Tag: National Geographic

Dopper Foundation and National Geographic Encounter Unveil a Replica of the Brooklyn Bridge in Times Square Made with 5,000 Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles

Stuart Mitchell

On World Oceans Day, the Dopper Foundation unveiled its Plastic Bridge interactive art installation in New York City’s Shubert Alley in the Times Square district, in collaboration with National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey, an entertaining and immersive adventure across the ocean from the South Pacific to the coast of California. Measuring 30 feet wide by 11 feet tall, the plastic replica of the Brooklyn Bridge is built by Burning Man Artist Colin Hendee and is made with 5,000 single-use plastic water bottles, which were collected by New Yorkers and Sure…

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National Geographic Launches Planet or Plastic?, a Multiyear Initiative to Reduce Single-Use Plastics and Their Impact on the World’s Oceans

Stuart Mitchell

As the amount of single-use plastic in the world’s oceans continues to grow, National Geographic is announcing a new, global commitment to tackle this pressing problem. National Geographic has launched Planet or Plastic?, a multiyear initiative aimed at raising awareness of this challenge and reducing the amount of single-use plastic that enters in the world’s oceans. Doing so will not only benefit the thousands to potentially millions of marine animals that become entangled in, suffocated by, or ingest plastic each year, but will also contribute to the overall health of…

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Sky and National Geographic work together to fight ocean plastic

Stuart Mitchell

Sky and National Geographic have announced that they are to join forces in the fight to eradicate the destructive impact of plastic litter in the world’s oceans and that National Geographic will commit $10 million to bring its scientific expertise, grants and media reach to support the activities of Sky Ocean Ventures. Sky Ocean Ventures was launched in March 2018 with a £25 million cornerstone commitment from Sky and the objective of seeking out investment opportunities in businesses that can help solve the ocean plastic crisis. The National Geographic Society…

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New Documentary Raises Global Water Crisis Awareness As 844 Million People Still Lack Access to Clean Drinking Water

Stuart Mitchell

Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) non-profit Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program and National Geographic are raising awareness about the global water crisis with the release of a new documentary and national survey in conjunction with World Water Day. The documentary, titled “The Power of Clean Water,” follows the lives of three women and their families, providing a first-hand perspective on the daily challenges of accessing clean drinking water. As the film progresses, viewers witness how P&G’s Purifier of Water packets, distributed by partners ChildFund in Indonesia, CARE International in Kenya…

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National Geographic Publishes “The Race Issue”, a Special Edition Single-Topic Issue Exploring Race and Diversity in the 21st Century

Stuart Mitchell

National Geographic has published a single-topic issue exploring the subject of race in the lead up to the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination this April. The April edition of the magazine, The Race Issue, features a pair of black and white fraternal twin sisters from the United Kingdom, Marcia and Millie Biggs, on the cover. The Biggs twins on the cover are a catalyst for readers to rethink what they know about race. The full issue is available now at natgeo.com/TheRaceIssue. The Race Issue, which is accompanied…

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