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TED Videos

Ray Anderson: ” The Business Logic of Sustainability”  -16:27 (2009)
Ray Anderson is the engineer and creator of Interface Carpet Tile

Janine Benyus: ” The Promise of Biomimicry”  -23:16 (2005)
Janine Benyus is a biologist and author of Biomimicry: Nature Inspired  Motivation

Stewart Brand: ” 4 Environmental Heresies” -16:42 (2009)
Stewart Brand is the ecologist and author of the Whole Earth Catalog

Majora Carter: ” Greening the Ghetto” -18:33 (2006)
Marjora Carter is an Urban Environmentalist Justice Activist

Louise Fresco: ” Feeding the Whole World” -18:00 (2009)
Louise Fresco has contributed extensively to large scale agriculture

Dean Kamen: ” On Inventing and Giving” – 20:11 (2002)
Dean Kamen is an innovator and creator of the Segway

Jamie Lerner: ” Sings of the City” – 15:40 (2007)
Jamie Lerner is an architect and urban planner of Curitiba, Brazil

William McDonough: ” Cradle to Cradle Design” – 20:03 (2005)
William McDonough is an architect, designer, and inventor of Cradle to Cradle Design

Jane Poynter: ” Life in Biosphere 2″ – 15:57 (2009)
Jane Poynter is a scientist and resident of Biosphere II in Arizona University

Websites

World Statistics

Sustainability Education Statistics

Additional Sustainability Resources

Volunteer Positions

Domestic

You can explore organizations and network locally or globally with people involved in sustainability at www.wiserearth.org. and www.GoGreenAlternatives.com.

International Volunteer Links

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