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Life on a Sustainable Planet

Smithsonian Voices

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Meet the Siblings Fighting Plastic Pollution

Ashton and Zara are a brother and sister pollution-busting superhero duo from the UK. Together they founded the Hidden Plastic, an initiative that teaches other kids about our planet's plastic predicament and how they can be part of the solution.

Cat Kutz | November 4, 2021
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Wolves, Bats, and Parthenogenesis In This Week's Earth Optimism

These stories celebrate success, uncover a spark of hope, share a new idea, or might just make you feel good about Planet Earth.

Cat Kutz | October 29, 2021
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Wildlife Solutions and Jane Goodall's Hope in This Week's Earth Optimism

These stories celebrate success, uncover a spark of hope, share a new idea, or might just make you feel good about Planet Earth.

Cat Kutz | October 22, 2021
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A Tweeting Tree and Climate Refugia in This Week's Earth Optimism

These stories celebrate success, uncover a spark of hope, share a new idea, or might just make you feel good about Planet Earth.

Cat Kutz | October 15, 2021
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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day With These Indigenous-Focused Conservation Reads

On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, find time to learn about their rich connection and contributions to our planet's wellbeing.

Cat Kutz | October 11, 2021
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Climate Anxiety Remedies and Fighting Fast Fashion in This Week's Earth Optimism

These stories celebrate success, uncover a spark of hope, share a new idea, or might just make you feel good about Planet Earth.

Cat Kutz | October 8, 2021
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A Different Kind of Podcast: The Possibilists From Pelecanus and Earth Optimism

Earth Optimism has partnered with Pelecanus on a podcast that highlights stories from interdisciplinary facets of the conservation community on the idea of possibilism. Here, Taylor Parker, who protects and restores habitats as a conservation social scientist and co-founder of Pelecanus, introduces his organization and the creation of The Possibilists.

Taylor Parker | October 5, 2021
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Blubbery Bears and Indigenous Agroforestry in This Week’s Earth Optimism

These stories celebrate success, uncover a spark of hope, share a new idea, or might just make you feel good about Planet Earth.

Cat Kutz | October 1, 2021
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This Texas Teen Is Changing the Climate Change Community

Chanté Davis is a youth organizer with Sunrise Movement, the founder of a multifaceted and intersectional environmental campaign, as well as an OH-WAKE youth editor.

Cat Kutz | October 1, 2021
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Nature & Nurture: How Costa Rica's Environmentalism Shaped Sara Cognuck Into a Climate Leader

A childhood rooted in Costa Rica's resplendent nature has given Sara Cognuck a life full of passion for saving our planet – and showing others that they can also be part of the solution.

Cat Kutz | August 2, 2021
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