Mayra Catalán-Orozco is the Community Partnerships Manager at The Health Trust and a Community Engager with Mothers Out Front, both Silicon Valley nonprofits. Passionate about environmental

Mayra Catalán-Orozco is the Community Partnerships Manager at The Health Trust and a Community Engager with Mothers Out Front, both Silicon Valley nonprofits. Passionate about environmental health, she also chairs the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter's 20's & 30's group. Mayra holds a Bachelor's in Health Science from California State University, Long Beach, and enjoys outdoor activities with her husband.

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Fred Kirschenmann, a distinguished leader in sustainable agriculture and an organic farmer, concluded his reflections on agriculture's future at the Organicology conference in Portland, Oregon. He

Fred Kirschenmann, a distinguished leader in sustainable agriculture and an organic farmer, concluded his reflections on agriculture's future at the Organicology conference in Portland, Oregon. He began by addressing the "third elephant in the room": climate change.

Kirschenmann emphasized that climate change is already impacting regions worldwide, citing examples like Australia, China, and California. His insights underscore the urgent need to confront this global challenge within agricultural practices.

The concept of indefinite growth clashes with finite resources, making sustainability a crucial, albeit broadly defined, journey. Breaking this long-term goal into manageable tasks yields

The concept of indefinite growth clashes with finite resources, making sustainability a crucial, albeit broadly defined, journey. Breaking this long-term goal into manageable tasks yields significant benefits: lower costs, increased customer satisfaction, staff productivity, and valuable PR.

André, founder of Ecolution Consulting, is an electro-mechanical engineer and Renewable Energy Professional. His expertise, honed through projects like Africa’s Greenest Hotel and a 14-month Antarctic expedition, focuses on system efficiency and robustness. He specializes in Net Zero, LEED, and Green Star SA.

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Drawing on his plastic industry expertise, Geoff Norby offers a relevant perspective on sustainability. He highlights its crucial role in long-term business prosperity, emphasizing that it extends

Drawing on his plastic industry expertise, Geoff Norby offers a relevant perspective on sustainability. He highlights its crucial role in long-term business prosperity, emphasizing that it extends beyond environmental concerns to impact shifting business mindsets.

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Communities in Tanzania are installing solar panels to power water pumps, providing clean and sustainable energy. This initiative ensures villagers have access to clean water.

Solar water

Communities in Tanzania are installing solar panels to power water pumps, providing clean and sustainable energy. This initiative ensures villagers have access to clean water.

Solar water pumps eliminate the need for long journeys to fetch water and costly, high-maintenance diesel pumps, offering an efficient and affordable solution.

The Trump administration plans to construct a 30-foot steel border wall through the rugged Huachuca Mountains, specifically at the terminus of the 800-mile federally protected Arizona Trail. This

The Trump administration plans to construct a 30-foot steel border wall through the rugged Huachuca Mountains, specifically at the terminus of the 800-mile federally protected Arizona Trail. This barrier threatens to disrupt the natural habitat of migrating jaguars and ocelots.

Such a wall would also permanently alter the experience for thousands of hikers who utilize the Arizona Trail. Matthew Nelson of the Arizona Trail Association has detailed the significant environmental and recreational consequences of this proposed construction.

The narwhal's tusk, an elongated tooth, can reach nearly 10 feet. Learn more in our [Marine Life Encyclopedia](https://bit.ly/3YSsUW5).

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Batjargal Zamba, the UN Special Envoy on Climate Change for Mongolia, delivered a TEDx talk highlighting global warming's impact on daily life. He emphasized that individuals possess the power to

Batjargal Zamba, the UN Special Envoy on Climate Change for Mongolia, delivered a TEDx talk highlighting global warming's impact on daily life. He emphasized that individuals possess the power to slow its progression.

This presentation, part of an independently organized TEDx event, followed the standard TED conference format. For more details on TEDx, visit TEDx.

This is Valeree Catangay's 2018 Brower Youth Awards Speech. Valeree, 21, from Long Beach, California, co-founded the Environmentalists of Color Collective at the University of California, Los

This is Valeree Catangay's 2018 Brower Youth Awards Speech. Valeree, 21, from Long Beach, California, co-founded the Environmentalists of Color Collective at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Her work with the Collective challenges mainstream environmentalism, advocating for the inclusion of narratives from communities and people of color.

The question of how butterflies survive Australia's massive bushfires was answered in part by Julie Favell. Near Long Swamp in Lithgow, while putting out water for fire-affected wildlife, she

The question of how butterflies survive Australia's massive bushfires was answered in part by Julie Favell. Near Long Swamp in Lithgow, while putting out water for fire-affected wildlife, she witnessed common brown butterflies (Heteronympha merope) fluttering inside a moist wombat hole.

This observation suggests that natural underground shelters, offering damp and cooler conditions, provide vital refuge for some species during intense infernos.

Footage by Julie Favell.