PART 1: RE-IMAGINING DESIGN – BECOMING TOOLS OF NATURE
with William McDonough
William McDonough has long been at the forefront of what he calls "the next industrial revolution." McDonough suggests that the growth/no growth struggle between business interests and environmentalists is absurd. The real question is "what do you want to grow?" What would the world be like if the by-products of human ambitions and activities were always wetlands, wildlands and beauty? Buy It!
PART 2: GAIAN WONDERS OF THE CO-EVOLUTIONARY DANCE
with Steven Foster, Jennifer Greene, Paul Stamets, Terry Tempest Williams, and Peter Warshall
Who needs TV when the waves at the beach are phosphorescing, the fungal internet is pulsing, and the laws of physics are being broken all around us by...water? These Bioneers celebrate the wonders of nature they encounter in their work for the Earth and explore, among other things, "the ocean eye" and variations on a nematode worm. Buy It!
PART 3: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE – RISING FROM THE FLAMES
with Terri Swearingen, Henry Clark, and Carwil James
From the oil fields in Nigeria, to an Ohio school yard down wind from a toxic incinerator, to a Richmond, California community surrounded by industry, inspiring stories of tragedy and the heroic victories of everyday people who are standing up to the deadly practices of big business polluters. Buy It!
PART 4: BIOMIMICRY – INNOVATION INSPIRED BY NATURE
with Janine Benyus
Leaders in the fields of agriculture, architecture, the arts, design, physics, engineering, theology, ecology and economics are rediscovering the genius of nature. And it’s the genius of nature, they say, that just might save us. In this program Janine Benyus gives us an introduction to some of the true "biotechnologies", technologies that rather than seeking to dominate the natural world, draw from the wisdom of the Earth. Buy It!
PART 5: TREE OF KNOWLEDGE – TREE OF LIFE: TOWARDS AN AGRICULTURE OF RELATIONSHIPS
with Joel Salatin and Fred Kirschenmann, and author Wes Jackson
Agriculture or industrial farming, as it is practiced today, may be the single most destructive human activity against the Earth that we currently employ. In response, a movement toward Restorative Farming that looks to nature for its direction, is gaining momentum. The hunger for organic foods has never been greater. Millions of consumers are creating the demand that supports farm biodiversity and a healthy food supply. Buy It!
PART 6: REWILDING THE EARTH – NURTURING THE WEB OF LIFE
with Dave Foreman and Dennis Martinez
Ecosystems are collapsing and Dave Foreman is working to return large carnivores, "keystone species," like the wolf and the jaguar to the American West. Native American Dennis Martinez is a restorative ecologist who would say the true "keystone species" has traditionally been indigenous humans. This program explores successful approaches to restoring habitat that uncover two fascinating views of nature and our place in it. Buy It!
PART 7: GLOBALIZATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND LIVING TOWARD THE LOCAL
with Jerry Mander,Kevin Danaher, Alisa Gravitz, and Leslie McEachern
Every dollar we spend is a vote for or against the Earth. These Bioneers call us to recognize that economics is actually a subset of ecology, not the other way around. Behind most environmental harm is an economic motive, so how do we move from the love of money to the love of life? In this program: the many faces of activism. Buy It!
PART 8: KNOWLEDGE FROM INTIMACY – REVALUING THE FEMININE
with Paula Gunn Allen, Susan Griffin, China Galland, Nina Simons, and Luisah Teish
Here we acknowledge the "sheroic" work of five women who represent the millions of women who, in their work for the Earth, embody the "fierce feminine." Feminine qualities, they say, that are in all of us no matter our gender - qualities most called for in these pivotal times. These qualities are proof that where women lead life succeeds.
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PART 9: HONORING THE HERITAGE OF BLACK FARMERS ON THE LAND
with J.L. Chestnut
Black farmers have been leaving the land at three and a-half times the rate of other farmers. It turns out that this loss of black farmers is due less to farming policies and practices than it is to generations of institutional racism. Civil Rights attorney J.L. Chestnut, in a brilliant and emotional speech, tells the story of the successful historic litigation against the USDA on behalf of these farmers. Buy It!
PART 10: FIRST NATIONS AND THE FUTURE OF THE EARTH
with Rebecca Adamson, Paula Gunn Allen, and John Mohawk
Indigenous peoples were the first "Bioneers", who worked with nature in a reciprocal relationship - giving back as much as they took. This program highlights startling new studies that have identified "biodiversity hotspots" around the globe, lands that are critical to the health of the biosphere, lands which are under the care of indigenous peoples, and are identified by multinational business interests as prime targets for massive resource extraction. Buy It!
PART 11: GLOBAL GREEN PLANS AND URBAN DESIGN
with Mark Hertsgaard and Francesca Vietor
Solutions, solutions, solutions. From the Global Green Deal, a comprehensive plan for restoring the Earth, to the inspiring programs and policies of one city that is going green. This program is full of practical strategies to turn eco-centered visions into living realities that deliver jobs and profits. Buy It!
PART 12: THE AGE OF EXTINCTION AND EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MOVEMENT
with Michael Lerner
Who doesn’t know someone touched by the nightmare of cancer? Scientists have proven that 70-90% of cancers are caused by environmental factors. Why is it so hard to fathom that human health and the health of the Earth are inseparable? The Environmental Health Movement could become THE most potent force for restoring the Earth.
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PART 13: NATURE AND SPIRIT – IT'S ALL ALIVE
with John Mohawk, Luisah Teish, Matthew Fox, Julia Butterfly Hill, Starhawk, and Paula Gunn Allen
Faith leaders and activists share their views on our role as human beings in the great web of life. What does it mean to be a mammal? Do the oaks need humans as much as humans need oaks? What What does a lover of the Earth do with the pain and losses of the beloved? Buy It!
