Sustainable videos

www.ted.com In this inspiring talk about recent developments in biomimicry, Janine Benyus provides heartening examples of ways in which nature is already influencing the products and systems we build.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes -- including speakers such as Jill Bolte Taylor, Sir Ken Robinson, Hans Rosling, Al Gore and Arthur ...

Today's green architecture is tomorrow's sustainable society, but it doesn't come without a cost. Ultimate Skyscraper : THU NOVEMBER 6 9P et/pt : channel.nationalgeographic.com

Presentation of the Sustainable Dance Club in Rotterdam (NL). For more information, visit www.sustainablerotterdam.com

How virtual collaboration replaces the need of travel and physical meetings in order to reduse the carbon footprint..

Hemp History 101

Vision for a sustainable Gothenburg by Kjellgren Kaminsky architecture. More info: www.kjellgrenkaminsky.se www.supersustainablecity.blogspot.com, Göteborg, hållbar utveckling, architecture, city, vision, super Sustainable City, green architecture, sustainabale design, eco architecture, green city, Kjellgren Kaminsky, kjellgren kaminsky architecture, Fredrik Kjellgren, Joakim Kaminsky, eco city, environment, super city, sustainable city, city planning

www.btang.net This guy is a freaking genius....a modern day Einstein meets Frank Lloyd Wright meets Ed Begley Jr meets the local garbage man....

This video showcases Yale University's commitment to Sustainable Food Development. It includes interviews with Josh Viertel and Melina-Shannon-Dipietro.

The alternative to the longstanding American food policy of "cheap and lots" is to eat locally, eat seasonally and eat organic. Filmmaker Bonnie Bucqueroux and her dog Schmoopsie look at the sustainable agriculture movement, including a visit to Michigan State University's Student Organic Farm, where Dr. John Biernbaum discusses the options people have to grow their own food or to buy from local growers.

Sustainable agriculture strives to produce food in a way that maintains the health of the land, protects the people who work it, and benefits those who enjoy its abundance. This program provides an inside look at an organic farm and an organic retail store and discusses the day-to-day challenges and rewards of working in this field. Organic farming includes a wide range of jobs in production, marketing and distribution. Organic farming is a very competitive business, but for people with an ...

Stockholm whiteboard seminars: Elinor Ostrom explains how people can use natural resources in a sustainable way based on the diversity that exists in the world.

UN - Agenda 21- Sustainable Development

More at www.theuptake.org. Delyla Wilson tours the country with her family in the "PermiBus," a mobile permaculture demonstration. The group is in the Twin Cities to teach people about sustainable living practices. On the evening of Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008 the bus was pulled over in what police eventually described as a routine traffic stop. After detaining the bus occupants, the police decided the bus was a commercial vehicle and impounded it for inspection, leaving the family and their ...

Sustainable Development

Google Tech Talk November 5, 2009 ABSTRACT This MITEI on the Road event will open with a brief overview of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) by Daniel Enderton, Executive Director of MITEIs Sustainable Energy Revolution Program (SERP). This overview will highlight the extensive depth and breadth of research, education, campus energy and outreach activities underway as part of the Initiative. Mr. Enderton will give particular focus on the SERP program, with highlights of successful past ...

Rooy Media LLC has created over fifty programs that educate people about important social issues. This video clip is a sample from Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture: Vegetables, one program in a six-part series that profiles the impressive strides many farmers have made in lowering the use of chemicals and creating healthier food, a safer environment, and greater profits. Produced in association with Rodale Institute. For more information, visit www.rooymedia.com

The Sustainable Prisons Project is a partnership of the Washington State Department of Corrections and The Evergreen State College. The mission is to reduce the environmental, economic and human costs of prisons by training offenders and correctional staff in sustainable practices. Equally important, it brings science into prisons by helping scientists conduct ecological research and conserve biodiversity through projects with offenders, college students and community partners....

ULTra is a battery-driven, 200-mpg-equivalent, elevated personal rapid transit system with many four-person vehicles. First deployment is scheduled for London Heathrow Airport in Spring 2010, to serve Heathrow's new Terminal 5. Working as circulator transit for airports, office parks, universities, and other major activity centers, ULTra is faster than a car. In these applications, ULTra solves the "last mile problem." For more info: www.ultraprt.com Visualization by Nathan Koren, Tony ...

. We get inspired to use reusable shopping bags and get a lesson on how-to make one out of old clothes. Plus, a glimpse into the world of recycled art and some sweet posts from our Forum members. It's fashionable to be green! Links in this episode: Morsbags www.morsbags.com Buffalo Exchange www.buffaloexchange.com Rebekah Potter rebekahpotter.blogspot.com DH Love Life dhlovelife.com ... recycled tote bags plastic bag grocery diy fashion Threadbanger earthday "earth day" NextNewNetworks ...

Scott Sherman on "Introductions, Footprints, and Empowerment," as part of theEducation for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP). ESLP is a student designed, student developed, and student facilitated program offered through UCLA's Institute of the Environment. ESLP runs a Lecture Series which brings guest speakers from UCLA and across the country to speak on specialized subjects including food systems, green business, organic gardens, sustainable living, the green economy, environmental justice ...

Dr. Bill Chameides, dean of Duke University's environmental school and lead blogger of www.thegreengrok.com, gives tips on how to fight global warming by retooling your trips to the grocery store.

A quick down and dirty explanation of vermicomposting or worm composting

ARQUA ECO DESIGN Architect Luciano Quero 2006 www.arqua.com.ar GREEN ARCHITECTURE Architectural development Turistic and Climatic Center in Puente del Inca, a well known turistic site in Argentina. Starting with a complete computer weather analysis and material behaviour, the design of this complex is deeply controversial. made by: Arq .Emanuel Fernández, Arq. Silvina Pereyra & Arq. Luciano Quero, 2006, FAU, UM. + info: www.arqua.com.ar http

Date: 4-9-08 UCLA Education for Sustainable Living Film courtesy of BRUIN CAST The 19th century mantra if you wanted to prosper was ... go west. The frontier offered unlimited opportunities. But, there were limits. My advice is to go back young man, go back young woman. Look at what your grandparents and great-grandparents ate? They obviously did something right—you're sitting here, after all! They lived and carried on their line—it's up to you now.

www.ted.com Jaime Lerner reinvented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way, he changed the way city planners worldwide see whats possible in the metropolitan landscape.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes -- including speakers such as Jill Bolte Taylor, Sir Ken Robinson, Hans Rosling, Al Gore and Arthur Benjamin ...