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Teresa Carey is an award-winning filmmaker, journalist, and producer whose sea-going adventures — from solo ocean voyages to scientific expeditions — spark wonder and champion conservation through the power of story.

Climate Crisis

How oyster reefs protect against hurricane damage

Coastal cities are turning to eco-engineering to protect their coastline from storm surges and hurricane damage. Their floodwater solution: building oyster reefs to act as a natural breakwater.

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Homelessness

Tiny home village offers services for homeless people

Albuquerque, New Mexico opened a tiny home village to give homeless people shelter and a chance to get back on their fee

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Climate Crisis

Probiotics could help coral survive the changing climate

A new study has found that probiotics can help corals fight coral bleaching.

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Climate Crisis

How artificial clouds could save the Great Barrier Reef

Scientists conducted the first “cloud brightening” field experiment to artificially thicken clouds with seawater mist, creating shade for the Great Barrier Reef

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Entrepreneurs

Facebook’s smart glasses are stylish and creepy

Facebook and Ray-Ban have released a new line of smart glasses that can take photos, answer phone calls, and play music and podcasts.

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Sustainability

Think smart about disposable packaging with this scorecard

A new scorecard called the Understanding Packaging (UP) Scorecard is helping businesses make sustainable decisions on disposable packaging.

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Activism

Unique underwater sculptures thwart harmful illegal fishing

Paolo Fanciulli, a fisherman from Maremma, is sinking artists’ sculptures to the seafloor to stop bottom trawling.

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Entrepreneurs

Soccer fans can enjoy a waste-free edible coffee cup

The English Premier League, the most-watched league in the world, is aiming to become sustainable by offering an edible coffee cup at the Etihad Stadium.

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Climate Crisis

The world’s largest direct air capture plant just opened

A partnership between Climeworks and CarFix just started the largest direct air capture plant, storing carbon dioxide in solid form deep underground.

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Climate Crisis

Saving the ozone layer avoided 2.5 degrees of global warming

A new study shows that banning CFCs in the 80s also protected the depleting ozone layer and reduced the rate of global warming.

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