Stephen Marglin
What are the limits of modern economics?
Stephen Marglin believes we must recognize limits to mainstream economics. He says that we should start to rethink assumptions behind modern economic thought, and work to create…
Recorded: 21 May 2007
Andy Lipkis
Do cities need trees?
Andy Lipkis explains why trees are so important to the 21st century urban infrastructure. Trees are basic survival tools in an era of increased climate change. Their root ecosystems…
Recorded: 19 April 2007
Sulak Sivaraksa
Are we entering a period of cultural awakening?
Sulak Sivaraksa believes that individuals everywhere are starting to understand that the globalized system in its current state is not working for people nor planet. Economic, military…
Recorded: 20 May 2006
Karl-Henrik Robèrt
How does the Natural Step approach work? (Part 2)
Karl-Henrik Robèrt’s greatest concern is what he calls ‘social unsustainability.’ He observes that there has been a steady erosion of trust between cultures,…
Recorded: 21 April 2006
Paul Rice
Does Fair Trade really help people?
Paul Rice illustrates the power of fair trade with a story about a young woman from Nicaragua. Yolanda was born into a family of coffee farmers. Ten years ago her father joined…
Recorded: 27 March 2006
Bill McKibben
Will localisation define the future?
Cheap fossil fuels have facilitated longer trade routes, thereby making global trade possible. Oil depletion and climate change are now requiring of us to reduce fossil fuel dependence…
Recorded: 15 October 2005
Bill McKibben
What are the benefits of eating locally produced food?
Bill McKibben describes his experience eating seasonal foods grown locally to his home in Vermont. The benefits of eating fresh local produce are both environmental and surprisingly…
Recorded: 15 October 2005
Julia Butterfly Hill
How can we make sustainability mainstream?
Campaigner and environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill reflects on the concept of sustainability and what it will take to make it mainstream. She talks about the power of individual…
Recorded: 22 April 2005
Amy Domini
What is “Socially Responsible Investing”? (Part One)
Amy Domini talks about the origins of socially responsible investment. She looks at the growth in SRI funds in recent years and examines what ethical investing has come to mean.…
Recorded: 15 April 2005
Amy Domini
What is Ethical Investing? – Part One
Amy Domini talks about three basic investment tools available to the ethical investor. The first is investment in SRI funds which place equal emphasis on people, planet and profitability.…
Recorded: 15 April 2005
Paul Connett
What’s the best way to deal with waste? (part 1)
Professor Connett talks about the unnecessary pollution caused by incineration and landfill. Much of this can be avoided by using a ‘zero waste’ strategy. A great deal…
Recorded: 2 February 2005
Wangari Maathai
Can Africa look after itself?
Professor Maathai explains how colonial administrators in Africa saw local culture as a hindrance to ‘progress.’ As a result, Africa’s cultural roots were systematically…
Recorded: 17 December 2004
Lynne Franks
What is the role of women in the 21st Century?
Lynne Franks discusses the role of women in society and in the workplace. Women, she says, often have to adapt to a masculine work environment. The result is that many leave their…
Recorded: 2 October 2004
Ela Gandhi
What can Gandhi teach us about sustainability?
Ela Gandhi talks about her grandfather’s transformation from lawyer to civil rights leader. She tells the story of Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to the Mariannhill Monastery…
Recorded: 10 July 2004
Elisabet Sahtouris
Should spirituality and science be unified? (part 2)
In this two-part series Dr. Sahtouris talks about reuniting spirituality with science in order to form a new world view – a world view that shows how humanity is still evolving…
Recorded: 1 September 2003
