For the past ten or twenty million years, an annual celebration has been held to mark the end of nuclear winter. A Smuggler Production for Adidas Adicolor.
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Wade Davis, (infamously known for his book, 'The Serpent and the Rainbow') recently gave a lecture at the Long Now Series in San Francisco on 'The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World'. Current Green caught up with Wade in the green room of the lecture hall just before his lecture and had a chance to ask a few questions from the Current community. In this segment JanforGore asked: 'In light of the effects of climate change in relationship to increasing corporate encroachment and devastation of our environment, what can we do to help the indigenous peoples of the world whose wisdom is now key to our biodiversity and survival as a species? And as a second question to this, do we have that ability considering the disconnect and disrespect so many in this 'modern' technological world have with/towards nature?' In this short segment, Wade answers our question about who influenced him to study and tell the stories of other cultures. To see more of the green room interviews go to http:current.com/wadedavis
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David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to educate the world of the perils of plastic. In this excerpt of the interview, David and Jo geek out as they describe the unique features in their one of a kind (made from old plastic bottle) boat. You can watch more excerpts of the interview and the interview in it's entirety at current.com/plastiki. David de Rothschild authored The Global Warming Survival Handbook, hosts the Sundance Channel's 'Eco-Trip: The Real Cost of Living', where he investigates the life-cycle and ecological impact of everyday consumer products from field to shelf. He was also honored by National Geographic as an 'Emerging Explorer', The World Economic Forum named him a 'Young Global Leader', and in 2008 Clean Up The World made David an 'International Ambassador'. Jo Royle is internationally recognized as one of Europe's leading female ocean yachts skippers. Jo's passion for ocean adventure has launched her into a professional sailing career, her accolades include being one of the few sailors to have circumnavigated South Georgia in the Southern Ocean. She competed in the prestigious two handed trans ocean race, the Transat Jacques Vabre, skippering the only all female team in the 40 foot class. She is currently completing an MSc in Environmental Science and Society at the University of Central London.
What does organic really mean? Organic food is one of the fastest growing industries in North America. Stores like Whole Foods are cashing in on our desire to eat Green. But aren't we forgetting the enormous transportation costs of shipping organic produce halfway around the world to our grocery stores? This pod examines the organic food industry and takes a look at an alternative: local.
Four friends stuck in the city found a way out and decided to share it with the world through a medium that is available to anyone who can access the internet. This podcast documents The Bay Area Ridge Trail.
Growing up in Southern California, Spencer Brown has always been a self-proclaimed tree-hugger. In 2005, during a move across town, Spencer was shocked to see the large amount of cardboard and packing materials that were used in his move. Luckily, his frustration gave way to creating the first earth friendly moving company, Rent-A-Green Box. The flagstone of his company is the RecoPack, a lightweight, stackable container made from recycled plastic. They are rented, not sold, to people moving their belongings, delivered to the customer s old home by trucks powered by vegetable oil, then picked up at the new home after they ve served their purpose. Spencer estimates that you can cut moving costs in half by using a green moving company as opposed to the standard practices. Hmmm, saving money and protecting the environment seems like a no-brainer! Susan sits down with Spencer to talk about the future of this much-needed and growing industry.
Last year I gave myself a goal to choose one environmental issue I am particularly passionate about, and rather than send money to an organization, create a hands on project where I can see the difference I make. Without too many deep thoughts involved, I decided to figure out how much garbage I was personally responsible for putting into the ocean, and then go remove it. I went and got my diver's certification, and...well..that's as far as I got! There is a part of me that realizes this is ridiculous. At the beginning of the day I believe we ultimately need to be changing large systems so that we aren't forced to live in a way that is inherently damaging to the planet. In the middle of the day, I believe we each need to do each do our part both personally and politically. At the end of the day, I believe we need to address the damage that we did in the past and fix it. So this New Year's Eve, I made the resolution again, but this time I opted to ask everyone in the Internets to help me, (I also posed a challenge on Current for people to join me and choose just ONE green thing to focus on and, ask us for our help. So far 13 people have taken the 1 Green Thing Challenge.) Thankfully people have been sending in great suggestions, and Derk figured out the following calculation: 14 billion pounds of garbage was being dumped into the ocean every year - US is responsible for 1/3 (at least) - - so 4.6 billion pounds each year Divide that by the 304,059,724 Americans on record - and you get ... 15.1286067731... lbs. (see the blog post for live links to his resources) According to Derk's calculation, 15.1286067731 x 37 (my age in 2010) if I am to remove the garbage out of the ocean that I am personally responsible for: I'll be removing 559.758422, aka 560 pounds of garbage out of the ocean. Today's questions I would love help with: 1. What does 560 pounds of garbage look like? 2. Where should I store it? 3. I need to contact a
David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to educate the world of the perils of plastic. In this 3 minute excerpt of the interview, David and Jo describe their mission, and play stat attack on plastics. You can watch more excerpts of the interview and the interview in it's entirety at current.com/green. David de Rothschild authored The Global Warming Survival Handbook, hosts the Sundance Channel's 'Eco-Trip: The Real Cost of Living', where he investigates the life-cycle and ecological impact of everyday consumer products from field to shelf. He was also honored by National Geographic as an 'Emerging Explorer', The World Economic Forum named him a 'Young Global Leader', and in 2008 Clean Up The World made David an 'International Ambassador'. Jo Royle is internationally recognized as one of Europe's leading female ocean yachts skippers. Jo's passion for ocean adventure has launched her into a professional sailing career, her accolades include being one of the few sailors to have circumnavigated South Georgia in the Southern Ocean. She competed in the prestigious two handed trans ocean race, the Transat Jacques Vabre, skippering the only all female team in the 40 foot class. She is currently completing an MSc in Environmental Science and Society at the University of Central London.
Hemp to Save our Planet!!! Hemp is not legal to grow in the US because big business wants it that way. Discovery Channel Planet Green star Shelley Pack exposes the truth behind the hemp conspiracy. Growing Hemp would clean up all the excess Carbon Dioxide in the air, replace all of our oil based products including fuel for our cars. Growing Hemp will also stop all the tearing down of trees for paper and lumber. Hemp can also make plastic, which is one of the worst burdens to the environment and our health.
In 2001 Mark Wilson and Bryndis Sn bj rnsd ttir set out to track down and photograph every stuffed polar bear in the UK. This pod examines their work and the stories behind the photographs.
The story of a two community groups that pulled together to rehabilitate a decrepit 75-year-old home. The original materials were recycled, and the home was brought up to LEED standards of sustainability and energy efficiency. Now the house is fresh and clean, and ready to be an affordable home for a low income family in the Tallahassee area.
David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to educate the world of the perils of plastic. In this short excerpt of the interview, David and Jo describe the state of the ocean and questions if fish eating plastic makes us sick. You can watch more excerpts of the interview and the interview in it's entirety at current.com/plastiki David de Rothschild authored The Global Warming Survival Handbook, hosts the Sundance Channel's 'Eco-Trip: The Real Cost of Living', where he investigates the life-cycle and ecological impact of everyday consumer products from field to shelf. He was also honored by National Geographic as an 'Emerging Explorer', The World Economic Forum named him a 'Young Global Leader', and in 2008 Clean Up The World made David an 'International Ambassador'. Jo Royle is internationally recognized as one of Europe's leading female ocean yachts skippers. Jo's passion for ocean adventure has launched her into a professional sailing career, her accolades include being one of the few sailors to have circumnavigated South Georgia in the Southern Ocean. She competed in the prestigious two handed trans ocean race, the Transat Jacques Vabre, skippering the only all female team in the 40 foot class. She is currently completing an MSc in Environmental Science and Society at the University of Central London. To see more interviews with David and Jo go to www.current.com/plastiki