Session 1 of "Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence", the Mind and Life XXIII conference with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in dialogue with contemplative scholars, activists and ecological scientists who discuss the interconnection between individual choices and environmental consequences. The conference was held at His Holiness's office in Dharamsala, India, from October 17-21, 2011.

Produced by the Mind and Life Institute ) and the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird to discuss the Keystone Pipeline project at the State Department, on August 5, 2011. [Go for more video and text transcript.]

Recording of a Common Cause webinar on political spending by the natural gas industry. The industry has spent $750 million to convince Congress to ignore the dangers of fracking. Participants include James Browning, Josh Fox, David Levdansky and Helen Slottje.

Richard Wolff is an economist, author, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Massachusettes, Amherst. In this speech he addresses the current economic crises, its' roots and what we can do about it. Filmed by Paul Hubbard at Brown University, Providence RI on 12-2-09

Sustainability: Newscaster Jon Snow talks to Dame Ellen MacArthur about the circular economy and rethinking the future, in a short film looking back on the first year of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

Challenging Ellen on the fundamental principles of the Foundation’s mission – to inspire a generation to re-think and re-design for a positive future – Jon investigates the circular economy as a framework for change and questions the actual implementation and impact of such a model on business.

With over 5 years of research and a full year of the Foundation under her belt, Dame Ellen is well placed to handle these testing questions and to make a strong case for the circular economy framework.

The circular economy is a different business model. It’s a different way of looking at the system as a whole. We know our future doesn’t work long term, but within a circular economy it does.

The German company Faber-Castell is best known for its pencils and it turns out hundreds of millions of writing utensils every year. It's also one of the world's oldest manufacturers, dating back to 1761. The family business celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2011.

The count joined his family business more than 40 years ago and is currently the sole managing partner of Faber-Castell. The count joined his family business more than 40 years ago and is currently the sole managing partner of Faber-Castell, a company that manufactures more than 2 billion pencils a year that range in price from a few cents to a budget-busting $250.