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11/29/2022

Consider donating to local and all natural carbon removal efforts. All donors receive an original piece of artwork inspired by the campaign. http://www.drawdao.org

08/31/2022

Mikhail and the Peace that Could Have Been

"When the last (hu)man who remembers the horrors of the last Great War dies, the next Great War becomes inevitable. Or is it?"

Gorbachev has passed, but the pathways to must continue.

https://www.n2k.world/thearrowoftime

08/29/2022

Here's how communities clean polluted water with sunlight and life forms, without chemicals and sewage pellets that harm agriculture. A Water Machine turns sewage, industrial waste with heavy metals and anything in between into pristine water. Watch>
https://www.n2k.world/innovationsandinventions

08/16/2022

James Durocher describes the battle to save rights of nature in Florida. Their extraordinary law passed by 89% across the political spectrum then the state legislature declared the law null & void. Here's how they fight back
Watch> http://www.n2k.world

03/28/2022

Watch on N2K > https://www.n2k.world/warineurope
Vijay Vaitheeswaran, The Global Energy & Climate Innovation Editor of The Economist, speaks with Leila Conners about the impact the war in Ukraine is having on the energy system, international alliances and on the ability of the world to achieve its climate goals. Given that oil and gas are fungible assets, the sanctions are tricky. In addition, given that countries, even green countries like Germany, have not yet installed enough renewable energy to fill in the energy gap from a stoppage of Russian oil and gas; there is a new fall-back to fossil fuels, now endangering global goals to mitigate climate disruption.

03/02/2022

Alexander Likhotal is half Russian and half Ukrainian and former advisor to Russian President Gorbachev. He speaks of the tragedy of the Russian invasion and its profound impact on the world order, and what the world can do to create an enduring peace. Watch full discussion: http://www.n2k.world

02/17/2022

Kate Raworth, renegade economist,developed a new economic framework. The Doughnut Economic model describes a social floor and an environmental ceiling for human activity so as to provide for all without compromising the earths biosphere.
Now streaming on http://www.N2K.world

01/24/2022

The Arrow of Time Trailer

There is a deep history around what is happening with , , Western Europe and the US. We did a film on it with Mikhail Gorbachev, the late George Shultz and many other cold warriors. Trailer here, The Arrow of Time feature film on http://n2k.world

11/01/2021

Watch now -> http://www.n2k.world
Tree Media has followed climate disruption and innovations around reversing climate destruction for 20 years. N2K, Tree's distribution channel, streams our films and interviews on climate.

05/25/2021

Michael Mann discusses the new, subtle forms of climate denial that are blocking a speedier transition to renewable energy. His recommendation: We need to decarbonize our civilization before it’s too late. Full discussion on N2K.world —> https://bit.ly/34euTsb

05/08/2021

GERD | N2K Need to Know

GERD | N2K Need to Know

Tree Media and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy have partnered to bring to N2K stories about the Middle East directly from the region.

04/01/2021

Gravitricity - Ingenious Innovation in Grid Energy Storage
Charlie Blair, co-founder and managing director of Gravitricity walks us through the solution to energy grid storage based on weights and gravity. Gravitricity will become part of the world's toolbox of solutions when transitioning to 100% renewable energy. For the full interview: https://www.n2k.world/innovationsandinventions

03/12/2021

Honoring Innovative Women Leaders on the event of International Women's Week
The game-changing Welsh "Well-Being of Future Generations Act" was brought into being by Jane Davidson of Wales. To drive decisions that protect future generations. https://www.n2k.world/innovativeleaders

03/04/2021

The War on Voting

The War on Voting discusses the history of voter suppression and how to solve the problem and protect people's access to voting. Understanding how votes have been thrown out and voters suppressed not just in the past but also continuing on a daily basis, today, is critical, as it impacts the viability of our democracy. To watch the full discussion: https://bit.ly/3bcGT1n

02/09/2021

Watch full discussion: http://www.n2k.world/myanmar
Christopher Htet Ye Aung gives N2K our first Witness account from Myanmar. Having undergone a military coup in February 1, 2021, the people of Myanmar are starting to protest. N2K will check in with Chris to see how the country is faring and if they can restore democracy.

02/04/2021

To watch discussion: https://www.n2k.world/knowthyself
N2K has launched a new section called KNOW THYSELF. Here we will explore varied experiences on journeys to self-awareness, self-realization and sexual identity with an eye to taking responsibility for one's ecosystem of thought. In our first episode, we discuss Stephan McGuire's very personal journey within the Jehovah's Witnesses, how he discovered the strength to leave what he now deems a cult, and how he draws parallels to what he sees as similar thought control patterns throughout our societies. Watch, then please join in the conversations with Stephan on our discussion boards, and even take action helping others negotiate and leave what are called "high-control groups." Given the assault on the US Capitol, this discussion is very much resonant.

01/13/2021

Watch full discussion: https://www.n2k.world/ellsberg
Off an op-ed in The Guardian this week, N2K spoke with Daniel Ellsberg, of the Pentagon Papers, who makes a call for people to speak now about any plans to provoke a US war with Iran. Given Ellsberg's experience in the Pentagon at the start of the Vietnam war, Ellsberg well knows about the ability to provoke war and he is asking, given the final days of Trump, for people to step forward and do their patriotic duty in support US Constitution.

01/06/2021

Watch full interview: https://www.n2k.world/reversingclimatedisruption
Bren Smith of Greenwave gives us the update on kelp and kelp farming. The power of kelp to drawdown carbon is just one aspect of Bren's work. Kelp and ocean farming also creates jobs and also provides feedstock for innovations like bioplastic and fertilizer.

12/11/2020

Direct Air Capture Accelerates

Watch the discussion on N2k.world here https://bit.ly/3gxZWEF
Direct air capture (DAC) has had expansive growth in the last three years and we get the update from Climeworks, the leader in the field. DAC pulls carbon out of the sky and turns it into feedstock for a multitude of applications including carbon negative fuels. DAC can also pull carbon out of the sky and permanently sequester it in the ground. It is an innvoation key in trying to keep us to the 1.5 degree target.

11/14/2020

Jaxon Box Greenland & Arctic Update

Jason Box of the Danish Geological Survey and expert on Greenland and the Arctic, gives us a sobering update on the state of climate. With new footage and data, check in on what he is seeing first hand. Watch full film here --> https://www.n2k.world/jasonboxdiscussions

10/24/2020

Peter Warshall (1940–2013) was an ecologist who deeply understood the earth and our human connection to nature. His wisdom is evergreen in this interview from The 11th Hour, listen in. https://bit.ly/3mnXqlR

10/21/2020

Timeline photos

Mayor of Lake Charles Nic Hunter discusses the damage after Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta hit. A quick appeal to help their community rebuild.

01/23/2020

Biomimicry Institute + Tree Media Present "The Promise of Biomimicry" – Biomimicry Institute

Join us for a live watch party of our new 20 min film on biomimicry — right here on our page! Tomorrow, January 23rd at 12p PT / 3p ET.
Produced and directed by Leila Conners of Tree Media Group, the director of Leonardo DiCaprio's film Ice on Fire.
biomimicry.org/the-promise-of-biomimicry/

Back to Newsroom Biomimicry Institute + Tree Media Present “The Promise of Biomimicry” Join us Thursday, January 23 for the Live Watch Party The Biomimicry Institute is releasing a new 20-minute film created by Tree Media next Thursday, January 23 that will introduce biomimicry as a way of livin...

01/10/2020

10 Must-Watch Nature and Animal Documentaries in 2020!

Thank you ! "10 Must-Watch Nature and Animal Documentaries in 2020! Ice on Fire is #3!

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/nature-animal-documentaries-2020/

Documentaries provide an outlet to inspire others to think with compassion, show respect for the earth, and make a change.

01/08/2020

Large Conifer Trees are Powerful Allies in Reversing Climate Disruption

Trees, especially large conifer trees like Redwoods and Sequoias, are powerful allies in helping reverse climate disruption. Let's plant 400,000 of these giants together, join us --> http://www.catchingcarbon.org

12/30/2019

Kelp is a very powerful plant that can suck down carbon...some say it's the most powerful plant in the world that does so. Join us to plant over one million acres of kelp --> http://www.catchingcarbon.org

10/17/2019

Three Dogs Are Rebuilding Chilean Forests Once Devastated By Fire

This just came to my attention...dogs are helping plant forests in Chile. #

https://bit.ly/2MniVEd

Three Border Collies have been trained to run through the damaged Chilean forests with special backpacks that release native plant seeds.

08/02/2019

Trump and Putin have killed off a vital nuclear treaty. Here's how we fight back | Rebecca Johnson

Our film, The Arrow of Time, explains why leaving the INF is a global tragedy --> Trump and Putin have killed off a vital nuclear treaty. Here's how we fight back

In the spirit of Greenham Common, collective, creative action is now required, says anti-nuclear campaigner Rebecca Johnson

06/21/2019

Tribes Create Their Own Food Laws to Stop USDA From Killing Native Food Economies

Tribes Create Their Own Food Laws to Stop USDA From Killing Native Food Economies

From blue corn to bison, narrow federal food-safety codes impact tribal food systems. But advocates are writing their own food laws to preserve Native food sovereignty.

06/14/2019

Ice on Fire | Documentaries | HBO

www.hbo.com/documentaries/ice-on-fire - Ice on Fire FREE in the USA! Watch! Share!

Learn more about the HBO documentary Ice on Fire.

06/07/2019

‘Ice on Fire’: Reversal of fortune

“There’s good reason why “Ice on Fire” was rewarded with a rapturous standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival last month. As it puts the doom-and-gloom of the global warming narrative in insightful perspective, Leila Conners’ documentary, which debuts on June 12 on HBO Go, is putting its money where its mouth is by offering plausible solutions to the climate change crisis....

There’s good reason why “Ice on Fire” was rewarded with a rapturous standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival last month.

05/13/2019

Our next feature documentary, Ice on Fire, narrated and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, is premiering at the Cannes Film Festival 2019. Directed by Leila Conners, cinematography by Harun Mehmedinovic, Produced by Mathew Schmid and Leila Conners. Executive Produced by George DiCaprio, Roee Sharon Peled, Nancy Abraham, LIsa Heller, Jennifer Davisson and Philip Watson. Edited by Leila Conners. Co-produced by Harun Mehmedinovic. Original Music by Jeremy Soule and Jonah Johnson.

02/28/2019

Lake Erie just won the same legal rights as people

THEY WON!!!
Personhood rights for Lake Erie!!! Go !!!

Ohio voters passed groundbreaking legislation that allows citizens to sue on behalf of the lake when it’s being polluted.

02/19/2019

Fighting pollution: Toledo residents want personhood status for Lake Erie

What's happening in Toledo, to protect the right of Lake Erie to exist without pollution, is what our film, We the People 2.0 is all about and it has been playing heavily in Ohio...

The controversial legal bill will allow citizens to sue a polluter on behalf of the lake and for penalties to be imposed

02/03/2019

The White Earth Band of Ojibwe Legally Recognized the Rights of Wild Rice. Here’s Why

Giving rights to our food supply is a very good idea —>

https://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/the-white-earth-band-of-ojibwe-legally-recognized-the-rights-of-wild-rice-heres-why-20190201

Finally, plant species have rights, too.

01/24/2019

FDA's opioids adviser accuses agency of having 'direct' link to crisis

This is so often the case, some people in our federal agencies are loyal to the companies they are supposed to regulate, but many are not, hence the battle within: FDA's opioids adviser accuses agency of having 'direct' link to crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/24/fda-opioids-big-pharma-prescriptions

Exclusive: head of Food and Drug Administration’s opioid advisory team says officials are manipulating process to benefit big pharma

01/21/2019

Radical Farmers Use Fresh Food to Fight Racial Injustice and the New Jim Crow

Awesome

https://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/radical-farmers-use-fresh-food-fight-racial-injustice-black-lives-matter

If we are to create a society that values black life, we cannot ignore the role of food and land.

12/18/2018

Climeworks – Capturing CO2 from Air

Big step forward for AirCarbon: Coca-Cola HBC Switzerland teams up with Climeworks to pioneer air-captured CO2 use in the beverage industry



· Coca-Cola HBC Switzerland will use Climeworks’ air-captured CO2 for beverage carbonation

· The world’s first beverage containing air-captured CO2



Zurich (Switzerland) / 18.12.2018



Coca-Cola HBC Switzerland is on the verge of introducing air-captured CO2 use in the beverage industry, collaborating with Swiss Direct Air Capture firm Climeworks. The beverage industry forms a crucial platform to further scale a technology relevant to achieving climate targets. Coca-Cola HBC Switzerland, a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, which in turn is one of the largest bottlers of The Coca-Cola Company, has decided to use Climeworks’ air-captured CO2.



The beverage industry is one of the world’s largest users of CO2 feedstocks, using 10 million tons of CO2 per year— and thus an attractive pioneer market for Climeworks to commercialize its Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology and further reduce costs. Drink carbonation could provide the commercial platform needed to deploy DAC on industrial scales, bridging the gap between today’s first commercial installations and the scale of production required for gigaton applications like renewable fuel production and large-scale Carbon Dioxide Removal.



In order to guarantee the highest purity standards required for using CO2 in beverages, Climeworks works with Pentair Union Engineering, the world leader in purification and liquefaction of high quality CO2. Pentair Union Engineering and Climeworks have been collaborating since 2016 in CAPDrinks (E!10323) - an EU-funded project, co-funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation - to develop a containerized product providing beverage-grade CO2 from Climeworks air-captured CO2. Further support is granted from Stadtwerk Winterthur’s climate fund, as well as the Environmental Technology Promotion of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment FOEN.



Climeworks’ modular DAC plants can be mass-produced for large-scale deployment and use mainly low-grade heat as an energy source for filter-based CO2 capture.



Climeworks co-founder and Director Jan Wurzbacher:
“By entering the beverage market with Coca-Cola HBC as a global key player, we are continuing our path of commercializing our DAC technology, which began with the world’s first commercial plant in May 2017.”

The pioneering plant in Hinwil, Switzerland was followed in October 2017 with the launch of the CarbFix2 project in Hellisheidi, Iceland, which uses geothermal heat as an energy source to capture CO2 and then store it in basalt rock. Climeworks is excited by the chance to collaborate with a beverage industry leader as part of their overarching goal of capturing one per cent of CO2 emissions by 2025.



Climeworks co-founder and CEO Christoph Gebald:

“We are very happy to be entering the beverage market together with Coca-Cola HBC. During the last years, Coca-Cola HBC has been an exceptionally supportive partner and invaluable in moving the application of DAC in the beverage industry forward - something we are very thankful for.”



About Climeworks

Climeworks captures CO2 from ambient air with the world’s first commercial carbon dioxide removal technology. The Climeworks direct air capture plants capture CO2 with a filter and are powered by either waste or renewable energy.

Climeworks air-captured CO2 is sold to customers in the Food, Beverage & Agriculture; and Renewable Fuels & Materials markets. Climeworks also offers Emissions Reversal, enabling customers to realize their climate goals by safely and permanently storing air-captured CO2 underground, and thereby ultimately stopping climate change from reaching dangerous levels.

Founded by engineers Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher, Climeworks has assembled the world’s largest team of experts in the field and has a goal of capturing one per cent of global emissions by 2025.

More information: www.climeworks.com

Climeworks is an ETH Spin-off company on the way to commercialize a patent pending, highly efficient technology for CO2 capture from ambient air, which has been developed at ETH Zurich. With this technology we will provide our customers with a competitive and environmentally friendly solution to sat...