Category Archives: Environment

Freeing energy from the grid – Justin Hall-Tipping

What would happen if we could generate power from our windowpanes? In this moving talk, entrepreneur Justin Hall-Tipping shows the materials that could make that possible, and how questioning our notion of ‘normal’ can lead to extraordinary breakthroughs.

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Roz Savage – Eco-Adventurer

An introduction to Roz Savage, Eco-Adventurer, Author, Speaker, including footage from her epic solo rows across the Atlantic (2005) and Pacific (2008).

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Thoughts on my bicycle

This is a film made for the NYC Bicycle Film Festival ’09 http://bicyclefilmfestival.com/. Kev Corbett http://kevcorbett.com/ wrote the fabulous score to go along with it.

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Natalie Jeremijenko

TED Lecture: The art of the eco-mindshift Seed Presents: Revolutionary Minds The aesthetic activist gives a tour of her pigeon paradise: the Model Urban Development for the Birds.

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My green school dream – John Hardy

Jewelry designer John Hardy co-founded the extraordinary Green School in Bali, where kids get a holistic and green education.

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Thomas Berry: The Great Story (Bullfrog Films)

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The Dream of the Earth by Thomas Berry

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Thomas Berry Speaks

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180 Degrees South

Chris Malloy’s film strikes so deeply into the heart of Patagonia’s wilderness we come to feel at home there. 180° South: Conquerors of the Useless follows Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard … Continue reading

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Life science in prison (Nalini Nadkarni)

Nalini Nadkarni challenges our perspective on trees and prisons — she says both can be more dynamic than we think. Through a partnership with the state of Washington, she brings science classes and conservation programs to inmates, with unexpected results.

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