Center for Ecological Living and Learning (CELL)

01/15/2022

CELL is offering two Iceland adult travel programs in June 2022: 1) Iceland Photography Tour/Workshop from June 3 to 9, 2022, and 2) Iceland: Land of Fire, Ice, and Sustainability from June 9 to 15, 2022. Currently, we have space available in both programs. Check out our programs at: https://www.cellonline.org/programs/custom-programs/custom-non-credit-programs/.

Custom Non-Credit Programs Contact CELL 2022 Iceland Adult Travel Programs CELL is offering two Iceland adult travel programs in June 2022: 1) Iceland Photography Tour/Workshop from June 3 to 9, 2022, and 2) Iceland: Land of Fire, Ice, and Sustainability from June 9 to 15, 2022. Currently, we have s...

03/20/2020

Covid-19 demonstrates the vital importance of having functional governments capable of responding swiftly and effectively to public emergencies. Climate change is one such emergency that demands the same level of swift and immediate response. Listen to what Greta has to say:

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03/20/2020

Covid-19 has made clear the vital importance of having functional governments capable of swiftly and effectively responding to public emergencies. Climate change is one such emergency that demands swift and immediate action. See Greta's call to action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NOEaUMZCPg.

Music: www.bensound.com/ Footage: www.videvo.net/ users 'Videvo' and 'stockfootage' Voiceover: Greta Thunberg's speech at Davos https://www.youtube.com/watch...

04/05/2018

Want to be a part of finding sustainable solutions to today's global problems? Come join our Fall 2018 semester program in the land of fire and ice. Accepting applications now at: http://www.cellonline.org/programs/study-abroad-programs/iceland/

02/12/2018

David Oakes interviews Miami mayor, Francis Suarez – a message of hope and unity while we as a planet tackle the threats of climate change together.

Blog #13: Climate Change and a Path to Sensible Solutions by dave | Feb 11, 2018 | Oceans | 0 comments “We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the roads in Robert Frost‘s familiar poem, they are not equally fair. The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superh...

02/09/2018

Part 12 of CELL's Oceans program – A journey into the Everglades

02/06/2018

Boeing + Biofuel = 80% reduction of CO2 emissions. The fuels of the future are already here – how Qantas airlines plans to run flights regularly off biofuels by 2020.

The world-first US-Australia biofuel flight takes off on Monday, with a Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner filled with 24,000 kilograms of mustard seed-based, blended fuel.

12/20/2017

Blog #11: A Season of Giving
by dave | Dec 16, 2017 | Oceans

Season’s Greetings! In this blog, I will recap a few memories of Tusen Takk’s trek from Charleston, SC to Miami, FL and share some ideas for this season of giving and how you can join a movement of people committed to restoring a healthy planet....

Blog #11: A Season of Giving by dave | Dec 16, 2017 | Oceans | 0 comments “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” ― Pablo Picasso Season’s Greetings! In this blog, I will recap a few memories of Tusen Takk’s trek from Charleston, SC to Miami, FL ...

11/27/2017

How the undisputed facts of climate change are beginning to change public opinion, especially within the minds of former deniers.

Jerry Taylor of the Niskanen Center, for 23 years a thorn in side of climate scientists, spells out how he came to accept scientific evidence and the economic rationale for action.

10/30/2017

David Oakes continues sailing south from New York City to the nation's capital.

Blog #6: The Big Apple to our Nation’s Capitol by dave | Oct 24, 2017 | Oceans | 0 comments You were born of the stars, dear girl; Stop settling for the dust they leave behind. (Daniel Walsh) On October 17th, I offered a Climate Action Now (CAN) program at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in the...

10/24/2017

David Oakes reaches the Big Apple on his journey south aboard CELL's sailboat, Tusen Takk.

Blog #5: Sailing into the Big Apple by dave | Oct 17, 2017 | Oceans | 0 comments Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. (Thomas Jefferson) On Saturday, October 14, Dave, along with two friends: Karen and Steve, sailed down the East River from Long Isla...

10/16/2017

Nature Holds the Key to Life – Dave continues his journey through southern New England on his way to New York City.

Blog #4: Nature Holds the Key to Life by dave | Oct 12, 2017 | Oceans | 0 comments Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction. E.O. Wilson I had a moment this morning that was a window into why I love the ocean. After a week of beating into southwe...