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Global Marshall Plan II: Establish and Meet Global Environmental Targets
James Bernard Quilligan, of the Center for Global Negotiations interviews Frithjof Finkbeiner of the Global Marshall Plan initiative, a stunning vision of how to meet the needs of all humanity globally.
Part II describes the Global Marshall Plan initiative's approach for establishing and meeting global environmental targets through an Eco-Social Marketplace.
Nicotine Bees - Trailer
In 2005-2006, honeybees worldwide began dying simultaneously. Many had the same weird behaviors. Now we know why.
"Bravo! Nicotine Bees is an outstanding documentary (Dr. Neil Carman)"
Sierra Club Press Release: "We urge the American public to view the outstanding documentary entitled Nicotine Bees"
Vandana Shiva: To Feed Ourselves, First Feed Other Species
Dr. Vandana Shiva, a physicist and powerful leader in the worldwide, growing movement towards organic food, describes her vision for the diverse, healthy ecosystems that once sustained, can provide ample food for humanity. Part of her experience is the nearly 5,000 years of agriculture in India - one of the longest, and perhaps an example for other places seeking a sustainable future.
In a stunning critique, she describes her research demonstrating that organic, diverse food-ecosystems provide far more food, better quality food, better ecosystems/habitat, and more profitability for organic farmers. From the interview:
Earth Condominium: Organizing the Global Neighborhood
A wonderful short video, beautifully done, showing how we all live on a shared planet, much like a 'condominium' - where everybody has to get along because we all share everything!
Climate, Energy and Environment
- air
- biomass
- brownfield
- carbon
- chemical
- climate
- coal
- Context
- diesel
- ecology
- electricity
- Energy
- environment
- ethanol
- food
- forest
- fuel
- garbage
- gas
- gasoline
- geothermal
- ghg
- grow
- habitat
- hydro
- leed
- life
- nature
- nuclear
- ocean
- oil
- organic
- pesticide
- pv
- recycling
- renewable
- restoration
- sanitation
- solar
- stuff
- sustainability
- sustainable
- thermal
- toxic
- waste
- water
- weather
- wind
Paolo Lugari: Founder of Las Gaviotas (en Español, with simultaneous English translation)
Paolo Lugari, the founder of Las Gaviotas in Colombia, describes the incredible energy of the human spirit, and some examples of how it has transformed Las Gaviotas into a world-famous example of sustainable living - in a harsh environment.
Think Like a Coral
Pierre meets a coral, and asks how a colonial animal can be many lives and one life, in harmony, at the same time....
Produced by: Pierre Terre, 9/2/2008
Language: English
Run Time: 1 min. 30 sec.
Story Level 1 = Intended for all children or adults
10-Year Old Felix: Plant for the Planet Campaign (Deutsch with subtitles)
The amazing 10-year-old Felix Finkbeiner articulates his wishes for "Plant for the Planet" the campaign to plant trees - a United Nations-sponsored program that has become an overwhelming success.
In German, with English subtitles.
Trash Beach
From toys, to shampoo bottles, to bread wrappers, to car parts, to our shoes and clothes, plastic is everywhere!
But what happens to all that plastic when we are done with it? Where does it end up? People have said that 90% of plastic ever produced is still around today. See the unexpected place Pierre has found our plastic leftovers.
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