Earth Heroes: A $1 Billion Investment
Who is Hansjörg Wyss – and why is he giving away a billion dollars ? Just before the end of 2018, nature lover-billionaire-philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss wrote a New York Times […]
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Book World Part 2 2012-2017
In Part 2 of our Book World retrospective, we share a trove of outstanding books on science, natural history, and the human condition from Green News Update selections over the […]
Our 5th Anniversary 10 Great People
We’re celebrating 10 exceptional people – ranging in age from their 40’s to their 80’s –who’ve appeared in Green News Update stories in the past 5 years: Their talent, creativity […]
On the Brink of Extinction (Coming Up)
Do these numbers mean anything to you? 30, 45, 60, 200, 7100 Can you match up any of the numbers to critically endangered species? These are animals that may not […]
Driven by Nature: 3 Great Photographers (portal)
Three photographers we profiled in June – all have prolific careers with National Geographic and independent projects – are linked in this portal for a good read. What drives their […]
Driven by Nature Part 2: Joel Sartore
Editor’s Update: A three-part documentary Rare: Creatures of the Photo Ark, with photographer and conservationist Joel Sartore, will broadcast July 18, July 25 and August 1, 2017, on PBS stations throughout […]
World Oceans Day 2017
Today is World Oceans Day – a subject we’ve reported on since 2014. You can take a stroll through some compelling stories we’ve published by using our “Categories” bar (just […]
Coming up: Driven By Nature Joel Sartore Part 2
Chances are you’ve never heard of the Fennec Fox or the African White-Bellied Tree Pangolin – but Joel Sartore, creator of the Photo Ark, has. He’s on what may be […]
Paris Climate Agreement – Read and Weep
U.S. pulls out of the Paris Climate Agreement two days after causing a kerfuffle (a real word!) with the invented word covfefe. Here’s what Pulitzer-Prize-winning New Yorker contributor Elizabeth Kolbert has to […]
Driven by Nature Part 1: Brian Skerry
Three renowned photographers who’ve captured nature on every continent over the past thirty years-– Brian Skerry, Frans Lanting, and Joel Sartore – have logged tens of thousands of hours documenting the beautiful, […]
