Australia's Great Barrier Reef is the largest natural structure on earth, but like so many of the earth's treasures these days, it is under threat from global warming.
In this clip, environmentalist and author Bill McKibben talks about the need for environmentalists to generate the same passion for change as the civil rights movement. He believes that there...
In this clip, environmentalist and author Bill McKibben discusses the ease with which he and his family ate only locally-grown food over the winter, and the unexpected enjoyment of the...
In this clip, writer and environmentalist Alex Steffen discusses the long-term importance of sustainable design and the immediate necessity of world leaders to embrace this notion.
Author Kim Stanley Robinson argues that modern society still functions on a system of feudalism in which a very small number of people hold the majority of wealth and power,...
Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben thinks we need to shrink the economy and the best way to do that is to localize. In this clip he pictures a future where...
Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben argues that there is no such thing as "clean coal," despite advertisements created by the coal industry to promote otherwise.
Writer and environmentalist Alex Steffen says that well-designed cities can help, rather than hurt, the environment. In developing countries, access to education, legal services, and medical care empowers women and...
In this clip, author Kim Stanley Robinson reflects on the portrayal of the future in science fiction and discusses the possibilities of a cultural revolution, in regards to technological approaches...
In this clip, environmentalist and author Bill McKibben asserts that carbon needs to have a price and cap associated with it, following similar Japanese and European practices. Such actions, he...
In addition to doing all the little things you can do to help the environment, writer and environmentalist Alex Steffen suggests that you eat less meat, as meat production has...
Science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson discusses the intentions and inspirations that went into his book, "Sixty Days and Counting." In particular, Robinson asserts that American hyper-consumption does not in...
In this clip, writer and environmentalist Alex Steffen talks about interesting new ways of helping the environment with smart design, such as landmine-detecting flowers that change color in the presence...
In this clip, environmentalist and author Bill McKibben argues that corporate interests have kept the media from reporting on the environment to the degree that the urgency of the situation...
In this clip, environmentalist and author Bill McKibben critiques the ability of a hyper individualistic and consumerist society to make its citizens happy.
