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Goldman Prize Winners in San Francisco April 23, 2018. Courtesy of the Goldman Prize.

Goldman Environmental Prize Winners 2018

April 24, 2018by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

“…for sustained and significant efforts to protect and enhance the natural environment, often at great personal risk.” The Goldman Environmental Prize — 29 years, 188 recipients, 87 countries — lauds […]

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Africa, Asia, Europe, Heroes, International, Latin America, People
Amsterdam: Find your bike in this pile!

World’s “Happiest” Countries

April 18, 2018by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

The world’s happiest countries are bright and sunny, tropical and temperate. Right ?  Wrong! Finland tops the list of the “happiest” in the 2018 World Happiness Report, which ranks 156 […]

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Australia, Europe, Netherlands, News, Nordic Countries, People, Sustainability, Travel
36 Hours Europe (cover)

Book World Part I 2012-2017

October 25, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

In the world of books, there are years that yield harvests of brilliant writing ( as well as photography and illustration) shaped into works that inform, touch and inspire us. […]

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Anniversaries, Books, Cities, Europe, Heroes, History, People, Travel
Thunder and Lightning book cover Copyright Random House

Coming: Books A 5 Year Lineup

October 10, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Out of the 200+ books that have appeared in Green News Update over the past 5 years,  several dozen are incredible winners – beautifully written, well researched, capturing our hearts […]

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Books, Cities, Discovery, Endangered species, Heroes, History, Natural history, Oceans, People, Photography

Remembering 9/11

September 11, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

WE REMEMBER 9/11/2001 For comprehensive information go to the 9/11 web site

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Anniversaries, History, People
Top row (from left) mark! Lopez, Prafulla Samantara, Rodrigo Tot. Bottom row: Rodriguez Katembo, Wendy Bowman, Uros Macerl.

My Earth Hero(es): Goldman Prize 2017

April 24, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

The Goldman Environmental Prize for 2017 — honoring grassroots environmental heroes from the world’s six inhabited continental regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands & Island Nations, North America, and South & […]

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Africa, Animals at risk, Asia, Australia, Environment, Europe, Heroes, International, Latin America, People, Sustainability

My Earth Hero: Neil DeGrasse Tyson Listen Up!

April 23, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

One of the world’s smartest and most popular scientists — check him out (below) on Twitter — Neil DeGrasse Tyson has issued a four-minute video to Americans about the future […]

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Biodiversity, Climate change, Conservation, Discovery, Ecology, Endangered species, Environment, Extinction, Film and television, Heroes, Natural history, People, Science, Sustainability, Technology
Liberty Friendship 7 John Glenn's space capsule. Courtesy National Air & Space Museum

Remembering John Glenn! Godspeed

April 7, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Astronaut John Glenn was buried this week in Arlington National Cemetery. I had a glorious brief encounter with Astronaut-U.S. Sen. John Glenn when I staged the National Air & Space Museum’s […]

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Discovery, Film and television, Heroes, History, News, People, Transportation
Tomi Ungererer Treasury of Eight Books

Preview: Baker’s Dozen Books for Christmas

December 12, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

We’re giving you a preview of the 13 books — from travel to urban design –we are releasing this week as our “baker’s dozen” books to give or get for this […]

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Animals at risk, Architecture, Art & Design, Biodiversity, Books, People, Research
Astronaut John Glenn Courtesy of NASA

Remembering John Glenn!

December 9, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Remembering Astronaut John Glenn today — one day after his death at age 95.  I had a glorious brief encounter with Astronaut-U.S. Sen. John Glenn when I staged the National […]

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Discovery, Film and television, History, News, People, Transportation

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