WATCH
- Our Planet Netflix
- 2040 iTunes / Google Play
- Before the Flood Disney+ / Prime Video
- I am Greta Hulu
- Racing Extinction Prime Video / Google Play
- Ice on Fire Hulu / HBO
- A Perfect Planet Discovery+
- Jane 2017 Disney+ / iTunes / Vudu / YouTube / Google Play
- Broken (Episode 4: Recycling Sham) Netflix
- The Economics of Happiness Local Futures
READ & LEARN
- The Future We Choose--Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett--Carnac
- How to Avoid a Climate Disaster--Bill Gates
- COVID-19 helped slash 2020s carbon dioxide emissions. How will we keep it going? An interesting piece on a takeaway resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. It shared insights on what we have learned and how we can move forward as a result.
- NCC is a 'Tree Campus' NCC is making a difference!
- Climate Solutions--United Nations Solutions to the Climate Crisis are well documented. Visit this resource from the United Nations to learn more.
- Climate Change is Complex. We've Got Answers to Your Questions (New York Times)
- Dr. Robert D. Bullard, "The Father of Environmental Justice" Learn how environmental issues disproportionally impact people of color and low-income neighborhoods in the US.
- Surging Seas How will sea level rise impact your neighborhood? Find out with this interactive map of Connecticut.
- How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Than When You Were Born? Use this NYT interactive map to discover the direct impact of warming in our own communities.
MUSIC
Below are powerful music videos making a statement on the state of our climate. Watch these talented artists and their work for inspiration.
- Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)--Marvin Gaye
- Big Yellow Taxi--Counting Crows (featuring Vanessa Carlton)
- Fall on Me--R.E.M.
- Pass It On Down--Alabama
- Love Song to the Earth--Paul McCartney, Sean Paul, Natasha Bedingfield, and more
- All The Good Girls Go To Hell--Billie Eilish
- In This Together--Ellie Goulding & Steven Price
- Where Do The Children Play?--Yusef / Cat Stevens
"Earth Day" by Cornelia Kopp is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
"NASA Blue Marble 2007 West" by NASA Goddard Photo and Video is licensed under CC BY 2.0
PODCASTS
- Climate One We're changing the conversation on energy, economy and the environment. Climate One from The Commonwealth Club offers a forum for candid discussion among climate scientists, policymakers, activists, and concerned citizens. By gathering inspiring, credible, and compelling information, we provide an essential resource to change-makers looking to make a difference.
- America Adapts This podcast series explores the challenges presented by adapting to climate change, the global movement that has begun to drive change, and he approaches that are already working.
- Living on Earth with Steve Curwood The weekly environmental news and information program distributed by PRX. Mr. Curwood was the keynote speaker at NCC's Academic Festival in 2011.
WHAT CAN I DO?
- NCC campus: GET INVOLVED by joining these college committees
- Environmental Science Club (contact Prof. Erica Kipp at ekipp@norwalk.edu)
- Committee for Active and Responsible Environmental Sustainability (NCC CARES) (contact Prof. Robert Emigh at remigh@norwalk.edu)
- Find out what your CARBON FOOTPRINT is to help you best decide what you want to do to ACT
- Learn The 35 Easiest Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
- Explore 4Ocean: This organization pulls a pound of trash from the ocean for each product sold
- Shop Happy Earth: Sustainable clothing with a purpose--through their partnerships with non-profits and Happy Earth ambassadors, they are planting trees, fighting climate change, and cleaning up trash.
- Energize Connecticut: find out more ways to reduce the carbon footprint of your home or business