Instructional Video3:50
SciShow

Why Do Manatees Die When Power Plants Shut Down?

12th - Higher Ed
While the Florida manatee is threatened by human activity in a myriad of ways, perhaps the most surprising among those threats is the closing of aging power plants.
Instructional Video6:13
TED Talks

TED: Dear world leaders, these are our climate demands | Xiye Bastida, Shiv Soin and Latif Nasser

12th - Higher Ed
Investing in green energy, holding large corporations accountable for their pollution, stopping pipeline and oil extraction initiatives -- these are non-negotiable actions to protect the planet, but they are still just the bare minimum,...
Instructional Video9:32
TED Talks

TED: Climate justice can't happen without racial justice | David Lammy

12th - Higher Ed
Why has there been so little mention of saving Black lives from the climate emergency? For too long, racial justice efforts have been distinguished from climate justice work, says David Lammy, Member of Parliament for Tottenham, England....
Instructional Video6:27
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One Way to Deal With CO2? Reuse It

12th - Higher Ed
Is there any better way to create new energy than to make it out of consumed energy sources?
Instructional Video5:03
SciShow

Why’d the Ocean Stop Getting Saltier?

12th - Higher Ed
If salty water is constantly spilling into the world’s oceans, does that mean they are getting saltier by the day?
Instructional Video17:42
TED Talks

TED: Salvation (and profit) in greentech | John Doerr

12th - Higher Ed
I don't think we're going to make it, John Doerr says in an emotional talk about climate change and investment. To create a world fit for his daughter to live in, he says, we need to invest now in clean, green energy.
Instructional Video10:11
TED Talks

TED: How to find joy in climate action | Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

12th - Higher Ed
We can all play a role in the climate movement by tapping into our skills, resources and networks in ways that bring us satisfaction, says climate leader Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. She suggests drawing a Venn diagram to map these...
Instructional Video9:24
SciShow

Distant Volcanoes Collapsed Dozens of Empires

12th - Higher Ed
Volcanoes, climate change, and Chinese history may seem like three phrases spit out of a random word generator, but the three things are more inherently linked than one may assume.
Instructional Video4:52
SciShow

Can’t Sleep? Blame the Climate Crisis

12th - Higher Ed
Today, we bring you two surprising effects of the climate crisis: less sleep and more dying trees.
Instructional Video17:54
TED Talks

Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!

12th - Higher Ed
In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish.
Instructional Video25:20
TED Talks

TED: The case for optimism on climate change | Al Gore

12th - Higher Ed
Why is Al Gore optimistic about climate change? In this spirited talk, Gore asks three powerful questions about the man-made forces threatening to destroy our planet -- and the solutions we're designing to combat them. (Featuring Q&A...
Instructional Video9:31
TED Talks

TED: The eco-creators helping the climate through social media | Zahra Biabani

12th - Higher Ed
Climate doom-ism, or a pessimistic outlook on the future of the planet, rivals climate denialism in holding up the fight against climate change, says activist Zahra Biabani. Illuminating how hope combats inaction, she takes us inside the...
Instructional Video13:15
TED Talks

TED: Let's scan the whole planet with LiDAR | Chris Fisher

12th - Higher Ed
We have archives of films, newspapers, even seeds -- what if we could make one for the entire surface of the earth? Drawing on his experience mapping an ancient city in the Honduran jungle, archaeologist Chris Fisher makes the case for...
Instructional Video4:13
SciShow

How Self Care Can Save the Environment

12th - Higher Ed
If you're feeling anxious about climate change, you're not alone, but taking steps to help the world might also help you.
Instructional Video4:45
SciShow

The 19th Century Science That's Fighting Climate Change Today

12th - Higher Ed
The HMS Challenger embarked in the 1870s to survey the world’s oceans. The data the expedition collected is still being used over 100 years later to inform what we know about climate change.
Instructional Video5:28
TED Talks

TED: How Ikea is growing its business while shrinking emissions | Jesper Brodin and Pia Heidenmark Cook

12th - Higher Ed
IKEA currently makes up 0.1 percent of all global carbon emissions -- but by 2030, they're planning to be carbon negative across their business. Discussing new thinking about the lifespan of their products, from the forest to the...
Instructional Video4:59
SciShow

Why Our Nights Are Getting Hot

12th - Higher Ed
The average global temperature is on the rise, evidenced by the ten warmest years on record happening since 2005. But this isn’t just about greenhouse gases preventing heat from escaping. Another culprit comes in the form of…clouds.
Instructional Video4:21
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The Climate Crisis Is Changing the Circle of Life

12th - Higher Ed
When you think about the impact of climate change on the circle of life, you likely picture polar bears or Bengal tigers struggling in new conditions. But the impacts on the world go all the way down to the tiniest creatures who do some...
Instructional Video14:16
TED Talks

TED: A new way to remove CO2 from the atmosphere | Jennifer Wilcox

12th - Higher Ed
Our planet has a carbon problem -- if we don't start removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, we'll grow hotter, faster. Chemical engineer Jennifer Wilcox previews some amazing technology to scrub carbon from the air, using chemical...
Instructional Video13:58
TED Talks

TED: How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment | Michael Shellenberger

12th - Higher Ed
We're not in a clean energy revolution; we're in a clean energy crisis, says climate policy expert Michael Shellenberger. His surprising solution: nuclear. In this passionate talk, he explains why it's time to overcome longstanding fears...
Instructional Video4:20
SciShow

The Carbon Impact of the World’s Largest Mass Migration

12th - Higher Ed
The Carbon Impact of the World’s Largest Mass Migration
Instructional Video8:16
TED Talks

TED: Why I fight for climate justice | Xiye Bastida

12th - Higher Ed
In a deeply moving letter to her grandmother, Xiye Bastida reflects on what led her to become a leading voice for global climate activism -- from mobilizing school climate strikes to speaking at the United Nations Climate Summit...
Instructional Video8:58
TED Talks

TED: Why Indigenous forest guardianship is crucial to climate action | Nonette Royo

12th - Higher Ed
Indigenous communities have looked after their ancestral forests for millennia, cultivating immense amounts of knowledge on how to protect, nourish and heal these vital environments. Today, 470 million Indigenous people care for and...
Instructional Video8:16
TED Talks

TED: If you adults won't save the world, we will | Xiye Bastida

12th - Higher Ed
In a deeply moving letter to her grandmother, Xiye Bastida reflects on what led her to become a leading voice for global climate activism -- from mobilizing school climate strikes to speaking at the United Nations Climate Summit...