State of the Planet

News from the Columbia Climate School

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  • The Truth About Bioplastics

    The Truth About Bioplastics

    Plastics made from organic material are often touted as being eco-friendly, but do they live up to the hype?

  • How to Make the Holidays More Sustainable

    How to Make the Holidays More Sustainable

    It can be tough to balance holiday celebrations with a sustainable lifestyle, but there are ways to make greener choices without becoming a grinch.

  • Map: Where Are the Trashiest New Yorkers?

    Map: Where Are the Trashiest New Yorkers?

    No, not that kind of trashy – we’re talking here about what New York City neighborhoods produce the most municipal solid waste per person.

  • Green Films for Earth Day 2013

    Green Films for Earth Day 2013

    Mothers, carbon, trash, vanishing ice and “secret lives”: Watch a movie for Earth Day and learn.

  • E-Waste Recycling Day

    E-Waste Recycling Day

    Join the E-Waste Recycling event on January 22, 2012 from 10:00am-4:00pm at two west side locations near Central Park.

  • Wasting Food = Wasting Water

    Wasting Food = Wasting Water

    The world is teetering on the edge of a food crisis due to the growing population, soaring food prices, and water scarcity, yet a shocking one third of the food produced around the world goes to waste.

  • The Truth About Bioplastics

    The Truth About Bioplastics

    Plastics made from organic material are often touted as being eco-friendly, but do they live up to the hype?

  • How to Make the Holidays More Sustainable

    How to Make the Holidays More Sustainable

    It can be tough to balance holiday celebrations with a sustainable lifestyle, but there are ways to make greener choices without becoming a grinch.

  • Map: Where Are the Trashiest New Yorkers?

    Map: Where Are the Trashiest New Yorkers?

    No, not that kind of trashy – we’re talking here about what New York City neighborhoods produce the most municipal solid waste per person.

  • Green Films for Earth Day 2013

    Green Films for Earth Day 2013

    Mothers, carbon, trash, vanishing ice and “secret lives”: Watch a movie for Earth Day and learn.

  • E-Waste Recycling Day

    E-Waste Recycling Day

    Join the E-Waste Recycling event on January 22, 2012 from 10:00am-4:00pm at two west side locations near Central Park.

  • Wasting Food = Wasting Water

    Wasting Food = Wasting Water

    The world is teetering on the edge of a food crisis due to the growing population, soaring food prices, and water scarcity, yet a shocking one third of the food produced around the world goes to waste.