Planet Experts

We unite – through media – the world’s leading scientists, advocates and innovators to expose environmental threats and advance sustainable solutions.

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In the last 11,500 years, every civilization has risen and fallen. Where is the U.S. in this arc of history? To understand, we must first take a look at the connection between environment, conflict and security: https://t.co/V1i37erlAX #KnowYourPlanet

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The lives of politicians are more important than the lives of children. How else can you explain the passage of gun control legislation when the former are shot, but not the latter? #KnowYourPlanet https://t.co/AsOduNagEz

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With a Once-ler in the White House, it's time for businesses to agree to self-regulate and push for legislation to protect the environment. A Trump administration report even proves that regulations benefit businesses, too. #KnowYourPlanet https://t.co/FQkB5UUFpV

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Transitioning to Renewables: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Smaller-Scale Systems #KnowYourPlanet https://t.co/0kFE2bfUtc

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Geothermal power is old science but a new idea for most people. Presently, it only makes up 0.5 percent of America’s energy generation, but the cost-to-benefit ratio offers huge potential. #KnowYourPlanet https://t.co/2A4VXmCpik

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Legislation making diners ask for plastic straws — rather than giving them out with every drink — is the right move for restaurants, the environment and public health. But powerful forces stand in the way. #KnowYourPlanet https://t.co/1fB7NkL3Gq

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A daring researcher of black market wildlife trades, Esmond Bradley Martin's work led to tangible progress in the war against poaching. After his brutal murder last weekend, who will fill his shoes? https://t.co/jPJ767e0Ld

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The winds of change are blowing, but will the U.S. ever commit to wind energy like other countries have? #KnowYourPlanet https://t.co/pNay4xrEHp

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Pictured here in Dec. 2017, a fractured iceberg — named B-44 — floats in 20 pieces after calving from Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier in Sept. The newly formed iceberg is more than 1,000 feet tall, with all but 160 of those feet hidden beneath the sea's surface. // @nasa //

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Relying on a fossil-fuel economy — especially while forsaking solar energy — makes no financial sense. Here, in the form of a cost-benefit analysis, is the proof: https://t.co/xxGgd2Q4V9. #KnowYourPlanet

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An incredible image of last week's #BombCyclone as captured by the @noaa's GOES-16 satellite. // Photo: @NASA / NOAA GOES Project // #KnowYourPlanet

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Happy #NationalBirdDay! https://t.co/JHKRvv6IGp

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Owl go out on a limb and say #NationalBirdDay is one of our favorite days.

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You may think the EPA exists to provide Americans with clean land, water and air. Not Trump's and Pruitt's EPA. They serve only one customer: Big Industry. #KnowYourPlanet #PruittThePolluter https://t.co/Ww5Md9yJeM

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Review: @PeterWohlleben's 'The Inner Life of Animals' is a book you can read with kids or bring up in a circle of conservationists and scientists. #InnerLifeofAnimals https://t.co/hCnw7o5MK7

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Pipelines never leak, right? Wrong. #KnowYourPlanet https://t.co/F84gPqC8J3

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The spill comes just days before Nebraska will decide on permits for the Keystone XL line https://t.co/ksyFJJznuH

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Men may take credit for conquering the frontier but women make it livable.So what is the just role of women in the 21st century and beyond? https://t.co/ZJ4xVYMYuW

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The @NatlParkService is a moneymaker, but Zinke wants to hike fees, slash funds, cut staff and outsource operations. https://t.co/chjiJnyr4o

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Happy #JellyfishDay! These blobs of awesome are 95% water. One species can even reverse its lifecycle, turning itself back into a polyp!

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, non-profit @lightempowered is using solar energy to power disaster relief. https://t.co/UaVeLnvXkx

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Just discovered, the Tapanuli orangutan is already the rarest great ape, with only 800 individuals remaining. https://t.co/PPGxP6DwB4