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
- Geohive
- United Nations Statistics Division
- World O’Meters Real Time Statistics
- World Bank Statistics
- World Health Organization Statistics
Sustainability Education Statistics
Additional Sustainability Resources
- Tester
- Employ Florida
- Environment America
- environmentalcareer.com
- greenbiz.com
- Greencorps
- Grist
- idealist.org
- indeed.com (keyword sustainability)
- Monster College
- People First (Florida government jobs)
- Treehugger
- Sierra Club
- Student Conservation Association
- Sustainable Business
- USAID
- USAJobs
- Wiser Earth
Volunteer Positions
Domestic
- Student Conservation Association
- Teach for America
- The Peace Corps
- Volunteer.gov
- World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
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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