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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."

English and German versions of this website Earth and Climate; energy and Technology; landscapes and habitats, resources and sustainability © 2013 Frankfurter Societäts-Medien GmbH, Frankfurt am Main

Minnesota's power company uses the slogan "Responsible by Nature"

images available for non-commercial use; can sort by continent, type of land form, or simply "environment" great for introducing vocabulary

portal to many job/internship/volunteer search sites for green, environment/ etc type jobs

Contest to be the greenest city in Germany

"the multimedia encyclopedia of ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC & CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY in the urban environment"

Videos in English offer comparisons with Germany, discussion of global agricultural challenges. Content: Jonathan Foley: Director of the Institute on the Environment, ecology, evolution and behavior professor and McKnight Presidential chair, head of IonE's Global Landscapes Initiative at the University of the Minnesota Pamela Ronald: Professor of plant pathology at the University of California and director of grass genetics at the Joint Bioenergy Institute, co-author of "Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetic and the Future of Food" Resources and Links Related Stories The world's population is projected to reach more than 9 billion by 2050.

MInnesota organization with grants for local projects

Videos in English and German about projects supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Video - she speaks in English, but there are German sub-titles. The content is excellent and the sub-titles might provide students with new vocabulary.

Examples of how one can save money while protecting the environment

Schulen checken grüne Jobs Am neuen Berufsorientierungstag entdecken Jugendliche Berufe und Studium im Umweltbereich. Unternehmen, Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen lernen potenzielle Nachwuchskräfte kennen und zeigen ihren Beitrag zum Umwelt- und Klimaschutz.

series of stories from the perspective of 2050 and what our world now looks like