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Ensia is a magazine and event series showcasing environmental solutions in action. Powered by the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota, we connect people who can change the world with the ideas and inspiration they need to do so.

Picked to Click   Picked to Click Communication Arts recently named Ensia the WEBPICK OF THE WEEK and commented, “With its clean, modern and responsive design the site… Update
Agriculture Meets Architecture   Agriculture Meets Architecture Can urban farms be fun as well as functional? As interest in producing food in cities grows, so do visions for hybridizing function with… Notable
Breaking the Solar Logjam nbsp; Feature Breaking the Solar Logjam  
What, When, Where?   What, When, Where? Keeping tabs on plant and animal phenology is important as the climate changes around us. Just where and when plants and animals are… Notable
Building a New “China Dream” nbsp; Video Building a New “China Dream”  
Six “Know Thys” of Sustainability nbsp; Voices Six “Know Thys” of Sustainability  
Elusive Efficiency nbsp; Feature Elusive Efficiency  
Harvesting Ocean Plastics   Harvesting Ocean Plastics Plastic pollution is ubiquitous – and an especially serious and confounding problem in the world’s oceans, where immeasurable amounts of… Notable
Water, Clean and Clear nbsp; Article Water, Clean and Clear  
Collaboration to Conservation nbsp; Photo Collaboration to Conservation  
Steve Howard: IKEA-Style Sustainability nbsp; Interview Steve Howard: IKEA-Style Sustainability  
Vital Signs   Vital Signs To assess a heart’s health, doctors use an EKG. To assess the health of America’s ecosystems, scientists are setting into place… Notable
New Spin on Hydropower nbsp; Feature New Spin on Hydropower  
Two Minute Drill   Two Minute Drill Do you have a couple minutes to spare? Great! Check out “The True Value of Our Oceans” – the latest installment in the… Notable
Solar Power Is Inevitable nbsp; Voices Solar Power Is Inevitable  
Brick Tricks   Brick Tricks With the proportion of Africans living in cities expected to climb from 18 percent in 1950 to 56 percent by 2030, building materials will… Notable
May Boeve: Changing Climate Change nbsp; Interview May Boeve: Changing Climate Change  
Conservation Drones nbsp; Article Conservation Drones  
Girl Empower nbsp; Feature Girl Empower  
Sound Power   Sound Power What if cities could be powered by the noise they create? The Soundscraper — a building cloaked with sensors that would convert sound… Notable
Ian McCallum: The Psychology of Conservation nbsp; Interview Ian McCallum: The Psychology of Conservation  
Fast Evolution nbsp; Voices Fast Evolution  
Closing the Loop on Electronic Waste nbsp; Article Closing the Loop on Electronic Waste  
Peter Williams at Ensia Live   Peter Williams at Ensia Live As 60 million people move into cities each year in developing countries, Peter Williams will show why our planet’s rapid urbanization… Update
Bots, Bacteria and Carbon nbsp; Video Bots, Bacteria and Carbon  
The Change We Believe In, But Never Test nbsp; Voices The Change We Believe In, But Never Test  
In the Know About H2O   In the Know About H2O Did you know that water use has grown twice as fast as population over the past century? Or that irrigation accounts for 70 percent of… Notable
Game On! nbsp; Feature Game On!  
Climate Change Cuisine? nbsp; Article Climate Change Cuisine?  
All Consuming nbsp; Feature All Consuming  
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