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The Earth is ringing—it is ringing off the hook. I feel like we’re in a dream and we’re moving through molasses to answer it. We’re heading for an evolutionary knothole. If we are to get through that knothole—and if we are to bloom on the other side as a keystone species and not an ecological dominant—the way we live our lives needs to make it possible for other species to live their lives. The first thing we have to do is to quiet human cleverness. Life survives through an accurate reading of its context. It takes a deep, deep listening.
How companies can profit by functioning like ecosystems
by Amory and Hunter Lovins
The late twentieth century witnessed two great intellectual shifts. The first is the fall of communism and the apparent triumph around the world of market economics. The second, now emergent in a rapidly growing number of businesses, is the end of the war against the earth, accompanied, we believe, by the eventual competitive victory of a new form of economics we call "natural capitalism."
By following nature’s operating instructions, we can heal the earth and support all beings
by John Todd
Over the past several decades we have begun decoding and deciphering the inner workings of nature. We are discovering in its teachings the principles of ecological design upon which we will be able to change the way we live. With nature’s operating instructions, we can evolve a technological and social framework that can heal the earth and support all beings, including humans, in a symbiotic harmony. By learning from the workings of the natural world—the ecological knowledge that transcends human intelligence—we can cultivate a new generation of stewards of the earth.
Award-winning inventor, entrepreneur and CEO of PAX Scientific offers examples of highly efficient technologies inspired by natural systems that can help us create prosperity without degrading the biosphere.
Business needs bold new stories. Author, designer/builder and community activist explains how equal doses of freedom, hope, outrageous behavior and long-term thinking can open the way to a durable and successful future.
Growing numbers of people are seeking both sustainable life-ways and community, a trend that’s transforming urban and village design. With: Liz Walker, co-founder and executive director of the famous EcoVillage at Ithaca, NY, and author of EcoVillage at Ithaca: Pioneering a Sustainable Culture; and Ecocity leader Richard Register, president of Ecocity Builders and author of the classic Ecocities: Rebuilding Cities in Balance with Nature. (A1)
Suddenly clean tech has gone from fringe to binge, but will we achieve the massive shift to renewable energy in time? Hosted by Tom Van Dyck, senior vice president for wealth management at Royal Bank of Canada; with Mark Donohue, the venture capitalist founder of Expansion Capital Partners; Jack Hidary, an entrepreneur in the finance and technology sectors, and co-founder of SmartTransportation, a nationwide organization encouraging clean technology in the transportation and housing sectors. (A7)
How do we build our way out of environmental and social devastation? With: master green builder John Abrams of South Mountain Company; Matt Petersen, founder and executive director of Global Green USA, on rebuilding New Orleans; and Stewart Brand, founder of Whole Earth Catalog, on innovations in improving the lives of residents of slums and favelas in the Global South. Moderated by Terrence McNally, host of KPFK’s Free Forum. (B1)
Highly efficient, benign, non-toxic technologies that mimic how nature operates are emerging to transform our economy and our lives. Moderated by Kasey Arnold-Ince, communications director of PAX Scientific; with Paul Anastas, renowned founder of green chemistry; inventor Jay Harman, founder of PAX Scientific; and Mark Dorfman of the Biomimicry Guild. (A11)
With two billion more urban dwellers expected within the next generation, we explore new digital tools for understanding and righting the relationship between the city and the country that is at the heart of the global quest for sustainability. Hosted by Jon Christensen, research fellow at the Center for Environmental Science and Policy at Stanford; with Deborah Schoenbaum, deputy director at the Marin Conservation Corps; Rebecca Moore of Google Earth; Tim Foresman, president of the International Center for Remote Sensing Education; and Margaret O’Mara, author of Cities of Knowledge. (B10)
