company Postevand ("tapwater"), advocates for sustainable hydration, emphasizing that the best water often comes directly from the tap.

Jesper K. Strange Kjeldsen, co-founder of the Danish water company Postevand ("tapwater"), advocates for sustainable hydration, emphasizing that the best water often comes directly from the tap. When tap water isn't available, Postevand offers high-quality groundwater in eco-friendly FSC cartons, shipped locally. Uniquely, the company discourages buying their product on the carton. For his work against the crowded bottled water market, Jesper was named Idealist of the Year 2015 in Denmark. For more on Jesper, visit www.tedxhamburg.de, and explore Postevand at www.postevand.com.

This talk was given at an independently organized TEDx event. Learn more about TEDx at https://www.ted.com/tedx.