Here we've compiled audio, video and other media we think will be useful in your journey to sustainability. Click on the images to play the full length video, or to open audio and other media files.
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Silence of the Bees
In the winter of 2006, a strange phenomenon fell upon honeybee hives across the country. Without a trace, millions of bees vanished from their hives, leaving billions of dollars of crops at risk and potentially threatening our food supply...
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The Story of Stuff
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of ...
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Hedonistic Sustainability
TEDxEast | Bjarke Ingels | Hedonistic Sustainability May 9, 2011- Bjarke Ingels wows the audience with his wit and unlikely architectural solutions around the globe. Prepare to be dazzled.
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Mike Rowe celebrates dirty jobs
Mike Rowe, the host of "Dirty Jobs," tells some compelling (and horrifying) real-life job stories. Listen for his insights and observations about the nature of hard work, and how it’s been unjustifiably degraded in society today.
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Business Logic of Sustainability
Ray Anderson on the business logic of sustainability | At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional "take / make / waste" industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares ...
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Greenwashing
"Greenwashing is a form of spin in which green PR or green marketing is deceptively used to promote the perception that a company's policies or products are environmentally friendly." A short film about how consumers get duped by greenwashers.
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Hope for Atlantic Cod?
The World’s Jeb Sharp reports on the status of the once-famous Atlantic cod fishery off eastern Canada. Fishing for cod there was banned nearly 20 years ago after stocks collapsed. Now there are glimmers of evidence that the fish may be returning.
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Art of Public Manipulation
Edward Louis Bernays was an American pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda. One of the first to attempt to manipulate public opinion by appealing to, and attempting to influence, the unconscious. Adam Curtis's award-winning 2002 documentary for the BBC.
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Design ideas from nature
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.
