Justin Mog's mission in life is to help people understand that sustainable solutions are not only fun and life-affirming, but they are all around us...we need only change the way we perceive and respond to the daily (and long-term) challenges of life.
"A new model for companies, entrepreneurs and inventors
EDF and InnoCentive are seeking companies from a range of industries to develop and host Challenges. Companies interested in developing innovative solutions to environmental issues through open R&D and crowdsourcing are invited to participate in the Eco-Challenge Series."
In working with business, our goal at EDF is to accelerate environmental innovation by challenging companies of all sizes to make green business the new business as usual.
Close to one billion people are starving worldwide. But the food we are currently producing could feed 12 billion people. An eye-opening documentary about scarcity and plenty which traces the origins of the food we eat, taking us to France, Spain, Romania, Switzerland, Brazil and Austria. Those interviewed are not only the UNs Jean Wiegler and corporate executives of the worlds largest food companies, but also struggling fishermen, farmers and livestock growers, the very people who put food on our plates. WE FEED THE WORLD lays bare a globalized food industry in which the constant pursuit of profit takes precedence over preserving livelihoods or sustaining natural resources.
31 October 2008 0:56
As the world is on the brink of a global financial crisis, this timely documentary explores how we are all implicated in the political and economic machinations of the international finance market by simply putting our money in a bank. A shocking and invaluable film that should be required viewing for all. In this current economic climate its importance cannot be underestimated.
30 October 2008 2:01
The 11th Hour is the last moment when change is possible. The film explores how we've arrived at this moment -- how we live, how we impact the earth's ecosystems, and what we can do to change our course. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolsey and sustainable design experts William McDonough and Bruce Mau in addition to over 50 leading scientists, thinkers and leaders who discuss the most important issues that face our planet and people.
10 July 2007 2:20
The Age of Stupid stars Pete Postlethwaite as a man living in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage and asking: why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?
13 November 2008 1:51
Raised in Vancouver and Toronto, Severn Cullis-Suzuki has been camping and hiking all her life. When she was 9 she started the Environmental Children's Organization (ECO), a small group of children committed to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues. They were successful in many projects before 1992, when they raised enough money to go to the UN's Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Their aim was to remind the decision-makers of who their actions or inactions would ultimately affect. The goal was reached when 12 yr old Severn closed a Plenary Session with a powerful speech that received a standing ovation.
29 May 2007 7:53
In this short RSA Animate, radical sociologist David Harvey asks if it is time to look beyond capitalism, towards a new social order that would allow us to live within a system that could be responsible, just and humane.
28June 2010 11:11
Forget the GDP. There’s a new way to measure the good things in life. In the words of Robert F. Kennedy, why does Gross National Product "measure everything [...] except that which makes life worthwhile"? Happiness and health are what we really want, but we have the perception that those things can be measured on an economic scale. If happiness is what we want most, why aren't we measuring it directly? Good news: statistician Nic Marks does just that. Watch as Marks explains the Happy Planet Index, his alternative to GDP, and what it tells us about which countries are really the happiest.
Aug 2010 16:49
As the world faces recession, climate change, inequity and more, Tim Jackson delivers a piercing challenge to established economic principles, explaining how we might stop feeding the crises and start investing in our future.
October 2010 20:23
A 9-minute video that explores the new economy. "How are people putting the lively back in livelihood? Sharing, cooperation, DIY, and the local economy are all wonderful, but they operate in some interesting legal grey areas"
20 December 2010 9:08
Rachel Botsman says we're "wired to share" -- and shows how websites like Zipcar and Swaptree are changing the rules of human behavior.
December 2010 16:35
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of our consumer-driven culture-from resource extraction to iPod incineration-exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.
12 July 2008 21:16
Plants, animals, even entire ecosystems are disappearing from the Earth. So what? In "What Is Nature Worth?", the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment offers a three-minute look at what biodiversity loss is really costing us -- and what we can do about it.
22 November 2010 3:16
The Energy Problem and the Interplay between Basic and Applied Research
The situation facing our planet could hardly be more dire: There's increasingly dangerous competition among nations for ever scarce energy resources, and climate change is racing ahead of predictions. Although Steven Chu believes "We are getting close to where it's very nervous time," he also sees "reason for hope."
12 May 2009 1:10:00
C2C founder's McDonough company, Charlottesville-based consultancy that focuses on environmentally friendly productand-service design and development.