The United Nations 2022 Cohort of Young Leaders
7 years ago, the United Nations initiated the inaugural Cohort of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals. This honorary...
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Julie Kucks
- Jun 7, 2023
- 4 min
6 Upcycle Artists Inspiring Us to Get Creative With Recycling
For six months, I lived with all of my recyclables stockpiled in my home – and my home is a small catamaran, so there’s not a lot of...
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Julie Kucks
- Jun 1, 2023
- 4 min
Why Environmentalism is Gen Z’s Greatest Career Choice
Don’t want to be boxed in? Pursue a career in environmentalism and play every role. In the dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, the character...
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Julie Kucks
- May 11, 2023
- 3 min
Corporate Social Responsibility is a Joke: Individuals Fight for the Planet
The 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Show the World What Social Responsibility Looks Like She sleeps nights away from her family...
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Julie Kucks
- May 4, 2023
- 2 min
2 Sisters Are Recycling CO2 to Create Sustainable Textiles
“Our vision is a world where human prosperity and economic growth is planet positive.” The fashion industry releases 1.7 billion tons of...
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Julie Kucks
- Apr 28, 2023
- 9 min
A Conversation With the Man Who Fought for 1.5°
In honor of Earth Day this past weekend, I want to share with you an unbelievable conversation I had last year. It was my extreme honor...
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Julie Kucks
- Apr 13, 2023
- 2 min
Runako Gentles’ Story: An Encouragement to Young Environmentalists
How one boy’s journey can help young people dealing with purpose anxiety If you are a young person asking yourself this question, you may...
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Julie Kucks
- Jan 25, 2023
- 9 min
11 Foraged Foods That Can Save Money on Groceries & Prescriptions
Could a food foraging guide help you through the recession? Dr. Nicole Apelian is an herbalist, biologist, and survivalist who has over...
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Julie Kucks
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
Females Are Rebuilding the Planet’s Forests
Sherilyn Deschain is a third-generation forest owner and caretaker who has inherited care of acreage in Hillsborough, NC where her mother...
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Julie Kucks
- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
Harvard Takes Cues from Nature in New Biologically Inspired Engineering
The RoboBee. Metamorpho. Octobot. These are just a few of the remarkable biologically inspired technologies the Wyss Institute at Harvard...
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Julie Kucks
- Aug 30, 2022
- 1 min
Cloud-Seeding: The Middle East’s Race to Claim Rainfall
Middle Eastern countries are attempting to make clouds pour down rain to restore their water supply. A recent New York Times piece...
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Julie Kucks
- Aug 16, 2022
- 5 min
Top 10 Most Efficient Individual Actions to Fight Climate Change
By Julie Kucks There is an 80-foot-long clock on a building in Manhattan’s Union Square that actively counts down the numbers of years,...
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Julie Kucks
- Aug 9, 2022
- 1 min
UNESCO Calls Higher Education to Climate Action
Earlier this year, UNESCO released a report that outlined steps for how higher education institutions are expected to help deliver on the...
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Julie Kucks
- Jul 4, 2022
- 2 min
Goldman Environmental Prize Winners
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” - Robert Swan Robert Swan is the first person in...
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Rommel Santos
- Jun 21, 2022
- 2 min
Universities Take the Hint that the Climate Crisis isn’t Going Anywhere
An article by Julie Kucks Some of the top universities in the world are incorporating sustainability education into their curricula due...
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Julie Kucks
- Jun 7, 2022
- 2 min
Rayonier: The Company That’s Rebuilding U.S. Forests
Rayonier is a company dedicated to rebuilding the environment by re-populating forest ecosystems. Visit their website HERE. It’s easy to...
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Nandini Menon
- Apr 12, 2022
- 1 min
Malala Introducing The Worlds Largest Lesson
A video by The Global Goals . In 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals (officially known as the Sustainable Development Goals or...
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