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YERT Blog: EcoDaredevil Award

We recently connected with awesome oceanographer Dr. Wallace J. Nichols and found out that he’s putting together a cool new environmental award called the EcoDaredevil award. He’ll be co-presenting it with Evil Knievil’s granddaughter, Krysten Knievel, at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment on Earth Day (April 22!). One…

EarthWatch Institute: Leonardo DiCaprio's The 11th Hour Wins Earthwatch's 22nd Annual Film Award

In partnership with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital and National Geographic Live!, Earthwatch, the world's largest international environmental volunteer organization, will present its 22nd Annual Earthwatch Film Award to the makers of The 11th Hour. A screening of the film will precede the award ceremony in the…

Outside Magazine: Eco-All Stars

You don't need to have billions or hold office to make a big difference. Just check out how this year's nine eco-all-stars—from a Chilean dam buster to a snowboarder who's seen the light—are changing the world. "We're putting too much into the ocean and taking too much out," says Wallace…