Jane Poynter: Life in Biosphere 2

March 1, 2009 (about 15 years ago)

In this fascinating talk, Biospherian Jane Poynter tells us about Life in Biosphere 2. She gives a background of it's history, how it was made. She also defines what a biosphere is and the questions it would be able to answer. She describes one of the major problems they had in Biosphere 2 as wel...

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Jason Clay: How Big Brands Can Help Save Biodiversity

July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

Jason Clay shows how the biggest companies and commodities in the world market could be used to leverage environmental awareness and responsibility.

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Anupam Mishra: The Ancient Ingenuity of Water Harvesting

November 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

Anupam Mishra shows how their ways of water harvesting is more economic and more effective than all the introduced modern ways to bring water into their land, the Golden Desert.

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Romulus Whitaker: Romulus Whitaker: The Real Danger Lurking in the Water

November 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

Conservationist Romulus Whitaker talks about the efforts being undertaken in India to protect the habitat of the iconic king cobra and to conserve a critically endangered species, the gharial.

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Kamal Meattle: How to Grow Fresh Air

February 1, 2009 (over 15 years ago)

Kamal Meattle talks about his person experience living and breathing Delhi's air, and the results of studies into the best plants for repairing and creating clean air.

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Rob Hopkins: Transition to a World Without Oil

July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

In this talk, Rob Hopkins is reminding us that oil is a finite resource, that we should be preparing for a life without it. He shares with us his solution about transition to a more resilient community. A world resilient enough without oil.

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Majora Carter: 3 Stories of Local Eco-Entrepreneurship

September 1, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Majora Carter tells the story of three people who set duplicable ways on how one person can start a change along with eye-openers about the problems in our local communities.

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David Keith: Unusual Climate Change Idea

September 1, 2007 (over 16 years ago)

In this talk, Environmentalist David Keith tells us about climate change. How this has already been an issue for conversations since the 1950's and what we have been able to do so far. He also presents some radical ideas for climate control and airs his concerns regarding man's march towards geo-...

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John Francis: John Francis Walks the Earth

February 1, 2008 (over 16 years ago)

Dr. Francis gives a contemplative speech on his journey of literal silence for seventeen years to make a stand for the environment.

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Majora Carter: Greening the Ghetto

February 1, 2006 (over 18 years ago)

Majora Carter's ghetto life opened her eyes to the environmental crises the urban cities, such as New York, are facing as technology and development overtake natural processes in the surroundings.

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