Environment
Paris Olympics: Men’s Triathlon Postponed Due to Concerns Raised Over Seine Pollution
The men’s Olympic triathlon was postponed on Tuesday only hours before it was set to start over concerns about the pollution levels in Paris’ Seine river. Early morning last-minute tests revealed the water quality was “still above the acceptable limits” for Tuesday’s race to go ahead, as heavy rain in the French capital has dirtied […]
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Which Blockbuster Movies Pass the Climate Test?
Earlier this year, nonprofit story consultancy Good Energy teamed up with Colby College’s Buck Lab for Climate and Environment to release a tool to measure the representation of climate change onscreen, dubbed the Climate Reality Check. It was inspired by the popular Bechdel-Wallace test, which measures the representation of women in TV and film, and […]
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Sean Penn on the Enduring Power of the ‘Into the Wild’ Bus (Now Out of the Wild)
In the early moments of the 2007 movie Into the Wild, Emile Hirsch, in the role of 24-year-old adventurer Christopher McCandless, is walking alone in knee-deep snow when he stumbles upon an astounding sight, what McCandless would come to call “the magic bus.” The rusty, green-and-white Fairbanks City Transit System bus, abandoned in a remote […]
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Activists Arrested After Spray-Painting Private Jets at U.K. Airfield Where Taylor Swift’s Plane Landed
Two environmental activists have been arrested after they broke into a private airfield outside of London, where Taylor Swift’s plane landed hours earlier, and spray-painted multiple private jets orange, in a call to end the use of fossil fuels by the end of the decade. Just Stop Oil members Jennifer Kowalski, 28, and Cole Macdonald, […]
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BBC and PBS Team Up for Return of Emmy-Winning ‘Walking With Dinosaurs’
BBC Studios and PBS are teaming up to bring back Walking With Dinosaurs to screens 25 years after the series first aired. In 1999, the BBC’s documentary-style miniseries became a cultural phenomenon thanks in part to its state-of-the-art CGI creatures. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, the show won two BAFTAs and three Emmys (Discovery Channel aired it in the […]
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Rainn Wilson on Environmental Activism and Why He’s “Greatly Disappointed That So Few Celebrities Are Speaking Up About It”
“I had literally been thinking to myself, Rainn, you need to get off your ass and do something about climate change. If this is really important to you, you need to do more than send out an occasional angry tweet, because, let’s face it, that’s what most people in Hollywood do.” And so began Rainn […]
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Jane Fonda, Lee Isaac Chung to Take Part in 2024 Hollywood Climate Summit
The Hollywood Climate Summit has unveiled a star-studded lineup for its fifth annual environmental conference, which will run from June 25-28 in Los Angeles. Jane Fonda, Bill Nye, Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung, Hacks co-showrunner Jen Statsky, A Murder at the End of the World co-showrunners Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling, Baby Reindeer actress Nava […]
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Jane Fonda Steps Up For Polar Bears in New Canada Goose Campaign
Haider Ackermann has just debuted as the new creative director of Canada Goose and as his first act, he’s launched an initiative dedicated to the preservation of polar bears, with a Hollywood ambassador: Jane Fonda. The Colombia-born French designer, considered a luminary in the fashion industry and universally recognized for his talent in defining modern […]
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Hillary Clinton Set to Speak at Environmental Media Association Impact Summit
The Environmental Media Association has officially announced the speakers and panelists for its 8th annual EMA Impact Summit, which will feature a closing conversation with Hillary Clinton. Taking place June 4 and 5 at the Pendry West Hollywood, the event unites Hollywood environmentalists with a wide range of innovators, entrepreneurs, creatives and corporations to discuss […]
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Stars Take to Social Media After Rare Earthquake Hits New York Area
New Yorkers were shaken up on Friday morning when a 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit Lebanon, New Jersey, and was felt across the tri-state area. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake at 10:23 a.m. local time, in the Jersey city about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia. According to […]
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Ontario Film Industry Must Make Sustainability a Priority, Says Report
The Ontario film and TV industry is working to reduce its carbon footprint and introduce sustainable practices as Hollywood studios and streamers have increasingly shot their originals in the Canadian province in recent years. But a report unveiled Monday indicates far more sustainable steps are needed for real change that reduces overall carbon emissions. The […]
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Bill Nye to Give Fireside Chat at Emerson Collective’s First-Ever Climate Science Fair
Emerson Collective, the social change organization led by Laurene Powell Jobs, is hosting the first-ever Climate Science Fair from Sept. 20- 23 during Climate Week NYC, with a special appearance by Bill Nye. The four-day interactive event will take place along Manhattan’s iconic High Line and showcase groundbreaking climate solutions, performances and hands-on workshops from entrepreneurs, scientists and artists. The […]
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