Environment
A Mesmerizing Drone Film of Water and Land Intertwined
A Solitary Whale in Search of Connection
Ultrarunning Through Wyoming’s Longest Migration Corridors
The Future of Oregon’s Wild and Scenic River System
This Boy Wants to Save the World from Plastic
Preserving Washington’s Shrub-Steppe
Light Painting Under the Night Sky
Mother Earth Confronts the Human Race
The Klamath River Is the Lifeblood of the Yurok Tribe
Using SUPs to Deliver a Plastic-Free Future
It’s Time for Mountain Bikers to Step Up
How Fire Suppression Made California Fires Worse
Climate Change Is Real. Jeremy Jones Wants to Prove It.
Why California’s Wildfires Have Gotten So Bad
If We Want to Protect the Places We Love, We Must Vote
Making Surfboards from Trash
Three Waterwomen on Conserving the Ocean
Meet Alaska’s Most Interesting Lobbyist
How to Ski Hard While Staying Green
How One Hawaiian Village Eats Sustainably
This Small Company Is Keeping Plastic Out of Our Oceans
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According to a recent report from the World Economic Forum, there will be more plastic than fish in the world's oceans by 2050. In 2008, a small group of surfers came together to counter the plastic pollution along one of Mexico's hidden surf paradises, the Guerrero coast. They founded the Azulita Project, a company that purchases plastic waste from local residents. Follow along in this film from Q Media as they then clean, process, and compress the plastic, which is ultimately shipped and sold to a recycling facility near Guadalajara, Mexico. Through this process, the project now collects between 12-16 tons of plastic per month, proving that a small community can make a difference. You can follow their work on Facebook here.
