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Coming Up: Earth Day 2020

April 22, 2020by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Earth Day is 50 years old in 2020– but unlike any time in memory, a worldwide pandemic demonstrates just how out of balance our planet is in the 21st century. […]

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Animals at risk, Conservation, Ecology, Endangered species, Environment, Heroes, People, Sustainability
People walk through flood waters of West Houston on Sunday August 27, 2017. Thomas B. Shea Getty Images

Houston Catastrophe: Prediction Becomes Fact

August 30, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Just a month before Hurricane Harvey – now a tropical storm — devastated the Houston/Galveston coastal region, moving on to Louisiana– the Union of Concerned Scientists issued When Rising Seas Hit […]

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Cities, Climate change, Disasters, Environment, Oceans, Rising Waters, Rivers, Sustainability, Weather
Hurricane Harvey from space. Courtesy of NOAA

Hell and High Water Predicted Houston Disaster

August 28, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

A Peabody-award-winning report, Hell and High Water,  on how Texas, and the Houston area in particular, might suffer catastrophic hurricane damage in a future storm, was made public in March […]

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Cities, Climate change, Environment, Netherlands, Rising Waters, Sustainability, Water, Weather

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
Rising Water U.S. Coast. Guard. Photo by Mark Olsen, US Coast Guard.

Climate Change: An Inconvenient Sequel

April 3, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

A  sequel to An Inconvenient Truth – the 2006 documentary produced by former VP Al Gore and seen by a worldwide audience – premieres July 28 worldwide as An Inconvenient […]

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Biodiversity, Climate change, Disasters, Documentary films, Ecology, Energy, Environment, Extinction, Film and television, Rising Waters, Science, Sustainability
Arno Flooding at the Ponte Vecchio, Florence Italy Nov 1956

Florence Reborn: 50th Anniversary after the Flood

November 9, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

  It’s been 50 years since the Arno River’s banks overflowed, bringing a raging torrent of water, mud,  abandoned vehicles, and dead animals rushing through the narrow streets of Florence’s […]

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Anniversaries, Architecture, Art & Design, Cities, Disasters, Europe, Museums, Photography, Travel
Each year monarch numbers are estimated by the total overwintering area they occupy in Mexico. Photo courtesy of Pablo Leautaud Creative Commons

DiCaprio’s Before the Flood: See It Nov 5

November 5, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

The National Geographic has released Before the Flood, a documentary by Oscar Award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio for free on You Tube and other venues. See it now — it will […]

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Animals at risk, Biodiversity, Climate change, Conservation, Documentary films, Endangered species, Extinction
Twelve Apostles, Australia. Photo by Pete Seaward for Lovely Planet.

Books Summer ’16: Ten You’ll Like

June 27, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Welcome Summer –– and the books that beckon us to sit in a comfortable chair, dream, explore other places and other worlds.  This month’s selection is the first of several […]

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Biodiversity, Books, History, Science, Travel, Weather
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Friday Roundup: Feb 26

February 25, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

WELCOME TO FRIDAY ROUNDUP on Green News Update. In our inaugural news roundup, we’re offering a batch of “ups and downs” – sea level rising, Detroit’s Shinola winning hearts and minds, bicycle […]

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China, Cities, Climate change, Environment, Friday Roundup, Museums, Oceans, Photography, Rising Waters, Sustainability
Snowy owl captured by photographer Francis Portman

Birds: Count ’em Feb 12-15

January 27, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

A worldwide bird census takes place Feb 12-15 – and you can be part of it! The Great Backyard Bird Count  (GBBC)— made up of Audubon, Cornell (University) Lab of […]

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Animals at risk, Biodiversity, Birds, Climate change, Endangered species, Extinction, Sustainability

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