hand holding coffee cherries over bag of beans
A Farm Worker Speaks: Fair Trade Makes a Real Difference
07/21/2016
Julie Fahnestock
"We are different than small producers. If I lost my job, I lost my job.I have no place to go. A small producer has their land. We don't have anything. Fair trade is a light that has come and has... read more
dead tree in desert against sand dunes and blue sky
What You Need to Know About the Social Cost of Carbon
07/14/2016
Greenpeace
by Jason Schwartz | Greenpeace Scientists and economists have the tools to estimate the cost burning fossil fuels will have on our society due to climate change. The U.S. government even includes... read more
close up of vivid purple lavender flowers
Celebrate Your Poor Soil With a Mediterranean Herb Garden
06/30/2016
Robin Plaskoff Horton
by Nicole Brait | Urban Gardens If you have nutrient poor soil don’t despair, you have the beginnings of a great Mediterranean herb garden. Not only do Mediterranean herbs thrive in nutrient... read more
plastic water bottle pollution buried in sand
Plastic Pollution Questions Answered by Experts
06/23/2016
5 Gyres Institute
by Stephanie Whyte | 5 Gyres Institute On June 2nd, 5 Gyres held their most recent Webinar. Founders Anna Cummins and Marcus Eriksen spoke about plastic pollution in our oceans and... read more
steel shopping carts stacked in a line
How to Jumpstart Your Conscious Consumption
06/16/2016
Pachamama Alliance
by Haley Hansel | Pachamama Alliance With every purchase you make, you are presented with the opportunity to cast a vote for the type of world you want to live in. As a consumer you have... read more
offshore oil rig over the ocean against sunset sky
How Ending Offshore Oil Drilling Would Help Climate Change
06/09/2016
Greenpeace
by Tim Donaghy | Greenpeace The government has downplayed the climate impacts of oil drilling, but a new study shows that keeping oil in the ground will help fight climate change. Over his two... read more
aerial view of fracking injection well sites, dried out earth
Faced With a Fracking Giant, This Small Town Just Legalized Civil Disobedience
06/02/2016
YES Magazine
by Kate Stringer | YES! Magazine A new first-in-the-nation law will shield residents from arrest as they use direct action to stop fracking-wastewater injection wells. A tiny community sitting... read more
Intervale rooftop urban garden in Bronx, NY
NYC Intervale Green Rooftop Urban Farm Cultivates More Than Food
05/26/2016
Robin Plaskoff Horton
by Robin Plaskoff Horton | Urban Gardens When thinking of the Bronx, the northernmost of New York City’s five boroughs, one might think first of Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Zoo, or the New... read more
woman in colorful hammock overlooking wilderness river view
16 Brilliant Camping Hacks to Make Your Life Easy
05/19/2016
The Green Divas
by Nikki Fotheringham / The Green Divas Calling all camping lovers! I shared some camping hacks in this Travelin’ Green Divas podcast episode. Listen up then read on... read more

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plastic water bottle pollution buried in sand
Plastic Pollution Questions Answered by Experts
06/23/2016
5 Gyres Institute
by Stephanie Whyte | 5 Gyres Institute On June 2nd, 5 Gyres held their most recent Webinar. Founders Anna Cummins and Marcus Eriksen spoke about plastic pollution in our oceans and... read more
steel shopping carts stacked in a line
How to Jumpstart Your Conscious Consumption
06/16/2016
Pachamama Alliance
by Haley Hansel | Pachamama Alliance With every purchase you make, you are presented with the opportunity to cast a vote for the type of world you want to live in. As a consumer you have... read more
offshore oil rig over the ocean against sunset sky
How Ending Offshore Oil Drilling Would Help Climate Change
06/09/2016
Greenpeace
by Tim Donaghy | Greenpeace The government has downplayed the climate impacts of oil drilling, but a new study shows that keeping oil in the ground will help fight climate change. Over his two... read more
aerial view of fracking injection well sites, dried out earth
Faced With a Fracking Giant, This Small Town Just Legalized Civil Disobedience
06/02/2016
YES Magazine
by Kate Stringer | YES! Magazine A new first-in-the-nation law will shield residents from arrest as they use direct action to stop fracking-wastewater injection wells. A tiny community sitting... read more
Intervale rooftop urban garden in Bronx, NY
NYC Intervale Green Rooftop Urban Farm Cultivates More Than Food
05/26/2016
Robin Plaskoff Horton
by Robin Plaskoff Horton | Urban Gardens When thinking of the Bronx, the northernmost of New York City’s five boroughs, one might think first of Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Zoo, or the New... read more
woman in colorful hammock overlooking wilderness river view
16 Brilliant Camping Hacks to Make Your Life Easy
05/19/2016
The Green Divas
by Nikki Fotheringham / The Green Divas Calling all camping lovers! I shared some camping hacks in this Travelin’ Green Divas podcast episode. Listen up then read on... read more
couch cushions say HOME and HAPPy with coffee and cookies
3 Innovative Options That Make Aging in Place Possible
05/12/2016
Bonnie Moore
The old standard of retiring and shuffling off to a retirement community is being re-written by baby boomers who want to enjoy their homes, embrace their communities, and age in place as long as they... read more
clothes hanging in closet arranged by color
Top 10 Closet Do's and Don'ts
05/05/2016
Andrew Mellen
Top 10 list of things to do and not to do when organizing your clothes closets: 1) Create zones Just like in your kitchen, arrange similar items together, i.e., all slacks together, sweaters... read more
bleached staghorn coral under water
What's Killing Coral Reefs? And How Can We Stop It?
04/28/2016
Greenpeace
by John Hocevar | Greenpeace As I write this, coral reefs across half the Southern Hemisphere are dying. To be more precise, they are being killed. There are many threats to coral reefs, but by... read more

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The Impact of One
11/12/2014
evox Television
Directed by Holly Mosher. In an effort to help the poor, Muhammad Yunus started lending small amounts of money, also known as microcredit. That effort turned into a bank, which is currently helping 8... read more
The Honor Code
11/12/2014
evox Television
Directed by Katy Chevigny. If we change the way we think about honor, could we make the world a better place? Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah proves we can. 
The Gift
11/12/2014
evox Television
Directed by Jean-Marc Abela. "The Gift" is a portrait of Dan Jason, a pioneer in seed farming who has gone against the grain of industrial agriculture. He shares with us an alternate vision of... read more
The Forgotten Star
11/12/2014
evox Television
Directed by Thom Humphreys and Rakei Wienberg. We are all born of fusion A process first ignited in the bellies of stars, forging the basic ingredients for life. Fusion is now being harnessed on... read more
The Cure Is Coming
11/12/2014
evox Television
Directed by Jamie Cottle. Tim Townes, PhD is the Director of the UAB Stem Cell Institute. Here he describes his groundbreaking gene therapy to treat Sickle Cell anemia, a disease which cripples... read more
The Contenders
11/12/2014
evox Television
Directed by Lucy Walker. Biologists spent ten years trying to map the structure of the elusive Mason Pfizer Monkey Virus, a problem that could unlock the cure for AIDS. The Contenders solved it in... read more
The Cleanest Pig
11/12/2014
evox Television
Directed by David White and Paul Wedel. After waiting 50 years, some exceedingly rare pigs help Dr. Bob Elliott perform a medical miracle. 
The Auto Tune Effect
11/12/2014
evox Television
Directed by Stanley Nelson. A tuneful look at the unlikely origins of the world’s favorite pitch-modulation audio software and the ways in which its creative impact has been felt by musical artists... read more
The Artificial Leaf
11/12/2014
evox Television
Directed by Jared Scott. Dan Nocera has a simple formula to save the planet: sunlight + water = energy for the world. 

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